Diane Sivasubramaniam
Biographic Data
| ID | 209666 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diane Sivasubramaniam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diane |
| FAMILY NAME | Sivasubramaniam |
| SIGNATURE | SIVASUBRAMANIAM D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swinburne University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2682-197X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The justice motive
Objective: The perceptions of justice literature suggests the public expect child protection (CP) to punish those who maltreat children.However, CP implements restorative, rather than retributive interventions.We investigated the tension between a public expectation of retribution and the nonretributive principles of CP.Hypotheses: We expected both restorative and retributive factors would affect perceptions of justice; however, hindsight bias wo…
Child Protection Practitioners' Perspectives About the Feasibility of Implementing Justice Principles and Professional Judgement in Practice
Child protection (CP) systems are increasingly incorporating procedural and restorative justice principles in their practice frameworks, which are interpersonally focused and aim to respect and empower families. In addition, the importance of professional judgement in CP is increasingly being acknowledged. Yet, little research has investigated practitioners' experiences of enacting these approaches. In this qualitative study, 15 frontline practit…
Law and Human Behavior
and we are committed to maintaining the journal's high standards. We also appreciate the many contributions of the Editorial Board, ad hoc reviewers, Student Editorial Board reviewers, and participants in the Reviewer Mentoring Program for contributing their time and expertise to this journal. It takes the collective efforts of many people, including the American Psychology-Law Society Executive Committee and the publication staff at the American…
Affective Judgement of a Sense of Social Connection
Social connection is a multidimensional construct approached in various ways, leading to fragmented measurement and ineffective modelling of its dimensions. This study utilised a strengths-based framework to examine items that capture an individual’s affective judgement of their sense of connection within a national population setting. A representative Australian panel ( n = 927) was surveyed to explore the relationships among affective categorie…
Using procedural justice theory to understand public perceptions of child protection
The psychological literature indicates that the public may expect child protection practitioners to respond punitively toward parents who maltreat children. This conflicts with the intention of child protection, who are not responsible for punishing those who have harmed children. Instead, many systems aim to practice under restorative principles, which are collaborative and inclusive of children and families. In this review, we consider the theo…
Classifying Australian citizens' responses to Covid ‐19 preventative behaviour directives
The primary defence against COVID‐19 has been the implementation of public health measures that rely on voluntary compliance with behavioural directives. Compliance is often conceptualised as a single dimension, but there may be distinct patterns of compliance with COVID‐19 preventative behaviours. This study examined behavioural profiles in response to preventative behaviour directives during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australi…
Occupational violence and aggression in urgent and critical care in rural health service settings
International perspectives on procedural justice
OBJECTIVE(S): We assessed the impact of body-worn cameras (BWCs) in two countries on perceptions of everyday encounters with police, independent of officer respectfulness and participants' preexisting trust in police. HYPOTHESES: We expected BWC presence, officer respectfulness, and preexisting trust in police to all significantly improve individuals' perceptions of a police encounter. We also expected interactions indicating that BWC presence an…
International consensus on effective and ineffective interviewing strategies
We explored interviewing practitioners’ views about the effectiveness of a range of diverse interview strategies in the field. An online survey examined 73 interviewing practices comprising six broad strategy types and their perceived effectiveness. Interview practices were rated by a multinational sample of 324 criminal investigators and intelligence operators. Experienced interviewers reported preferences for cooperative, non-coercive informati…
Procedural Justice Concerns and Technologically Mediated Interactions with Legal Authorities
The use of surveillance technologies by legal authorities has intensified in recent years. As new data collection technologies expand into law enforcement spaces previously dominated by interpersonal interactions, questions emerge about whether the public will evaluate interpersonal and technologically mediated interactions with legal authorities in the same ways. In an analysis guided by procedural justice theory, we examine whether and how lega…
Racial and cultural minority experiences and perceptions of health care provision in a mid-western region
This study provided a rare insight into minority health care expectations and experiences in a region with comparatively lower proportions of racial and cultural minorities. Additionally, the study explored the impact of cultural strength on health care interactions and outcomes. While the bulk of the sample reported satisfaction with treatment, the notable minority of participants reporting poor treatment is still of some concern. Cultural stren…
Respectful Inter-Group Interactions
Protecting human rights in Australian investigative interviews
In the past decade, police interviewing has been influenced by a movement away from a ‘criminal justice’ paradigm that values individualism, rights and process principles, towards a ‘control source’ paradigm that values minimising risk and ensuring the security of the group, and emphasises efficiency and flexibility of process (Dixon 2008; 2009). This shift has raised questions about potential infringements of individual human rights of police de…
Laboratory Experiments
A special issue on restorative justice
Laboratory Experiments
Affective Judgement of a Sense of Social Connection
Social connection is a multidimensional construct approached in various ways, leading to fragmented measurement and ineffective modelling of its dimensions. This study utilised a strengths-based framework to examine items that capture an individual’s affective judgement of their sense of connection within a national population setting. A representative Australian panel ( n = 927) was surveyed to explore the relationships among affective categorie…
Using procedural justice theory to understand public perceptions of child protection
The psychological literature indicates that the public may expect child protection practitioners to respond punitively toward parents who maltreat children. This conflicts with the intention of child protection, who are not responsible for punishing those who have harmed children. Instead, many systems aim to practice under restorative principles, which are collaborative and inclusive of children and families. In this review, we consider the theo…
Classifying Australian citizens' responses to Covid ‐19 preventative behaviour directives
The primary defence against COVID‐19 has been the implementation of public health measures that rely on voluntary compliance with behavioural directives. Compliance is often conceptualised as a single dimension, but there may be distinct patterns of compliance with COVID‐19 preventative behaviours. This study examined behavioural profiles in response to preventative behaviour directives during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australi…
Procedural Justice Concerns and Technologically Mediated Interactions with Legal Authorities
The use of surveillance technologies by legal authorities has intensified in recent years. As new data collection technologies expand into law enforcement spaces previously dominated by interpersonal interactions, questions emerge about whether the public will evaluate interpersonal and technologically mediated interactions with legal authorities in the same ways. In an analysis guided by procedural justice theory, we examine whether and how lega…
Respectful Inter-Group Interactions
Laboratory Experiments
A special issue on restorative justice
Protecting human rights in Australian investigative interviews
In the past decade, police interviewing has been influenced by a movement away from a ‘criminal justice’ paradigm that values individualism, rights and process principles, towards a ‘control source’ paradigm that values minimising risk and ensuring the security of the group, and emphasises efficiency and flexibility of process (Dixon 2008; 2009). This shift has raised questions about potential infringements of individual human rights of police de…
Respectful Inter-Group Interactions
Racial and cultural minority experiences and perceptions of health care provision in a mid-western region
This study provided a rare insight into minority health care expectations and experiences in a region with comparatively lower proportions of racial and cultural minorities. Additionally, the study explored the impact of cultural strength on health care interactions and outcomes. While the bulk of the sample reported satisfaction with treatment, the notable minority of participants reporting poor treatment is still of some concern. Cultural stren…
International perspectives on procedural justice
OBJECTIVE(S): We assessed the impact of body-worn cameras (BWCs) in two countries on perceptions of everyday encounters with police, independent of officer respectfulness and participants' preexisting trust in police. HYPOTHESES: We expected BWC presence, officer respectfulness, and preexisting trust in police to all significantly improve individuals' perceptions of a police encounter. We also expected interactions indicating that BWC presence an…
International consensus on effective and ineffective interviewing strategies
We explored interviewing practitioners’ views about the effectiveness of a range of diverse interview strategies in the field. An online survey examined 73 interviewing practices comprising six broad strategy types and their perceived effectiveness. Interview practices were rated by a multinational sample of 324 criminal investigators and intelligence operators. Experienced interviewers reported preferences for cooperative, non-coercive informati…
Procedural Justice Concerns and Technologically Mediated Interactions with Legal Authorities
The use of surveillance technologies by legal authorities has intensified in recent years. As new data collection technologies expand into law enforcement spaces previously dominated by interpersonal interactions, questions emerge about whether the public will evaluate interpersonal and technologically mediated interactions with legal authorities in the same ways. In an analysis guided by procedural justice theory, we examine whether and how lega…
Occupational violence and aggression in urgent and critical care in rural health service settings
Classifying Australian citizens' responses to Covid ‐19 preventative behaviour directives
The primary defence against COVID‐19 has been the implementation of public health measures that rely on voluntary compliance with behavioural directives. Compliance is often conceptualised as a single dimension, but there may be distinct patterns of compliance with COVID‐19 preventative behaviours. This study examined behavioural profiles in response to preventative behaviour directives during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australi…
Using procedural justice theory to understand public perceptions of child protection
The psychological literature indicates that the public may expect child protection practitioners to respond punitively toward parents who maltreat children. This conflicts with the intention of child protection, who are not responsible for punishing those who have harmed children. Instead, many systems aim to practice under restorative principles, which are collaborative and inclusive of children and families. In this review, we consider the theo…
Law and Human Behavior
and we are committed to maintaining the journal's high standards. We also appreciate the many contributions of the Editorial Board, ad hoc reviewers, Student Editorial Board reviewers, and participants in the Reviewer Mentoring Program for contributing their time and expertise to this journal. It takes the collective efforts of many people, including the American Psychology-Law Society Executive Committee and the publication staff at the American…
Affective Judgement of a Sense of Social Connection
Social connection is a multidimensional construct approached in various ways, leading to fragmented measurement and ineffective modelling of its dimensions. This study utilised a strengths-based framework to examine items that capture an individual’s affective judgement of their sense of connection within a national population setting. A representative Australian panel ( n = 927) was surveyed to explore the relationships among affective categorie…
The justice motive
Objective: The perceptions of justice literature suggests the public expect child protection (CP) to punish those who maltreat children.However, CP implements restorative, rather than retributive interventions.We investigated the tension between a public expectation of retribution and the nonretributive principles of CP.Hypotheses: We expected both restorative and retributive factors would affect perceptions of justice; however, hindsight bias wo…
Child Protection Practitioners' Perspectives About the Feasibility of Implementing Justice Principles and Professional Judgement in Practice
Child protection (CP) systems are increasingly incorporating procedural and restorative justice principles in their practice frameworks, which are interpersonally focused and aim to respect and empower families. In addition, the importance of professional judgement in CP is increasingly being acknowledged. Yet, little research has investigated practitioners' experiences of enacting these approaches. In this qualitative study, 15 frontline practit…
Psychology (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Economic Justice (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Perception (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works)