Nina Papalia
Biographic Data
| ID | 4126809 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nina Papalia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nina |
| FAMILY NAME | Papalia |
| SIGNATURE | PAPALIA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swinburne University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7978-3751 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Expert assessment of children’s criminal capacity
Recognising children as developing individuals, legal systems generally protect children from full criminal liability. Further to the minimum age of criminal responsibility, several jurisdictions include additional legal safeguards under the doctrine of doli incapax. This doctrine presumes that children within conditional age ranges (e.g. 10–13 years) are incapable of criminal intent, unless proven otherwise. Courts may seek expert assessment of …
A real-world validation of the Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP)
This study assessed the concurrent and predictive validity of clinician judgements made using the Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP) in routine practice, and examined how they used the guideline. Risk assessments were accessed from the files of 100 men referred to an Australian community forensic mental health service due to sexual violence. Predictive validity was examined at four time points based on police charges, though only 5 men reof…
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…
The predictive validity of the Stalking Risk Profile in everyday practice
The Stalking Risk Profile (SRP) is a structured professional judgment guideline to help practitioners evaluate and respond to risks associated with stalking. Using a sample of 217 Australian adults referred to a community forensic mental health service, this study examined the predictive validity of SRP risk judgments made by assessing clinicians. Discrimination, classification, and prediction statistics were examined at 12-month intervals over a…
A Systematic Review of Risk Assessment Measures for Adolescent Family Violence
Adolescent family violence (AFV) has become a topic of increasing attention, yet our understanding of how to assess the risk of future family violence among this cohort is limited. This systematic review aimed to determine what risk assessment tools have been validated for use with AFV and investigate their predictive validity. It also sought to determine whether the literature adhered to the Risk Assessment Guidelines for the Evaluation of Effic…
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…
The Role of Situational Factors in Child-to-Parent Abuse
Situational factors are relevant to the initiation and maintenance of violent behavior yet are infrequently examined in relation to family violence. Content analysis was used to conduct an inductive thematic analysis of police narratives to identify and quantify the occurrence of situational factors among Australian young people (10–24 years) reported to police for using violence toward a parent ( n = 82). Descriptive information about demographi…
Are More ACEs Always Worse? Exploring Nonlinear Associations with Youth Behavior”
Trajectories of Change in Acute Dynamic Risk Ratings and Associated Risk for Recidivism in Paroled New Zealanders
Police-reported family violence victimisation or perpetration and mental health-related emergency department presentations
Police-recorded family violence is associated with increased mental health-related emergency department presentations over the short-to-medium term. Strengthened cross-sector collaboration is needed to identify, address, and refer individuals with overlapping family violence and mental health needs and to improve victims' and perpetrators' access to community mental health and related services. This should help prevent individuals from reaching a…
Differentiating crossover youth
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…
Assessing Risk of Family Violence by Young People
Police-reported incidents of youth family violence have been increasing in frequency yet limited research exists about how best to risk assess this cohort. The present study examined the validity of the Victoria Police Screening Assessment for Family Violence Risk (VP-SAFvR) for Australian youth aged 10 to 24 years ( n = 4,999) reported to police for using family violence. The 6-month base rate of family violence recidivism was 24.24% for same-dy…
Gender Differences in the Maltreatment-Youth Offending Relationship
Maltreated and child welfare-involved youth are over-represented in juvenile justice systems. These youth are at a greater risk of serious offending and justice system entrenchment relative to their non-maltreated peers. Understanding gender differences in the pathways to justice involvement and the nature of offending among maltreated children is critical for informing policy and practice. Yet, this body of evidence is fragmented. This scoping r…
Characteristics of Young People who use Family Violence in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Purpose There is a lack of research examining age-related differences in the characteristics of young people who use family violence between key developmental periods. This study provides a population-based descriptive overview of young people who come to police attention for using family violence and examines how characteristics differ across early adolescence (10–14 years), late adolescence (15–19 years) and young adulthood (20–24 years). Metho…
Exploring the utility of the YLS/CMI for Australian youth in custody according to child protection history
The Relevance of Prior Offending to Risk and Need in Youth Family Violence
Purpose The present study examines differences in the characteristics and recidivism risk of young people reported to police for family violence (FV) with a history of prior offending (generalists) and those only known to police for using FV (family-only). Method A population-based cohort of youth aged 10–24 years ( N = 5014) who were reported to police for using FV over a four-month period in 2019 was examined and FV-related risk and need data e…
Are Psychological Treatments for Adults With Histories of Violent Offending Associated With Change in Dynamic Risk Factors? A Meta-Analysis of Intermediate Treatment Outcomes
This meta-analysis examined whether psychological treatments delivered to adults with histories of violent offending in correctional and forensic mental health settings were related to change in dynamic risk factors. Twenty-two controlled studies (86% comprised male samples) were identified via a comprehensive search. Treatments had a significant effect overall, with small to moderate improvements in trait anger, social problem solving, impulsivi…
Characteristics of Young People who use Family Violence in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Purpose There is a lack of research examining age-related differences in the characteristics of young people who use family violence between key developmental periods. This study provides a population-based descriptive overview of young people who come to police attention for using family violence and examines how characteristics differ across early adolescence (10–14 years), late adolescence (15–19 years) and young adulthood (20–24 years). Metho…
Exploring the utility of the YLS/CMI for Australian youth in custody according to child protection history
The Relevance of Prior Offending to Risk and Need in Youth Family Violence
Purpose The present study examines differences in the characteristics and recidivism risk of young people reported to police for family violence (FV) with a history of prior offending (generalists) and those only known to police for using FV (family-only). Method A population-based cohort of youth aged 10–24 years ( N = 5014) who were reported to police for using FV over a four-month period in 2019 was examined and FV-related risk and need data e…
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…
Are Psychological Treatments for Adults With Histories of Violent Offending Associated With Change in Dynamic Risk Factors? A Meta-Analysis of Intermediate Treatment Outcomes
This meta-analysis examined whether psychological treatments delivered to adults with histories of violent offending in correctional and forensic mental health settings were related to change in dynamic risk factors. Twenty-two controlled studies (86% comprised male samples) were identified via a comprehensive search. Treatments had a significant effect overall, with small to moderate improvements in trait anger, social problem solving, impulsivi…
Exploring the utility of the YLS/CMI for Australian youth in custody according to child protection history
The Relevance of Prior Offending to Risk and Need in Youth Family Violence
Purpose The present study examines differences in the characteristics and recidivism risk of young people reported to police for family violence (FV) with a history of prior offending (generalists) and those only known to police for using FV (family-only). Method A population-based cohort of youth aged 10–24 years ( N = 5014) who were reported to police for using FV over a four-month period in 2019 was examined and FV-related risk and need data e…
Assessing Risk of Family Violence by Young People
Police-reported incidents of youth family violence have been increasing in frequency yet limited research exists about how best to risk assess this cohort. The present study examined the validity of the Victoria Police Screening Assessment for Family Violence Risk (VP-SAFvR) for Australian youth aged 10 to 24 years ( n = 4,999) reported to police for using family violence. The 6-month base rate of family violence recidivism was 24.24% for same-dy…
Gender Differences in the Maltreatment-Youth Offending Relationship
Maltreated and child welfare-involved youth are over-represented in juvenile justice systems. These youth are at a greater risk of serious offending and justice system entrenchment relative to their non-maltreated peers. Understanding gender differences in the pathways to justice involvement and the nature of offending among maltreated children is critical for informing policy and practice. Yet, this body of evidence is fragmented. This scoping r…
Characteristics of Young People who use Family Violence in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Purpose There is a lack of research examining age-related differences in the characteristics of young people who use family violence between key developmental periods. This study provides a population-based descriptive overview of young people who come to police attention for using family violence and examines how characteristics differ across early adolescence (10–14 years), late adolescence (15–19 years) and young adulthood (20–24 years). Metho…
Trajectories of Change in Acute Dynamic Risk Ratings and Associated Risk for Recidivism in Paroled New Zealanders
Police-reported family violence victimisation or perpetration and mental health-related emergency department presentations
Police-recorded family violence is associated with increased mental health-related emergency department presentations over the short-to-medium term. Strengthened cross-sector collaboration is needed to identify, address, and refer individuals with overlapping family violence and mental health needs and to improve victims' and perpetrators' access to community mental health and related services. This should help prevent individuals from reaching a…
Differentiating crossover youth
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…
The Role of Situational Factors in Child-to-Parent Abuse
Situational factors are relevant to the initiation and maintenance of violent behavior yet are infrequently examined in relation to family violence. Content analysis was used to conduct an inductive thematic analysis of police narratives to identify and quantify the occurrence of situational factors among Australian young people (10–24 years) reported to police for using violence toward a parent ( n = 82). Descriptive information about demographi…
Are More ACEs Always Worse? Exploring Nonlinear Associations with Youth Behavior”
Expert assessment of children’s criminal capacity
Recognising children as developing individuals, legal systems generally protect children from full criminal liability. Further to the minimum age of criminal responsibility, several jurisdictions include additional legal safeguards under the doctrine of doli incapax. This doctrine presumes that children within conditional age ranges (e.g. 10–13 years) are incapable of criminal intent, unless proven otherwise. Courts may seek expert assessment of …
A real-world validation of the Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP)
This study assessed the concurrent and predictive validity of clinician judgements made using the Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP) in routine practice, and examined how they used the guideline. Risk assessments were accessed from the files of 100 men referred to an Australian community forensic mental health service due to sexual violence. Predictive validity was examined at four time points based on police charges, though only 5 men reof…
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…
The predictive validity of the Stalking Risk Profile in everyday practice
The Stalking Risk Profile (SRP) is a structured professional judgment guideline to help practitioners evaluate and respond to risks associated with stalking. Using a sample of 217 Australian adults referred to a community forensic mental health service, this study examined the predictive validity of SRP risk judgments made by assessing clinicians. Discrimination, classification, and prediction statistics were examined at 12-month intervals over a…
A Systematic Review of Risk Assessment Measures for Adolescent Family Violence
Adolescent family violence (AFV) has become a topic of increasing attention, yet our understanding of how to assess the risk of future family violence among this cohort is limited. This systematic review aimed to determine what risk assessment tools have been validated for use with AFV and investigate their predictive validity. It also sought to determine whether the literature adhered to the Risk Assessment Guidelines for the Evaluation of Effic…
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…
Child Abuse and Trauma (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (10 works) · Poison control (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Injury prevention (8 works) · Suicide prevention (8 works) · Medical emergency (7 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Domestic violence (5 works)