Bernadette Saunders
Biographic Data
| ID | 4215940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernadette Saunders |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernadette |
| FAMILY NAME | Saunders |
| SIGNATURE | SAUNDERS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Interprofessional education in interpreter training
Interpreters work with clients from many professions and in different contexts and settings. A facilitator of interpreters’ ability to provide an optimal interlingual transfer of another’s speech or signing is possessing knowledge of other professionals’ perspectives and goals. Interprofessional education is a teaching or learning method that includes learning activities in which trainees from two or more disciplines interact with each other in r…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) young people leaving out-of-home care in Australia
Enhancing the rights and well‐being of people with acquired brain injuries in the criminal justice system
This article focuses on the issues currently facing people with an acquired brain injury ( ABI ) in the criminal justice system in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, the impact of this condition on people suffering various forms of social disadvantage. This qualitative study involved in‐depth interviews with key stakeholders, such as service providers working in the system, court personnel including Magistrates and Judges, legal…
Indigenous Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care (Oohc) in Victoria, Australia
Indigenous children and young people are overrepresented in the Australian out-of-home care (OOHC) system. To date, specific research has not been undertaken on workers' perspectives regarding the Indigenous-specific and non-Indigenous supports and services available to Indigenous young people exiting the system. This exploratory research involved focus group consultations with workers from seven child and family welfare agencies to examine the c…
The impact of the Victorian infringements system on disadvantaged groups
This article focuses on the infringements system currently operating in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, its impact on disadvantaged groups, such as people suffering homelessness, drug and alcohol dependency, mental illness, acquired brain injury, poverty, and domestic violence. The concerns of lawyers working in community legal centres striving to address the needs of people in these disadvantaged groups prompted this qualita…
‘I'm sorry but you're just not that special…’ Reflecting on the ‘Special Circumstances’ Provisions of the Infringements Act 2006 ( Vic )
Infringement notices are used extensively in all Australian jurisdictions as an expedient way to address many incidences of minor law breaking. Recipients may pay a fixed penalty, rather than proceeding to court, reducing the burden on Magistrates' Courts and police resources. Fixed penalties are applied to specific offences, irrespective of aggravating or mitigating circumstances (O'Malley 2010), and these are typically considerably less than co…
Exposing the Injustice of Imprisonment for Fine Default
This article considers the ramifications of the case of Vic Police Toll Enforcement and Ors v Taha and Ors; State of Victoria v Brookes and Anor [2013] VSCA 37 (an appeal from the decision of Emerton J in Taha v Broadmeadows Magistrates Court and Ors; Brookes v Magistrates' Court of Victoria and Anor [2011] VSC 642 ('Taha')) on the operation of the infringement notice system in Victoria. It builds on a previous Alternative Law Journal article, an…
Infringement Systems in Australia
Corporal Punishment of Children
Whose Rights
This article outlines the current state of the law on the physical discipline of children and argues the case for legal change in Australia. It also identifies the politics of the ongoing debate and its potent symbolism - claims that physical parental punishment amounts to child abuse and state-sanctioned violence, pitted against claims that parental rights and the privacy of the home will be violated by state regulation of physical punishment
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) young people leaving out-of-home care in Australia
Infringement Systems in Australia
Exposing the Injustice of Imprisonment for Fine Default
This article considers the ramifications of the case of Vic Police Toll Enforcement and Ors v Taha and Ors; State of Victoria v Brookes and Anor [2013] VSCA 37 (an appeal from the decision of Emerton J in Taha v Broadmeadows Magistrates Court and Ors; Brookes v Magistrates' Court of Victoria and Anor [2011] VSC 642 ('Taha')) on the operation of the infringement notice system in Victoria. It builds on a previous Alternative Law Journal article, an…
Interprofessional education in interpreter training
Interpreters work with clients from many professions and in different contexts and settings. A facilitator of interpreters’ ability to provide an optimal interlingual transfer of another’s speech or signing is possessing knowledge of other professionals’ perspectives and goals. Interprofessional education is a teaching or learning method that includes learning activities in which trainees from two or more disciplines interact with each other in r…
The impact of the Victorian infringements system on disadvantaged groups
This article focuses on the infringements system currently operating in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, its impact on disadvantaged groups, such as people suffering homelessness, drug and alcohol dependency, mental illness, acquired brain injury, poverty, and domestic violence. The concerns of lawyers working in community legal centres striving to address the needs of people in these disadvantaged groups prompted this qualita…
Whose Rights
This article outlines the current state of the law on the physical discipline of children and argues the case for legal change in Australia. It also identifies the politics of the ongoing debate and its potent symbolism - claims that physical parental punishment amounts to child abuse and state-sanctioned violence, pitted against claims that parental rights and the privacy of the home will be violated by state regulation of physical punishment
Whose Rights
This article outlines the current state of the law on the physical discipline of children and argues the case for legal change in Australia. It also identifies the politics of the ongoing debate and its potent symbolism - claims that physical parental punishment amounts to child abuse and state-sanctioned violence, pitted against claims that parental rights and the privacy of the home will be violated by state regulation of physical punishment
Corporal Punishment of Children
Infringement Systems in Australia
‘I'm sorry but you're just not that special…’ Reflecting on the ‘Special Circumstances’ Provisions of the Infringements Act 2006 ( Vic )
Infringement notices are used extensively in all Australian jurisdictions as an expedient way to address many incidences of minor law breaking. Recipients may pay a fixed penalty, rather than proceeding to court, reducing the burden on Magistrates' Courts and police resources. Fixed penalties are applied to specific offences, irrespective of aggravating or mitigating circumstances (O'Malley 2010), and these are typically considerably less than co…
Exposing the Injustice of Imprisonment for Fine Default
This article considers the ramifications of the case of Vic Police Toll Enforcement and Ors v Taha and Ors; State of Victoria v Brookes and Anor [2013] VSCA 37 (an appeal from the decision of Emerton J in Taha v Broadmeadows Magistrates Court and Ors; Brookes v Magistrates' Court of Victoria and Anor [2011] VSC 642 ('Taha')) on the operation of the infringement notice system in Victoria. It builds on a previous Alternative Law Journal article, an…
The impact of the Victorian infringements system on disadvantaged groups
This article focuses on the infringements system currently operating in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, its impact on disadvantaged groups, such as people suffering homelessness, drug and alcohol dependency, mental illness, acquired brain injury, poverty, and domestic violence. The concerns of lawyers working in community legal centres striving to address the needs of people in these disadvantaged groups prompted this qualita…
Indigenous Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care (Oohc) in Victoria, Australia
Indigenous children and young people are overrepresented in the Australian out-of-home care (OOHC) system. To date, specific research has not been undertaken on workers' perspectives regarding the Indigenous-specific and non-Indigenous supports and services available to Indigenous young people exiting the system. This exploratory research involved focus group consultations with workers from seven child and family welfare agencies to examine the c…
Enhancing the rights and well‐being of people with acquired brain injuries in the criminal justice system
This article focuses on the issues currently facing people with an acquired brain injury ( ABI ) in the criminal justice system in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, the impact of this condition on people suffering various forms of social disadvantage. This qualitative study involved in‐depth interviews with key stakeholders, such as service providers working in the system, court personnel including Magistrates and Judges, legal…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) young people leaving out-of-home care in Australia
Interprofessional education in interpreter training
Interpreters work with clients from many professions and in different contexts and settings. A facilitator of interpreters’ ability to provide an optimal interlingual transfer of another’s speech or signing is possessing knowledge of other professionals’ perspectives and goals. Interprofessional education is a teaching or learning method that includes learning activities in which trainees from two or more disciplines interact with each other in r…
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Project commissioning (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)