Anna Eriksson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4600048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Eriksson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Eriksson |
| SIGNATURE | ERIKSSON Å |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-0999-9779 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
From Military Service to Correctional Work
Building on prior research into the military-to-civilian transition and employment pathways within correctional services, this study examines the experiences of former military personnel employed in the Canadian prison system. While previous research has suggested prison work may be a common career route for Armed Forces leavers, the lived experiences of veterans working as correctional staff remain underexplored. This study provides the first em…
How can you be friends with that fatty
Weight bias in educational settings can lead to bullying and have a severe negative impact on the mental well‐being and educational experiences of school children. Indeed, extensive research has shown that children who are labelled overweight are more likely to be victims of school bullying and that weight‐based bullying can lead to loss of self‐esteem, lower self‐confidence, social isolation, higher levels of anxiety and the development of psych…
Does Previous Experience with Online Platforms Matter? A Survey about Online Learning across Study Programs
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on society, including teaching within higher education that was forced to adapt to online teaching. Research on this phenomenon has looked at pedagogical methods as well as student perceptions of this way of teaching. However, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have looked at the wider perspective, within the entire student populous of a university, what students’ perceptions are and how these…
Men are Always Better? How Swedish Municipalities Justify Pay Differences in Gender Pay Audit Reports
This study analyses how pay inequality among Swedish municipal employers is justified in their mandatory pay audit reports. Critical discourse analysis was used to examine the overarching message that there are no unjust salary differences between women and men, since the differences found have justifiable explanations. Normative critique for reproducing gender salary gaps can be addressed to the reports, since salary differences between individu…
The Taint of The Other
This article explores how prison staff in Australia view their work and how their work is viewed by others, by applying a theoretical framework of ‘dirty work’. ‘Dirty work’ is a social construction that refers to tasks that are ‘physically, socially or morally tainted’ ( Ashforth and Kreiner, 1999 ; Hughes, 1958 ) and this article will apply this concept to prison staff in Australia for the first time. The discussion is based on qualitative rese…
Strengthening the Connection Between Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Family Violence
Short fuse and no filter’
How fathers construct and perform masculinity in a liminal prison space
Through a lens of identity and the self, this article analyses the views of 39 primary carer fathers incarcerated in Victoria focusing specifically on the points of intersection between fathers and their children. Using the prison visiting room and phone conversations by way of illustration it explores differing expressions of masculinity and seeks to understand the conflict of identity that exists for fathers within these liminal, in-between spa…
Friend or foe
Media representations play an integral role in modern society, informing the public about a range of issues affecting their communities. Using qualitative content analysis, this article reports on the study of a sample of Australian media coverage, spanning 30 years, covering issues associated with acquired brain injury (ABI) and related cognitive disabilities. The analysis explores how the media both portray and actively shape public perceptions…
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…
The maelstrom of punishment, mental illness, intellectual disability and cognitive impairment
While the issue of mental health and its intersection with the criminal justice system has gained traction in recent years, there remains a limited examination of the full remit of offenders with disabilities and cognitive impairments in prison, and the ways in which punishment is utilized to respond, control and contain these individuals’ lives. The rising over-representation of people with mental illness, disabilities and/or cognitive impairmen…
Punishing the Other
To be labelled a 'terrorist' has become synonymous with being morally reprehensible, and therefore devoid of an essential aspect of humanness.A terrorist becomes a non-human, something to be eliminated rather than someone to listen to or negotiate with.Yet those labelled as terrorists commonly claim to be working from a position of high moral authority.They may see themselves as altruistic, representing the powerless, and sacrificing themselves f…
Contrasts in Punishment
Why do some modern societies punish their offenders differently to others? Why are some more punitive and others more tolerant in their approach to offending and how can these differences be explained? Based on extensive historical analysis and fieldwork in the penal systems of England, Australia and New Zealand on the one hand and Finland, Norway and Sweden on the other, this book seeks to answer these questions. The book argues that the penal d…
A gender perspective as trigger and facilitator of innovation
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether a gender perspective contributes to or functions as a driving force for innovations in organizations. The following questions are addressed: how can a gender perspective generate innovations and what are the conditions that favour innovations driven by a gender perspective? Design/methodology/approach – This study builds on a qualitative case study of an upper secondary school in Sweden, w…
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
Challenging cultures of violence through community restorative justice in Northern Ireland
This chapter focuses on aspects of community restorative justice practices in Northern Ireland that have been central in challenging embedded cultures of violence within the current transitional context. It is argued that a strict adherence to restorative justice values, in combination with a flexible approach to the process used, are two core strengths of practice that have facilitated such a possibility. Moreover, these grassroots initiatives w…
A Bottom-Up Approach to Transformative Justice in Northern Ireland
This article explores community-based restorative justice projects run by political ex-prisoners and former combatants in Northern Ireland, initiatives which are dealing with everyday crime and conflict in local communities in a period of transition. It is argued that restorative justice can act as a facilitator, both for individuals within the community and between communities and the state, when violence-supporting norms are expected to be repl…
Justice in Transition
Foreword by Kieran McEvoy Introduction 1. Restorative justice: an introduction 2. Restorative justice in transition and the case for criminology 3. Paramilitaries and vigilantes: punitive populism as social control 4. The beginning of CRJI and Alternatives: legitimizing restorative justice in a punitive community 5. The practice of community restorative justice in Northern Ireland 6. Volunteers and practitioners: leadership in a culture of violen…
Chromosomal homologies between Cebus and Ateles (Primates) based on ZOO‐Fish and G‐banding comparisons
ZOO‐FISH (Fluorescent “in vitro” hybridization) was used to establish the chromosomal homology between humans (HSA) and Cebus nigrivitatus (CNI) and Ateles belzebuth hybridus (ABH). These two species belong to different New World monkey families (Cebidae and Atelidae, respectively) which differ greatly in chromosome number and in chromosome morphology. The molecular results were followed by a detailed banding analysis. The ancestral karyotype of …
The Taint of The Other
This article explores how prison staff in Australia view their work and how their work is viewed by others, by applying a theoretical framework of ‘dirty work’. ‘Dirty work’ is a social construction that refers to tasks that are ‘physically, socially or morally tainted’ ( Ashforth and Kreiner, 1999 ; Hughes, 1958 ) and this article will apply this concept to prison staff in Australia for the first time. The discussion is based on qualitative rese…
How fathers construct and perform masculinity in a liminal prison space
Through a lens of identity and the self, this article analyses the views of 39 primary carer fathers incarcerated in Victoria focusing specifically on the points of intersection between fathers and their children. Using the prison visiting room and phone conversations by way of illustration it explores differing expressions of masculinity and seeks to understand the conflict of identity that exists for fathers within these liminal, in-between spa…
A gender perspective as trigger and facilitator of innovation
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether a gender perspective contributes to or functions as a driving force for innovations in organizations. The following questions are addressed: how can a gender perspective generate innovations and what are the conditions that favour innovations driven by a gender perspective? Design/methodology/approach – This study builds on a qualitative case study of an upper secondary school in Sweden, w…
Friend or foe
Media representations play an integral role in modern society, informing the public about a range of issues affecting their communities. Using qualitative content analysis, this article reports on the study of a sample of Australian media coverage, spanning 30 years, covering issues associated with acquired brain injury (ABI) and related cognitive disabilities. The analysis explores how the media both portray and actively shape public perceptions…
Infringement Systems in Australia
A Bottom-Up Approach to Transformative Justice in Northern Ireland
This article explores community-based restorative justice projects run by political ex-prisoners and former combatants in Northern Ireland, initiatives which are dealing with everyday crime and conflict in local communities in a period of transition. It is argued that restorative justice can act as a facilitator, both for individuals within the community and between communities and the state, when violence-supporting norms are expected to be repl…
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…
Men are Always Better? How Swedish Municipalities Justify Pay Differences in Gender Pay Audit Reports
This study analyses how pay inequality among Swedish municipal employers is justified in their mandatory pay audit reports. Critical discourse analysis was used to examine the overarching message that there are no unjust salary differences between women and men, since the differences found have justifiable explanations. Normative critique for reproducing gender salary gaps can be addressed to the reports, since salary differences between individu…
The maelstrom of punishment, mental illness, intellectual disability and cognitive impairment
While the issue of mental health and its intersection with the criminal justice system has gained traction in recent years, there remains a limited examination of the full remit of offenders with disabilities and cognitive impairments in prison, and the ways in which punishment is utilized to respond, control and contain these individuals’ lives. The rising over-representation of people with mental illness, disabilities and/or cognitive impairmen…
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…
Chromosomal homologies between Cebus and Ateles (Primates) based on ZOO‐Fish and G‐banding comparisons
ZOO‐FISH (Fluorescent “in vitro” hybridization) was used to establish the chromosomal homology between humans (HSA) and Cebus nigrivitatus (CNI) and Ateles belzebuth hybridus (ABH). These two species belong to different New World monkey families (Cebidae and Atelidae, respectively) which differ greatly in chromosome number and in chromosome morphology. The molecular results were followed by a detailed banding analysis. The ancestral karyotype of …
Challenging cultures of violence through community restorative justice in Northern Ireland
This chapter focuses on aspects of community restorative justice practices in Northern Ireland that have been central in challenging embedded cultures of violence within the current transitional context. It is argued that a strict adherence to restorative justice values, in combination with a flexible approach to the process used, are two core strengths of practice that have facilitated such a possibility. Moreover, these grassroots initiatives w…
A Bottom-Up Approach to Transformative Justice in Northern Ireland
This article explores community-based restorative justice projects run by political ex-prisoners and former combatants in Northern Ireland, initiatives which are dealing with everyday crime and conflict in local communities in a period of transition. It is argued that restorative justice can act as a facilitator, both for individuals within the community and between communities and the state, when violence-supporting norms are expected to be repl…
Justice in Transition
Foreword by Kieran McEvoy Introduction 1. Restorative justice: an introduction 2. Restorative justice in transition and the case for criminology 3. Paramilitaries and vigilantes: punitive populism as social control 4. The beginning of CRJI and Alternatives: legitimizing restorative justice in a punitive community 5. The practice of community restorative justice in Northern Ireland 6. Volunteers and practitioners: leadership in a culture of violen…
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…
Contrasts in Punishment
Why do some modern societies punish their offenders differently to others? Why are some more punitive and others more tolerant in their approach to offending and how can these differences be explained? Based on extensive historical analysis and fieldwork in the penal systems of England, Australia and New Zealand on the one hand and Finland, Norway and Sweden on the other, this book seeks to answer these questions. The book argues that the penal d…
A gender perspective as trigger and facilitator of innovation
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether a gender perspective contributes to or functions as a driving force for innovations in organizations. The following questions are addressed: how can a gender perspective generate innovations and what are the conditions that favour innovations driven by a gender perspective? Design/methodology/approach – This study builds on a qualitative case study of an upper secondary school in Sweden, w…
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…
Punishing the Other
To be labelled a 'terrorist' has become synonymous with being morally reprehensible, and therefore devoid of an essential aspect of humanness.A terrorist becomes a non-human, something to be eliminated rather than someone to listen to or negotiate with.Yet those labelled as terrorists commonly claim to be working from a position of high moral authority.They may see themselves as altruistic, representing the powerless, and sacrificing themselves f…
The maelstrom of punishment, mental illness, intellectual disability and cognitive impairment
While the issue of mental health and its intersection with the criminal justice system has gained traction in recent years, there remains a limited examination of the full remit of offenders with disabilities and cognitive impairments in prison, and the ways in which punishment is utilized to respond, control and contain these individuals’ lives. The rising over-representation of people with mental illness, disabilities and/or cognitive impairmen…
How fathers construct and perform masculinity in a liminal prison space
Through a lens of identity and the self, this article analyses the views of 39 primary carer fathers incarcerated in Victoria focusing specifically on the points of intersection between fathers and their children. Using the prison visiting room and phone conversations by way of illustration it explores differing expressions of masculinity and seeks to understand the conflict of identity that exists for fathers within these liminal, in-between spa…
Friend or foe
Media representations play an integral role in modern society, informing the public about a range of issues affecting their communities. Using qualitative content analysis, this article reports on the study of a sample of Australian media coverage, spanning 30 years, covering issues associated with acquired brain injury (ABI) and related cognitive disabilities. The analysis explores how the media both portray and actively shape public perceptions…
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…
Short fuse and no filter’
The Taint of The Other
This article explores how prison staff in Australia view their work and how their work is viewed by others, by applying a theoretical framework of ‘dirty work’. ‘Dirty work’ is a social construction that refers to tasks that are ‘physically, socially or morally tainted’ ( Ashforth and Kreiner, 1999 ; Hughes, 1958 ) and this article will apply this concept to prison staff in Australia for the first time. The discussion is based on qualitative rese…
Strengthening the Connection Between Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Family Violence
Does Previous Experience with Online Platforms Matter? A Survey about Online Learning across Study Programs
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on society, including teaching within higher education that was forced to adapt to online teaching. Research on this phenomenon has looked at pedagogical methods as well as student perceptions of this way of teaching. However, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have looked at the wider perspective, within the entire student populous of a university, what students’ perceptions are and how these…
Men are Always Better? How Swedish Municipalities Justify Pay Differences in Gender Pay Audit Reports
This study analyses how pay inequality among Swedish municipal employers is justified in their mandatory pay audit reports. Critical discourse analysis was used to examine the overarching message that there are no unjust salary differences between women and men, since the differences found have justifiable explanations. Normative critique for reproducing gender salary gaps can be addressed to the reports, since salary differences between individu…
How can you be friends with that fatty
Weight bias in educational settings can lead to bullying and have a severe negative impact on the mental well‐being and educational experiences of school children. Indeed, extensive research has shown that children who are labelled overweight are more likely to be victims of school bullying and that weight‐based bullying can lead to loss of self‐esteem, lower self‐confidence, social isolation, higher levels of anxiety and the development of psych…
From Military Service to Correctional Work
Building on prior research into the military-to-civilian transition and employment pathways within correctional services, this study examines the experiences of former military personnel employed in the Canadian prison system. While previous research has suggested prison work may be a common career route for Armed Forces leavers, the lived experiences of veterans working as correctional staff remain underexplored. This study provides the first em…
Psychology (15 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Criminology (13 works) · Political science (12 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (11 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Economic Justice (6 works)