Nothing Works? A Meta-Review of Indigenous Sentencing Court Evaluations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15310074 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Marchetti (0000-0002-2557-1200, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan Qld 4111, Australia., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 257-276 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Issues in Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1034-5329 • E-ISSN: 2206-9542 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10345329.2017.12036074 |
| OpenAlex | W2902826904 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 19 |
Indeed, many of the evaluations conducted of Australian Indigenous sentencing courts have relied on quantitative analyses of reoffending, finding little or no impact on recidivism, despite there being some evidence, derived mainly from qualitative analyses, that they have had an impact on strengthening informal social controls within Indigenous communities. This article uses published evaluations and impact studies of Indigenous sentencing courts as a case study to gain a better understanding of how these courts have been evaluated and researched, and how the methodological approaches used to study the courts may not properly capture the Indigenous-focused and community-building aims and goals of the programs. Employing a meta-review approach, the article examines why research that evaluates Indigenous-focused criminal justice programs should rethink how evaluations are framed and conducted when trying to determine ‘what works’
Acknowledgement · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Indigenous · Nothing · Political science · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Recidivism · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |