Justice health

The link between drug use and offending behaviour is well established but often overlooked. Evidence-based interventions and treatments are needed to provide alternatives to, and enhance the outcomes of, incarceration. NDRI’s Justice Health research aims to build capacity among Aboriginal researchers with an interest in the criminal justice system, improve responses to alcohol and other drug-related problems in the criminal justice system and develop effective interventions for the prison population.

Name & Contact Details Role Location
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Dr Shelley Walker
Tel: 0490 421 750
shelley.walker@curtin.edu.au
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Research Fellow

Melbourne

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Dr Michael Curtis
Tel:
michael.curtis@curtin.edu.au
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Research Associate

Melbourne

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Emma Tufuga
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 4058
emma.tufuga@curtin.edu.au
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Research Officer

Perth

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Mr Emmanuel Mammoliti
Tel:
emmanuel.mammoliti@postgrad.curtin.edu.au
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PhD Student

Melbourne

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Mr Robert Shaw
Tel:
robert.p.shaw@postgrad.curtin.edu.au
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PhD Student

Perth

Curtis, M., Dietze, P., Wilkinson, A., Agius, P., Stewart, A., Cossar, R., Butler, T., Walker, S., Kirwan, A., Winter, R. and Stoove, M., A. (2023). Discontinuation of opioid agonist treatment following release from prison in a cohort of men who injected drugs prior to imprisonment in Victoria, Australia: A discrete-time survival analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 242. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109730 [RJ2003] View web page

Curtis, M., Wilkinson, A., Dietze, P., Stewart, A., Kinner, S., A., Cossar, R., Nehme, E., Aitken, C., Walker, S., Butler, T., Winter, R. and Smith, K. (2023). Prospective study of retention in opioid agonist treatment and contact with emergency healthcare following release from prisons in Victoria, Australia. Emergency Medicine Journal. doi:10.1136/emermed-2022-212755 [RJ2026] View web page

Curtis, M., Wilkinson, A., Dietze, P., Stewart, A., Kinner, S., A., Winter, R., Campbell, A., Walker, S., Cossar, R., Butler, T. and Stoove, M., A. (2023). Is use of opioid agonist treatment associated with broader primary healthcare use among men with recent injecting drug use histories following release from prison? A prospective cohort study. Harm Reduction Journal, 20, (1). doi:10.1186/s12954-023-00773-2 [RJ2042] View web page

Walker, S., Wilson, M., Seear, K., Doyle, M., F., Saich, F., Stoove, M., A. and Winter, R. (2023). Police custody in Australia: A call for transparency and accountability. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47, (2). doi:10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100040 [RJ2038] View web page

Cossar, R., Stewart, A., Wilkinson, A., Dietze, P., Ogloff, J., R., Aitken, C., Butler, T., Kinner, S., A., Curtis, M., Walker, S., Kirwan, A. and Stoove, M., A. (2022). Emergency department presentations in the first weeks following release from prison among men with a history of injecting drug use in Victoria, Australia: A prospective cohort study. International Journal of Drug Policy, 101. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103532 [RJ1837] View web page

Curtis, M., Dietze, P., Winter, R., Rathnayake, K., Smith, K. and Stoove, M., A. (2022). Incidence of non-fatal opioid overdose following release from Victorian prisons among men who injected drugs: a prospective data-linkage study. Medical Journal of Australia. doi:10.5694/mja2.51774 [RJ1983] View web page

Curtis, M., Winter, R., Dietze, P., Wilkinson, A., Cossar, R., Stewart, A., Agius, P., Butler, T., Aitken, C., Kirwan, A., Walker, S. and Stoove, M., A. (2022). High rates of resumption of injecting drug use following release from prison among men who injected drugs before imprisonment. Addiction. doi:10.1111/add.15971 [RJ1909] View web page

Walker, S., Curtis, M., Woods, E., Pierce, L., Kirwan, A., Stewart, A., Cossar, R., Winter, R., Dietze, P., Kinner, S., A., Ogloff, J., R., Butler, T. and Stoove, M., A. (2022). Reflections on the in-prison recruitment and participation of men with a history of injecting drug use, in a longitudinal cohort study in Australia. Journal of Criminology, 55, (4), pp. 586-603. doi:10.1177/26338076221127047 [RJ1971] View web page

Stewart, A., Cossar, R., Walker, S., Wilkinson, A., Quinn, B., Dietze, P., Winter, R., Kirwan, A., Curtis, M., Ogloff, J., R., Kinner, S., A., Aitken, C., Butler, T., Woods, E. and Stoove, M., A. (2021). Strategies to maximise study retention and limit attrition bias in a prospective cohort study of men reporting a history of injecting drug use released from prison: the prison and transition health study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21, (1). doi:10.1186/s12874-021-01380-0 [RJ1790] View web page

Stewart, A., Cossar, R., Wilkinson, A., Quinn, B., Dietze, P., Walker, S., Butler, T., Curtis, M., Aitken, C., Kirwan, A., Winter, R., Ogloff, J., R., Kinner, S., A. and Stoove, M., A. (2021). The Prison and Transition Health (PATH) cohort study: Prevalence of health, social, and crime characteristics after release from prison for men reporting a history of injecting drug use in Victoria, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 227. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108970 [RJ1787] View web page

Stewart, A., Cossar, R., Wilkinson, A., Scott, N., Dietze, P., Quinn, B., Kinner, S., A., Aitken, C., Walker, S., Curtis, M., Butler, T., Ogloff, J., R. and Stoove, M., A. (2021). Psychiatric well-being among men leaving prison reporting a history of injecting drug use: A longitudinal analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. doi:10.1177/00048674211048143 [RJ1814] View web page

Walker, S., Higgs, P., Stoove, M., A. and Wilson, M. (2020). "That's the Lowest Place on Earth!" Experiences of the Carceral Spaces of Australian Police Custody for Marginalized Young Men. Qualitative Health Research, 30, (6). doi:10.1177/1049732319897603 [RJ1585] View web page

Walker, S., Seear, K., Stoove, M., A., Higgs, P. and Wilson, M. (2020). “A spray bottle and a lollipop stick”: An examination of policy prohibiting sterile injecting equipment in prison and effects on young men with injecting drug use histories. International Journal of Drug Policy, 80. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.07.027 [RJ1513] View web page

Kirwan, A., Curtis, M., Dietze, P., Aitken, C., Woods, E., Walker, S., Kinner, S., A., Ogloff, J., R., Butler, T. and Stoove, M., A. (2019). The Prison and Transition Health (PATH) cohort study: Study protocol and baseline characteristics of a cohort of men with a history of injecting drug use leaving prison in Australia. Journal of Urban Health, 96, (3), pp. 400-410. doi:10.1007/s11524-019-00353-5 [RJ1511] View web page

Sullivan, E., Kendall, S., Chang, S., Baldry, E., Zeki, R., Gilles, M., Wilson, M., Butler, T., Levy, M., H., Wayland, S., Cullen, P., Jones, J. and Sherwood, J. (2019). Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia: a study of social, emotional and physical wellbeing. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, (3), pp. 241-247. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12892 [RJ1484] View web page

Walker, S. (2019). Pathways in and out of prison for young men with injecting drug use histories. Drug and Alcohol Research Connections. [UJ217] View web page

Walker, S., Higgs, P., Stoove, M., A. and Wilson, M. (2019). "They just don't care about us!": Police custody experiences for young men with histories of injecting drug use. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. doi:10.1177/0004865819868004 [RJ1512] View web page

Walker, S., Higgs, P., Stoove, M., A. and Wilson, M. (2019). Detoxing in the cells: Experiences of Police custody before prison for young men with histories of injecting drug use (Abstract). Drug and Alcohol Review. pp. S104-S104. doi:10.1111/dar.12991 [RJ1578] View web page

Walker, S., Stoove, M., A., Wilson, M. and Higgs, P. (2019). Understanding HIV and hepatitis C virus risk among incarcerated young men with histories of injecting drug use. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19, (2), pp. 130-131. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30801-6 [RJ1473] View web page

Wilson, M., Butt, J., C., Jones, J., Morrison, D. and Wilkes, E., T. (2019). Fighting, Alcohol and Offending: Interventions Targeting Aboriginal Girls (YAWG). National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-6487367-1-4 [T280] Download PDF

Wilson, M., Kristal, K. and Butler, T. (2019). Non-fatal strangulation: a guide for GPs. MJA InSight Plus. [UJ218] View web page

Jones, J., Wilson, M., Sullivan, E., Atkinson, L., Gilles, M., Simpson, P., Baldry, E. and Butler, T. (2018). 'Australian Aboriginal women prisoners’ experiences of being a mother: a review. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 14, (4), pp. 221-231. doi:10.1108/IJPH-12-2017-0059 [RJ1412] View web page

Walker, S., Lancaster, K., Stoove, M., A., Higgs, P. and Wilson, M. (2018). “I lost me visits”: A critical examination of prison drug policy and its effects on connection to family for incarcerated young men who inject drugs. Contemporary Drug Problems, 45, (3), pp. 303-328. doi:10.1177/0091450918777280 [RJ1413] View web page

Walker, S., Higgs, P., Stoove, M., A. and Wilson, M. (2017). Narratives of young men with injecting drug use histories leaving adult prison. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62, (12), pp. 3681-3707. doi:10.1177/0306624X17747829 [RJ1404] View web page

Wilson, M., Jones, J., Butler, T., Simpson, P., Gilles, M., Baldry, E., Levy, M., H. and Sullivan, E. (2017). Violence in the lives of incarcerated Aboriginal mothers in Western Australia. SAGE Open, 7, (1), pp. 1-16. doi:10.1177/2158244016686814 [RJ1193] View web page

Wilson, M. (2016). A Reflection on Conducting Research with Aboriginal Mothers in Prison. New Community, 13, (3), pp. 60-61. [UJ209]

Wilson, M. and Jones, J. (2015). Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs, Inquiry into the harmful use of alcohol in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. [R280]

Wilson, M., Jones, J. and Gilles, M. (2014). The Aboriginal Mothers in Prison project: an example of how consultation can inform research practice. Australian Aboriginal Studies, (2). pp. 28-39. [RJ1051] View web page

Yap, L., Carruthers, S., Thompson, S., Cheng, W., S., Jones, J., Simpson, P., Richards, A., Thein, H., Haber, P., Lloyd, A. and Butler, T. (2014). A descriptive model of patient readiness, motivators, and hepatitis C treatment uptake among Australian prisoners. PloS One, 9, (2), pp. e87564. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087564 [RJ1011] View web page

Fetherston, J., Carruthers, S., Butler, T., Wilson, D. and Sindicich, N. (2013). Rates of injection in prison in a sample of Australian-injecting drug users. Journal of Substance Use, 18, (1), pp. 65-73. doi:10.3109/14659891.2012.760008 [RJ865] View web page

Malacova, E., Butler, T., Yap, L., Grant, L., Richards, A., Smith, A. and Donovan, B. (2012). Sexual coercion prior to imprisonment: prevalence, demographic and behavioural correlates. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 23, (8), pp. 533-9. doi:10.1258/ijsa.2011.011069 [RJ814] View web page

Wilson, M. and Jones, J. (2012). The Social and Cultural Resilience and Emotional Well-being of Aboriginal Mothers in Prison. CentreLines, 36, pp. 2-4. [UJ183] Download PDF

Butler, T. and Stevens, C., F. (2011). National Summit on Tobacco Smoking in Prisons: Report on the Summit. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9807054-2-3 [R247] Download PDF

Malacova, E., Butler, T., Richters, J., Yap, L., Grant, L., Richards, A., Smith, A. and Donovan, B. (2011). Attitudes towards sex: a comparison of prisoners and the general community. Sexual Health, 8, pp. 355-362. doi:10.1071/sh10113 [RJ774] View web page

Malacova, E., Butler, T., Richters, J., Yap, L., Grant, L., Richards, A., Smith, A. and Donovan, B. (2011). Knowledge of sexually transmissible infections: a comparison of prisoners and the general population. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 22, (7), pp. 381-386. doi:10.1258/ijsa.2011.010408 [RJ777] View web page

Butler, T., Richters, J., Yap, L., Papanastasiou, C., Richards, A., Schneider, K., Grant, L., Smith, A. and Donovan, B. (2010). Sexual health and behaviour of Queensland prisoners, with Queensland and New South Wales comparisons. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth and School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-9807054-0-9 [R236] Download PDF

Butler, T., Schofield, P., Greenberg, D., Allnutt, S., H., Indig, D., Carr, V., J., D'Este, C., Mitchell, P., B., Knight, L. and Ellis, A. (2010). Reducing impulsivity in repeat violent offenders: an open label trial of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44, (12), pp. 1137-1143. doi:10.3109/00048674.2010.525216 [RJ791] View web page

Roarty, L. and Saggers, S. (2010). Evaluation of services to culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) women with comorbid mental health and drug and alcohol issues. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. [T201] Abstract

Butler, T. and Papanastasiou, C. (2008). National Prison Entrants' Bloodborne Virus & Risk Behaviour Survey Report 2004 & 2007. National Drug Research Institute (Curtin University) & National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (University of New South Wales). ISBN: 1 74067 582 7 [R223] Download PDF