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The Impact Of Indigenous Cultural Identity And Cultural Engagement On Violent Offending, Stephane M. Shepherd, Rosa Hazel Delgado, Juanita Sherwood, Yin Paradies
The Impact Of Indigenous Cultural Identity And Cultural Engagement On Violent Offending, Stephane M. Shepherd, Rosa Hazel Delgado, Juanita Sherwood, Yin Paradies
Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications
Background: Possessing a strong cultural identity has been shown to protect against mental health symptoms and buffer distress prompted by discrimination. However, no research to date has explored the protective influences of cultural identity and cultural engagement on violent offending. This paper investigates the relationships between cultural identity/engagement and violent recidivism for a cohort of Australian Indigenous people in custody.
Methods: A total of 122 adults from 11 prisons in the state of Victoria completed a semi-structured interview comprising cultural identification and cultural engagement material in custody. All official police charges for violent offences were obtained for participants who were …