Julie Barkworth

Julie Barkworth
Corrective Services NSW

Doctor of Philosophy

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October 2018 - August 2019
Griffith University
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  • Lecturer

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Publications (25)
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Victims of crime often feel re-victimised when they come into contact with criminal justice professionals. Police, as first responders to many victimisation experiences, therefore need to be particularly sensitive to the way in which they treat victims if they wish to reduce the occurrence of such secondary victimisation. The present study seeks to...
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Cite as: Murphy, K. Cherney, A. and Barkworth, J. (2015) Avoiding community backlash in the fight against terrorism: Research report. Australian Research Council (Grant No. DP130100392) March 2015. University of Queensland, Griffith University. Acknowledgements: this research would have not been possible without the assistance provided by a numbe...
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Research consistently finds that if authorities use procedural justice in encounters with the public then this will promote citizen cooperation and compliance with the law. Recently, the importance of people's emotional reactions in response to procedural justice and injustice, and the subsequent effect this has on behaviour have been examined. Thi...
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Research has shown that procedural justice is an important predictor of victims' satisfaction with the criminal justice system. What remains relatively unclear, however, is whether procedural justice is more important to victims than other instrumental factors, such as the outcome favorability of their encounters with police. Some studies find that...
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AIM To explore use and experiences of digital tablets among people in prison following an ongoing and progressive rollout across NSW correctional centres, with a focus on contact with family and friends and the perceived value of tablets on experiences of prison. FINDINGS A self-report online survey was administered via digital tablets to all pe...
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AIM To conduct a quantitative review of the use of full body x-ray scanners at NSW correctional centres, including the frequency and characteristics of people being scanned, as well as associations between the introduction of scanners, contraband incidents, and related behavioural outcomes. FINDINGS Data sourced from x-ray scanner reports indica...
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AIM To conduct a qualitative review to gain insight into staff and inmate perspectives on the use of full body x-ray scanners at NSW correctional centres, with a focus on exploring their views in relation to safety and security, decency and respect for inmates, and comparisons to other forms of contraband searching. FINDINGS Semi-structured inte...
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Aims Conducting survey research in custodial environments can often be grounded in constraints, requiring substantial time, resources, and organisational engagement. In recent years, improved inmate access to secure internet-connected digital devices in many jurisdictions has created new ways for incarcerated people to access information and engage...
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AIM To examine correctional staff perceptions of manager buy-in for FMI, and how this relates to their responsiveness to the initiative in the form of acquisition of FMI-related skills. FINDINGS Correctional staff completed assessment measures prior to commencing FMI training (n = 480) and again at a specified interval after training (n = 49). At e...
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AIM To explore experiences of wellbeing and needs satisfaction among people in prison, and how these are associated with their perceptions of correctional centre climate in addition to measurable rehabilitation outcomes. FINDINGS Surveys were administered via in-cell digital tablets to n = 208 men and women housed at two correctional centres in NSW...
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AIM To examine assessments of prison climate using the Essen Climate Evaluation Schema (EssenCES), and inmates' experiences of prison climate, in the context of NSW correctional centres. FINDINGS The EssenCES and other measures were administered to 208 men and women housed at two correctional centres in NSW, using online surveys delivered throug...
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1 Executive Summary 1.1 Background and methods In 2020 Corrective Services New South Wales (CSNSW) commenced the roll-out of a new training initiative for all custodial staff across the 34 correctional centres in NSW. The Five Minute Interventions (FMI) initiative was introduced under the NSW Premier’s Priority to reduce reoffending by 5% by 2023 a...
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AIM To examine the extent that short-term effects of FMI training on custodial staff rehabilitative attitudes and job experiences have improved, been sustained, or declined over the longer term. FINDINGS A total of 121 custodial staff completed three waves of surveys examining their attitudes towards prisoners, their motivation and ability to su...
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AIM To examine whether participation in the Workplace Mentor Program pilot had a causal effect on correctional officers' (COs') perceptions of workplace culture and experiences of their jobs. FINDINGS COs were asked to complete survey measures at the time of enrolling in the Workplace Mentor Program (n = 167) and again 6 months after enrolling (...
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Aims To examine inmates’ experiences of the implementation of digital tablets in NSW correctional centres. The study examines inmates’ use of the tablets and the issues affecting their use, as well as their views on the impacts of the tablets on their lives and the prison environment. Methods A narrative qualitative approach was used to examine inm...
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AIM To examine whether completion of Words @ Work (W@W) training in addition to FMI training had enhanced effects on CSI staff perceptions of offender rehabilitation and experiences of their jobs, relative to completing FMI training alone. FINDINGS CSI overseers completed a survey before participating in the baseline FMI training (n = 187). This...
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Aim To assess staff and inmates' perceptions of prison social climate, and staff perceptions of other work-related outcomes, over the initial two years of operations of Rapid Build correctional centres in NSW. Methods Cohorts of staff and inmates completed self-report surveys over four rounds at approximately six-month intervals. Rounds of surveys...
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Aims To develop an understanding of inmates' uptake of digital tablets following their implementation in two NSW correctional centres. The study examines the extent of inmates' tablet use, the features they are most likely to use, and their views of having access to tablets. The study also examines whether both the quantity and quality of inmates'...
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AIM To explore how frontline custodial staff across varying roles, including custodial officers, offender services and programs (OSP) staff, and Corrective Services Industries (CSI) overseers, differ in their attitudes towards and perceived abilities for supporting offender rehabilitation. We also examined whether staff groups showed different pa...
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Aims To develop an understanding of the impact of Five Minute Interventions (FMI) training on custodial staff attitudes towards prisoners, their motivation and ability to support offenders' rehabilitation, their subjective perceptions of organisational and operational job demands, job stress and job satisfaction. Methods A repeat measures qua...
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Prison staff are vital for enforcing order in prisons. However, order is not only maintained by what prison staff do, but also relies on prisoners willingly following the directives of prison staff and complying with prison rules and procedures. This article puts forward the idea that how prison staff treat prisoners can affect the social distancin...
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The present study uses Social Identity Theory as a framework to investigate the collective effects of perceived police bias, ethnicity and self-identification with different groups on respondents’ intentions to cooperate with police in general crime control efforts and in counter-terrorism policing. Drawing on survey data collected from 1,272 indiv...

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