Richards, K. 2011, Technical and Background Paper: Measuring Juvenile Recidivism in Technical and Background Paper 44, Australian Institute of Criminology. Australia, Ringland, C., Weatherburn, D. and Poynton, S. 2015, Protection Data Improve ‘Can the Prediction of Re-Offending in Young Persons?’, Crime and Justice Bulletin: no. 188. Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice, Snowball, L. and Weatherburn, D. 2006, over-representation in prison: The ‘Indigenous role of offender characteristics’, and Justice Bulletin, Contemporary Issues in no. 99. Crime and Justice, Standing Committee on Social Issues 2008, Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage in New Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW, Sydney. South Wales, Weatherburn, D., Froyland, G., Moffatt, S. and Corben, S. 2009, Populations and ‘Prison Correctional Outlays: The Effect of Reducing Re-Imprisonment’, Crime and Justice no. 138. Bulletin: Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice, Willis, M. and Moore, J. 2008, Research and Public Reintegration of Indigenous Prisoners, Policy Series, no. 90, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra. Wundersitz, J. 2010, Indigenous Perpetrators of Violence: Prevalence and Risk Factors Research and Public Policy Series No. 105, Australian Institute of for Offending, Criminology. 11.5 Community functioning Box 11.5.1 Key messages Community functioning is defined as the ability and freedom of community members and communities to determine the context of their lives and to translate their capabilities into positive actions towards a valued life. Themes important to community functioning are: connectedness to country, land and history, culture and identity; resilience; leadership; having a role, structure and routine; feeling safe; and vitality. Whilst there is no overall measure of community functioning, considering outcomes across the six themes builds an overall picture. Box 11.5.2 Measures of community functioning
Richards, K. 2011, Technical and Background Paper: Measuring Juvenile Recidivism in Australia, Technical and Background Paper 44, Australian Institute of Criminology. Ringland, C., Weatherburn, D. and Poynton, S. 2015, ‘Can Protection Data Improve the Prediction of Re-Offending in Young Persons?’, Crime and Justice Bulletin: Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice, no. 188. Snowball, L. and Weatherburn, D. 2006, ‘Indigenous over-representation in prison: The role of offender characteristics’, and Justice Bulletin, Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice, no. 99. Standing Committee on Social Issues 2008, Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage in New South Wales, Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW, Sydney. Weatherburn, D., Froyland, G., Moffatt, S. and Corben, S. 2009, ‘Prison Populations and Correctional Outlays: The Effect of Reducing Re-Imprisonment’, Crime and Justice Bulletin: Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice, no. 138. Willis, M. and Moore, J. 2008, Reintegration of Indigenous Prisoners, Research and Public Policy Series, no. 90, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra. Wundersitz, J. 2010, Indigenous Perpetrators of Violence: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Offending, Research and Public Policy Series No. 105, Australian Institute of Criminology. 11.5 Community functioning Box 11.5.1 Key messages Community functioning is defined as the ability and freedom of community members and communities to determine the context of their lives and to translate their capabilities into positive actions towards a valued life. Themes important to community functioning are: connectedness to country, land and history, culture and identity; resilience; leadership; having a role, structure and routine; feeling safe; and vitality. Whilst there is no overall measure of community functioning, considering outcomes across the six themes builds an overall picture. Box 11.5.2 Measures of community functioning
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