Culture, Diversity, and Criminal Justice

Alex Workman (MRes) is a criminologist and has an interest in the social justice outcomes of marginalized populations, particularly those who are sexually diverse, and the intersections they have with other parts of their identity. Alex’s doctoral thesis investigates survivors of intimate partner violence and their manifestation of resilience after leaving the relationship. This study focuses on the lived experiences of gender and sexuality diverse people and other intersections of their identity such as people living with a disability, Indigenous people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and religious minorities. Alex’s research focuses on the intersections of public health, criminology, policing, and human rights. The intersectional disciplinary approach to research has seen Alex travel internationally to present his research in Canada and Scotland as part of the Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH) conference. Additionally, Alex is now co-chair of the Intersectionality in Law Enforcement and Public Health Special Interest Group (GLEPHA). Alex has been teaching across a broad array of disciplines within health and social sciences including, cultural safety, policing, criminological theory, human rights, across undergraduate programs at Western Sydney University. Alex’s upcoming work centers around the concept of Whiteness with the title of this upcoming book being the Handbook of Critical Whiteness Deconstructing Dominant Discourses Across Disciplines. Ranya Kaddour (MRes) is a criminologist, holding undergraduate degrees in psychology from the Australian Catholic University and criminology from Western Sydney University. Ranya’s research focuses on vulnerable at at- risk groups including Australia’s Indigenous populations, women, and those with disabilities. Moreover, Ranya’s research focus strives to maintain that a person’s human rights are central to all decision- making processes, after working within a prisoner–rights justice agency. Ranya currently teaches in the undergraduate social science, social work, and health science programs at Western Sydney University. Patricia M. Griffin (PhD) is an Associate Professor Criminal Justice Program at Holy Family University (Philadelphia). She received her doctorate in criminal justice at Temple University. Pat began her career in federal law enforcement with the United States Office of Organized Crime and Labor Racketeering. Prior to joining Holy Family University, she held administrative appointments and lecturer positions at Saint Joseph’s University, Boston College, and Cabrini University. Patricia’s research interests include mixed-methods program evaluation. She has examined opioid use in policing and resilience in policing, and regularly consults with problem solving courts to advance evidence-based outcomes. Most recently, Patricia served as the Senior International Research Consultant, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Region of East Africa. She is a Board Member of the Global Law Enforcement Public Health Association and Board Representative for the First Responder Health and Resilience and Intersectionality SIGs. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, CJAC.

Preface

Section 1 – Understanding Culture, Diversity, ad Criminal Justice

Chapter 1: Introduction to Culture, Diversity, and Criminal Justice
Alex Workman, Ranya Kaddour, and Patricia M. Griffin

Chapter 2: Trauma-Informed Practices: The Need for Cultural Safety in Criminal Justice
Tinashe Dune, Alex Workman, Patricia M. Griffin, and Ranya Kaddour

Section 2 – Culturally Diverse People

Chapter 3: Indigenous people
Krystal Lockwood, Rachel Stringfellow, Stephen Corporal, and Sally Weidle

Chapter 4: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
Rashmi Pithavadian and Meghna Bhat

Chapter 5: Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Mary Hilmi, Katarzyna Olcoń, and Melissa Phillips

Chapter 6: People with Disabilities, Chronic Disease, and Illness
Anita Eseosa Ogbeide, Ranya Kaddour, and Lydia Kaki Ocansey

Chapter 7: Mental Health
Bill Walsh, Jeffrey Czarnec, and Charles Tucker Jr.

Chapter 8: Gender and Sexuality Diverse People
Alex Workman, Matthew Ball, and Tinashe Dune

Chapter 9: Women
Jane Townsley, Ellie Lenawarungu, and Samantha Burton

Chapter 10: Men
Darren Stocker, Charles James Kocher, Robert Lindblom, and John McGuire

Chapter 11: The Elderly
Lacey Schaefer and Emily Moir

Chapter 12: The Young
Angelica Ojinnaka, Leah Maree, Annalise Zareba, and Asheka Jackson

Section 3 – Toward a Culturally Safe Justice System

Chapter 13: Intersectionality: The Way Forward for Culture, Diversity, and Criminology within Criminal Justice Systems
Ranya Kaddour, Alex Workman, and Patricia. M Griffin

Glossary