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Paradigms for Rehabilitation in Australia and the Sydney Desistance Project

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AuthorKevin O'Sullivan
Pages81-94
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PARADIGMS FOR REHABILITATION IN AUSTRALIA AND
THE SYDNEY DESISTANCE PROJECT
Kevin O’Sullivan, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales
Abstract
In this paper I reflect on the extent to which Australian jurisdictions have used various
theoretical paradigms to inform their rehabilitative practice in recent years and I explore
reasons why one approach appears more extensively u sed than others. In doing so I draw
on my exper ience as Director of Offender Programs in New South Wales between 2004
and 2013. To describe the Australi an context, I briefly outline the current Australian
criminal justice system and describe how prison and com munity supervision services are
organised. Each theoretical approach to rehabilitation programs is discussed and I then
describe the Sydney Desistance Project, an attempt to redress the balance and stimulate
work in a relatively neglected area.
Keywords
Correctional programs; rehabilitation; desistance research
British Journal of Community Justice
©2014 Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield
ISSN 1475-0279
Vol. 12(2): 81-94

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