ABSTRACT

The Tasmanian female prison population has increased by 57% since 2000. Sexual victimisation is one of the most reported forms of victimisation among female prisoners in Australia. This article explores how seven Tasmanian correctional staff and program facilitators understand the relationship between sexual victimisation, offending and rehabilitation pathways and makes recommendations about how correctional systems can better manage practices that may re-victimise women. In doing so, the article provides the first analysis of how corrections workers and prison program practitioners working with incarcerated women in Tasmania understand the needs of their female clients. Findings demonstrate that prison and throughcare programs on offer in Tasmania do not consider the specific needs of women, especially women with histories of sexual victimisation.

摘要

自 2000 年以来，塔斯马尼亚的女性监狱人口增加了 57%。性受害是澳大利亚女性囚犯中报告最多的受害形式之一。本文探讨了七名塔斯马尼亚惩教人员和项目促进者如何理解性受害、犯罪和康复途径之间的关系，并就惩教系统如何更好地管理可能使女性再次受害的做法提出建议。在这样做的过程中，本文首次分析了在塔斯马尼亚与被监禁妇女一起工作的惩教人员和监狱项目从业人员如何理解她们的女性客户的需求。调查结果表明，塔斯马尼亚州提供的监狱和全面照料计划没有考虑女性的具体需求，尤其是有性受害历史的女性。