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Associate Professor Ruth McCausland

Associate Professor Ruth McCausland

Director
Societal Impact Equity Engage
Inst. of Global Development

Dr Ruth McCausland is Associate Professor in the Division of Societal Impact, Equity & Engagement, and UNSW Director of Yuwaya Ngarra-li, a long-term community-led partnership with the Dharriwaa Elders Group in Walgett. Ruth has worked over the past 25 years in the fields of criminology, evaluation, human rights and community development. Her research focuses on the social determinants of justice, and enabling systemic and community-led solutions to incarceration and disadvantage. Ruth's PhD was in criminology and evaluation, and she also holds a Masters in International Social Development. Ruth is a member of the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship, an Associate of the Australian Human Rights Institute and Disability Innovation Institute, on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Evaluation Journal of Australasia and the Board of Directors of the Community Restorative Centre.
E-mail
ruth.mccausland@unsw.edu.au
  • Book Chapters | 2018
    2018, 'Institutions of Default and Management: Aboriginal Women with Mental and Cognitive Disability in Prison', in Mental Health in Prisons, Springer International Publishing, pp. 185 - 210,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    2018, 'Institutions of Default and Management: Aboriginal women with mental and cognitive disability in prison', in Mental Health in Prisons, Plagrave Macmillan, pp. 185 - 210,
    Book Chapters | 2017
    McCausland R; Baldry E, 2017, 'Understanding women offenders in prison', in The Routledge International Handbook of Forensic Psychology in Secure Settings, Routledge, pp. 25 - 39,
    Book Chapters | 2017
    2017, 'Understanding women offenders in prison', in The Routledge International Handbook of Forensic Psychology in Secure Settings, pp. 25 - 39,
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Baldry E; Mccausland R, 2013, 'Incarcerated Indigenous Australian Mothers: Maintaining Patriarchal Colonization', in Eljdupovic G; Bromwich RJ (ed.), Incarcerated Mothers: Oppression and Resistance, edn. 1, Demeter Press, Bradford UK, pp. 121 - 136,
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Rosewarne E; Tonkin T; Trindall A; Santos JA; Patay D; McCausland R; Spencer W; Corby C; Coombes J; Mackean T; Leslie G; Earle N; Baldry E; Shanthosh J; Madden T; Deane AM; Weatherall L; Moore B; Bennett-Brook K; Webster J, 2024, 'Food intake in an Australian Aboriginal rural community facing food and water security challenges: A cross-sectional survey', Nutrition and Dietetics,
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Who does Australia Lock Up? The Social Determinants of Justice', International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy,
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Experiences and perceptions of ageing among older First Nations Australians: A rapid review', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 41, pp. 8 - 19,
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'From ‘at risk’ to ‘a risk’: The criminalisation of young people with cognitive disability in residential care', Incarceration, 3, pp. 263266632110216 - 263266632110216,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hart AC; Rosewarne E; Spencer W; McCausland R; Leslie G; Shanthosh J; Corby C; Bennett-Brook K; Webster J, 2021, 'Indigenous community-led programs to address food and water security: Protocol for a systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18,
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'CommUNIty-Led development: A partnership to realize Aboriginal Elders’ vision for change', Community Development, 52, pp. 573 - 591,
    Journal articles | 2020
    McCausland R; Dowse L, 2020, 'The need for a community-led, holistic service response to Aboriginal young people with cognitive disability in remote areas: A case study', Children Australia, 45, pp. 326 - 334,
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'The economic case for improving legal outcomes for accused persons with cognitive disability: An Australian study', International Journal of Law in Context, 15, pp. 367 - 389,
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, '‘I’m sorry but I can’t take a photo of someone’s capacity being built’: Reflections on evaluation of Indigenous policy and programmes', Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 19, pp. 64 - 78,
    Journal articles | 2017
    McCausland R; Baldry E, 2017, '‘I feel like I failed him by ringing the police’: Criminalising disability in Australia', Punishment and Society, 19, pp. 290 - 309,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Baldry E; McCausland R; Dowse L; McEntyre E; MacGillivray P, 2016, '‘It’s just a big vicious cycle that swallows them up': Indigenous people with mental and cognitive disabilities in the criminal justice system', Indigenous Law Bulletin, 8, pp. 10 - 16
    Journal articles | 2010
    2010, 'Why Do Some Aboriginal Communities Have Lower Crime Rates Than Others?: A Pilot Study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 43, pp. 301 - 332,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Baldry E; Mccausland R, 2009, 'Mother: seeking safe home. Aboriginal women post-release', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 21, pp. 288 - 301
    Journal articles | 2009
    McCausland R; Vivian A, 2009, '‘A Tale of Two Towns: A Comparative Study of Wilcannia and Menindee’', Indigenous Law Bulletin, 7, pp. 7 - 11,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Williams G; Behrendt L; McCausland R; Reilly A; McMillan M, 2007, 'The Promise of Regional Governance for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities', Ngiya: Talk the Law, 1, pp. 126 - 166
    Journal articles | 2006
    McCausland R; Levy M, 2006, 'Indigenous Policy and Mutual Obligation: Shared or Shifting Responsibility Agreements?', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 41, pp. 277 - 294,
    Journal articles | 2006
    McCausland R, 2006, ''Agreement-Making under the New Arrangements in Indigenous Policy'', Australian Indigenous Law Review, 10, pp. 3 - 13,
    Journal articles | 2006
    McCausland R, 2006, ''Trickle Down or Rights Way Up? Development, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples'', Balayi: Culture, Law and Colonialism, 9, pp. 26 - 57,
    Journal articles | 2005
    McCausland R, 2005, ''Shared Responsibility Agreeements: practical reconciliation or paternalistic rhetoric?'', Indigenous Law Bulletin, 6, pp. 9 - 11,
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'Special treatment: the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the media', Journal of Indigenous Policy, 16, pp. 84 - 98,
  • Creative Written Works | 2022
    2022, Giving ex-prisoners public housing cuts crime and re-incarceration – and saves money, The Conversation,
    Reports | 2021
    2021, Exiting prison with complex support needs: the role of housing assistance, ,
    Reports | 2021
    2021, Exiting prison with complex support needs: the role of housing assistance, AHURI Ltd, Melbourne, 361, ,
    Reports | 2021
    2021, Make Healing Happen, The Healing Foundation, Canberra,
    Reports | 2020
    2020, Supporting Aboriginal People to Age Well: Community Report
    Conference Presentations | 2019
    2019, 'A Community-Led Partnership to Improve Wellbeing and Pathways out of the Criminal Justice System for Aboriginal People', presented at Reintegration Puzzle Conference, Darwin, Northern Territory, 26 June 2019 - 28 June 2019,
    Conference Presentations | 2019
    2019, 'Yuwaya Ngarra-li: Evaluating an Aboriginal community-led partnership working towards systemic change in Walgett', presented at Australasian Evaluation Society Conference, Sydney, 01 September 2019 - 03 September 2019,
    Conference Presentations | 2019
    2019, 'Yuwaya Ngarra-li: a community-led partnership responding to the criminalisation of Aboriginal peoples', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, 09 September 2019 - 11 September 2019,
    Reports | 2019
    2019, Yuwaya Ngarra-li Food Forum Report, Dharriwaa Elders Group and UNSW, UNSW,
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    2018, 'Conceptualising and responding to the systemic criminalisation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with mental and cognitive disability', presented at Critical Criminology and Social Justice Conference, UNSW, 26 September 2018 - 28 September 2018,
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    2018, 'Economic Evaluation of the Intellectual Disability Rights Service Criminal Justice Support Network', presented at Australasian Evaluation Society, 18 September 2018 - 20 September 2018,
    Reports | 2018
    2018, Yuwaya Ngarra-li Walgett Youth Justice Forum Report, Dharriwaa Elders Group and UNSW, UNSW,
    Reports | 2017
    McCausland R; Baldry E; McEntyre E, 2017, Indigenous People, Mental Health, Cognitive Disability and the Criminal Justice System, Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse, Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse, 22,
    Reports | 2017
    McCausland R; McSherry B; Baldry E; Arstein-Kerslake A; Gooding P; Arabena K, 2017, Unfitness to Plead and Indefinite Detention of Persons with Cognitive Disabilities:Addressing the Legal Barriers and Creating Appropriate Alternative Supports in the Community, https://socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/2477031/Unfitness-to-Plead-Main-Proj
    Reports | 2017
    McCausland R; Reeve R; Gooding P; Baldry E, 2017, Cost Benefit Analysis of Support Workers in Legal Services For People with Cognitive Disability,
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    2017, 'Community-Led Pathways out of the Criminal Justice System for People with Complex Needs', presented at University of Liverpool School of Law and Social Justice International Criminological Research Seminar, Liverpool, UK, 25 October 2017,
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    2017, 'Conceptualising the social determinants of justice', presented at Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology conference, Canberra, 06 December 2017 - 08 December 2017,
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    2017, 'From ‘at risk’ to ‘a risk’: the costs of unsupported transitions for disadvantaged young people with complex needs', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, 25 September 2017 - 27 September 2017,
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    2017, '‘I’m sorry, but I can’t take a photo of someone’s capacity being built’: the need for better evaluation metrics', presented at Australasian Evaluation Society conference, Sydney, 25 September 2017 - 27 September 2017,
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    2017, '‘What are the benefits to costing alternatives to unfitness to plead?’ People with Cognitive Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System: Addressing the Legal Barriers and Creating Appropriate Alternative Supports in the Community Panel', presented at Reintegration Puzzle Conference, Sydney, 20 June 2017
    Reports | 2017
    2017, Economic Evaluation of the Intellectual Disability Rights Service Criminal Justice Support Network, Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support Program, UNSW Sydney,
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    2016, 'A predictable and preventable path: Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disabilities in the criminal justice system', presented at Reintegration Puzzle Conference, Geelong, Victoria, 20 June 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    2016, 'A predictable and preventable path: Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disabilities in the criminal justice system', presented at Reintegration Puzzle conference, Geelong, 26 June 2016,
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    2016, 'The need for a new approach to people with mental and cognitive disability in custody', presented at Corrective Services NSW Psychology Conference, 16 September 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    2016, '‘What gets measured gets managed’: The problem with evaluation of post-release diversionary program', presented at ANZSOC, Hobart, 13 August 2016 - 15 August 2016,
    Reports | 2015
    Baldry E; McCausland R; Dowse L; McEntyre E, 2015, A Predictable and Preventable path: Aboriginal People with mental and cognitive disability in the criminal justice system, UNSW, Sydney, ,
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    2015, 'Aboriginal women’s access to diversionary programs', presented at NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Applied Research in Crime and Justice Conference, Sydney, 16 February 2015,
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    2015, 'The economic costs of the over-representation of people with disability in the criminal justice system', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, 28 September 2015,
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    2015, 'The role of evaluation in reducing the over-representation of Indigenous Australian women in prison', presented at Australasian Evaluation Conference, 18 September 2015,
    Theses / Dissertations | 2015
    2015, Measurement, Management and Marginalisation: Evaluation and the Diversion of Indigenous Women from Prison, UNSW,
    Reports | 2014
    McCausland R, 2014, Aboriginal Women’s Access to Diversionary Programs in NSW, Women's Advisory Council, Corrective Services NSW
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    2014, '‘Using evaluation to reduce the numbers of Indigenous Australian women in prison’', presented at 11th EES Biennial Conference: Evaluation for an Equitable Society: Independence, Partnership, Participation, Dublin, Ireland, 01 October 2014,
    Reports | 2013
    Baldry E; McCausland R; Cohen A; Johnson S, 2013, People with mental health disorders and cognitive impairment in the criminal justice system Cost-benefit analysis of early support and diversion, AHRC, Sydney,
    Reports | 2012
    Baldry E; Dowse LM; Mccausland R; Clarence M, 2012, Lifecourse institutional costs of homelessness for vulnerable groups, FaHCSIA, UNSW, ,
    Conference Presentations | 2005
    2005, '‘Petrol bowsers for washing kids’ faces: a ‘new conversation’ in Indigenous policy’', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, 30 September 2005,