11 Justice Capital: Delivering Equitable Outcomes for Indigenous Children in State Care
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Sharynne Hamilton
Abstract
This chapter outlines the concept of ‘justice capital’. It commences with a discussion of the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in Australia, with a particular focus on Indigenous children placed in state care systems. It then draws on data collected from young people in a Western Australian youth detention centre to provide both negative and positive examples of individual justice capital (for example, ‘undiagnosed neurodisability’ and ‘access to clinical assessments’ respectively). Next, the chapter introduces a strengths-based scale to measure positive justice capital assets for Indigenous people (for example, ‘I live with an Indigenous foster carer’). The chapter also explores examples of institutional justice capital, again presenting examples of both negative (for example, ‘mainstream schooling’) and positive (for example, ‘community co-designed curriculums’) capital. The chapter concludes with a vision of flourishing communities, where interventions are decided, led, and delivered by and for Indigenous communities, supported by strong relationships with non-Indigenous allies and services.
Abstract
This chapter outlines the concept of ‘justice capital’. It commences with a discussion of the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in Australia, with a particular focus on Indigenous children placed in state care systems. It then draws on data collected from young people in a Western Australian youth detention centre to provide both negative and positive examples of individual justice capital (for example, ‘undiagnosed neurodisability’ and ‘access to clinical assessments’ respectively). Next, the chapter introduces a strengths-based scale to measure positive justice capital assets for Indigenous people (for example, ‘I live with an Indigenous foster carer’). The chapter also explores examples of institutional justice capital, again presenting examples of both negative (for example, ‘mainstream schooling’) and positive (for example, ‘community co-designed curriculums’) capital. The chapter concludes with a vision of flourishing communities, where interventions are decided, led, and delivered by and for Indigenous communities, supported by strong relationships with non-Indigenous allies and services.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes vii
- Notes on Contributors ix
- Foreword: The History of Recovery Capital xiv
- Introduction to the Handbook of Recovery Capital 1
- Inception to Integration: The Theoretical Roots and Institutional Growth of Recovery Capital 10
- Reflections on Initial Attempts at the Quantification of Recovery Capital 33
- The Evolution of Approaches to Measure Recovery Capital 50
- Recovery Capital as an Explanatory Model for Change and Growth 75
- Conceptualizing Recovery Capital: Domains and Critical Perspectives 97
- Community Recovery Capital and How it Contributes to Building Recovery Capital at an Individual Level 120
- A Realist Perspective on Recovery Capital: Agents, Structures, Contexts, and Mechanisms 142
- The Role of Specialist Substance Use and Addiction Treatment in Building Recovery Capital 169
- Recovery Capital Applications in Policy and Practice 193
- Justice Capital: Delivering Equitable Outcomes for Indigenous Children in State Care 211
- Conclusion: Generating a Robust Science of Applied Recovery Capital 231
- Index 240
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes vii
- Notes on Contributors ix
- Foreword: The History of Recovery Capital xiv
- Introduction to the Handbook of Recovery Capital 1
- Inception to Integration: The Theoretical Roots and Institutional Growth of Recovery Capital 10
- Reflections on Initial Attempts at the Quantification of Recovery Capital 33
- The Evolution of Approaches to Measure Recovery Capital 50
- Recovery Capital as an Explanatory Model for Change and Growth 75
- Conceptualizing Recovery Capital: Domains and Critical Perspectives 97
- Community Recovery Capital and How it Contributes to Building Recovery Capital at an Individual Level 120
- A Realist Perspective on Recovery Capital: Agents, Structures, Contexts, and Mechanisms 142
- The Role of Specialist Substance Use and Addiction Treatment in Building Recovery Capital 169
- Recovery Capital Applications in Policy and Practice 193
- Justice Capital: Delivering Equitable Outcomes for Indigenous Children in State Care 211
- Conclusion: Generating a Robust Science of Applied Recovery Capital 231
- Index 240
