Publications

Sharing our research with the world

The Justice Health Group publishes its research in leading international journals. We support Open Science principles, and whenever possible publish our research Open Access, meaning that it is free for anyone to download.

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2024 and in-press

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2023

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Scientific Reports

  • Janca E, Young J, Legge M, Feldman P & Kinner S (2023). Embedding a Community Health Nurse in Jesuit Social Services ReConnect: a Multi-stage Evaluation. Final report. Melbourne: University of Melbourne.

2022

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Scientific Reports

  • Queensland Forensic Mental Health Service, and Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (2022). Principles for forensic mental health in Australia: a national stakeholder consultation. Brisbane: Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research.

  • Coupe K, Glover-Wright C, Campbell A, Keen C, Lawrence P, Kinner SA & Young JT (2022). Health outcomes and service use patterns associated with co-located outpatient mental health and alcohol and other drug specialist treatment: a systematic review. Melbourne: University of Melbourne.

2021

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2020

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Scientific Reports

2019

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Book chapters

Scientific Reports

  • WHO (2019). Status report on prison health in the WHO European Region. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. [institutional authorship]

  • Janca E, Keen C, Feldman P, Young J & Kinner SA (2019). Evaluation of embedding a community health nurse as part of the Jesuit Social Services ReConnect programme: Interim report. Melbourne: University of Melbourne.

  • Stoové M, Kirwan A, ten Have C, Kinner S, Ritter A & Dietze P (2019). Queensland Prison-Based Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) Program Evaluation: Final Report. Melbourne: Burnet Institute.

2018

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Edited books

Book chapters

Scientific Reports

  • Clugston B, Perrin M, Davidson F, Heffernan E & Kinner SA (2018). Prison mental health services: A comparison of Australian jurisdictions. Brisbane: Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research.

2017

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2016

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Scientific Reports

2015

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Scientific Reports

  • Heffernan, E., Andersen, K., Aboud, A., Scotney, A., Kinner, S. A., Kilroy, K., & Davidson, F. (2015). The family business: Improving the understanding and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder among incarcerated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Brisbane: Queensland Health.

2014

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Conference Articles

Book Chapters

  • van Dooren, K., and S. Kinner. 2014. "Mentally disordered offenders." In A Companion to Criminal Justice, Mental Health & Risk.

  • Kinner SA & Binswanger IA (2014). Mortality after release from prison (pp. 3157-3167). In G. J. N. Bruinsma & D. L. Weisburd (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Washington DC: Springer.

Scientific Reports

  • Fletcher, J., Hamilton, B., King, K., Sutherland, G., Kinner, S. A., & Brophy, L. (2014). Least restrictive practices in acute mental health wards including consideration of locked doors: Facilitated forums and options for the future. Melbourne: University of Melbourne.

  • Melbourne Social Equity Institute. (2014). Reduction of Seclusion and Restraint: A Report to the National Mental Health Commission. Sydney: National Mental Health Commission. [corporate authorship]

  • Fletcher, J., Sutherland, G., Brophy, L., Hamilton, B. & Kinner, S.A. (2014). Least restrictive practices in acute mental health wards including consideration of locked doors: A literature review and recommendations for future practice. Melbourne: University of Melbourne.

  • Avery, A., Kinner, S.A. & Clarke, P. (2014). Modelling the economic costs of implementing a magistrate-based determination of fitness to stand trial and mental impairment. A report to the Victorian Law Reform Commission. Melbourne: University of Melbourne.

2013

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Scientific Reports

  • Winter, S., Saxton, K. & Kinner, S.A. (2013). Health in prisoners in Fiji. Research report prepared by the Burnet Institute and Empower Pacific for the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, September 2013.

2012

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2011

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2010

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Conference Articles

  • Winter, R., T. Kwarteng, S. O'Neil, S. Tupou-Tamani, and S. Kinner. 2010. "RESEARCH WITH PRISONER AND EX-PRISONERS: BUILDING THE EVIDENCE BASE.": WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC.

  • Andrews, J., D. O'Keefe, and S. Kinner. 2010. "UNDERSTANDING DRUG-RELATED DEATH IN RECENTLY RELEASED PRISONERS.": WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC.

2009

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  • Degenhardt, L., A. Roxburgh, M. Dunn, G. Campbell, R. Bruno, S. A. Kinner, J. George, B. Quinn, N. White, and L. Topp. 2009. "The epidemiology of ecstasy use and harms in australia." Neuropsychobiology 60 (3-4): 176-187.

  • Kinner, S. A., J. George, G. Campbell, and L. Degenhardt. 2009. "Crime, drugs and distress: Patterns of drug use and harm among criminally involved injecting drug users in Australia." Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 33 (3): 223-227.

  • Kinner, S. A., Lennox, N. G., & Taylor, M. (2009). Randomised controlled trial of a post-release intervention for prisoners with and without an intellectual disability. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 15(2), 72-76.

  • Heffernan, E., Cowburn, K., & Kinner, S. A. (2009). The Insidious Problem Inside: A systematic review of the mental health problems of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in custody. Australasian Psychiatry, 17(1), S41-S46.

Conference Articles

  • Degenhardt, L., M. Dunn, G. Campbell, A. Roxburgh, L. Topp, R. Bruno, S. Kinner, and J. George. 2009. "The Epidemiology of Ecstasy Use and Harms in Australia.": KARGER.

2008

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Conference Articles

  • Kinner, S., N. Lennox, K. Jamrozik, M. Haswell-Elkins, G. Williams, and R. Alati. 2008. "Passports to advantage: Health and capacity building of prisoners after release.": WILEY-BLACKWELL.

2007

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2006

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2005

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2004

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