Ms Elizabeth Mclean1, Dr Clare-Ann Fortune1
1Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Biography:
Ko Elizabeth (Lizzie) McLean tōku ingot. He uri ahau nō Waikato Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto me Ngāti Pūkenga hoki.
Elizabeth is a doctoral candidate at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington. She has a keen interest in mental and forensic psychology, with a particular focus on the role kaupapa Māori methodologies can play in both research and therapeutic settings.
In her spare time, she enjoys exploring and understanding the different mediums we have for sharing stories, and is an active participant in the Wellington film and theatre community.
Abstract:
All individuals influence and are influenced by the social and cultural contexts in which they are embedded. Since the colonisation of Aotearoa, there has been a history of negative interactions between Māori and criminal justice institutions. In a review of theoretical work undertaken, there is clear gap in literature relating to justice-involved rangatahi wahine Māori.
This research implements a kaupapa Māori research methodology to gather the life stories of justice-involved rangatahi wahine Māori as well as supplementary information from youth justice professional.
This research aims to develop a pathway model to justice involvement for rangatahi wahine Māori as it unfolds across time. It is also hoped this pathway model will depict the cultural and social factors associated with rangatahi engagement in offending behaviours, and that it will consider the extent to which (if at all) cultural identity has had an influence over these justice pathways.
By identifying key pathways to justice involvement, it is hoped this research will contribute to improving assessment and treatment approaches for justice-involved rangatahi wahine Māori, as well as inform policy development in Aotearoa.