Browsing by Author "Tamatea, Armon J."
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Barriers and facilitators of access to psychological services for indigenous populations: A scoping review and thematic analysis
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021)Background: The extent to which behavior-analytic interventions are offered to Indigenous populations across CANZUS in accessible and culturally appropriate ways is unknown. We conducted a scoping review with a thematic ... -
Bizarre thoughts, magical ideations, and voices from the unconscious: Exploring issues of anomalous experience
(Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2003)This project was initially concerned with the clinical interpretations of ‘bizarre’ or ‘magical’ ideations (i.e., statements considered to have little or no validity in our predominant western culture). The first study ... -
Culture is our business: Issues and challenges for forensic and correctional psychologists
(Taylor & Francis LTD, 2017)Psychology has made significant advances in the development of more empirical, standardized, and consistent approaches to the prediction, assessment, and treatment of offending behaviour. However, crime occurs in a cultural ... -
Ideology is theft: Thoughts on the legitimacy of a Maori psychology
(Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2008)‘War, in fact, can be seen as a process of achieving equilibrium among unequal technologies’ (McLuhan, 1964) We are at war. As Western science and its accompanying technology expands the frontiers of knowledge at an ... -
The last defence against gang crime: Exploring community approaches to gang member reintegration
(Ara Poutama Aotearoa The Department of Corrections., 2018)There is a need to recognise that gangs are a form of community with accompanying norms, values, processes and practices internal to those communities. Any behaviour change efforts with members of these groups would benefit ...
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"Be feared, or live in fear": A descriptive model of institutional gang violence
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Prison violence is a significant concern both in New Zealand and across the globe. While past theories and empirical research have highlighted several risk factors implicated in prison violence, we continue to have a limited ... -
“This is not a riot, it is a protest”: A discourse analysis of prison violence in New Zealand news media
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis examines the discourses of prison violence in the New Zealand news media. Prison violence is a pressing social issue that harms those involved and has permeating consequences for the institution. Prison riots, ... -
Prototypical gang recruits in New Zealand prisons
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Gangs have long been associated with antisocial behaviour and crime. To maintain themselves, gangs require a steady flow of new recruits. A better understanding of who is being recruited into gangs is the first step in ... -
Violence in New Zealand women's prisons
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Female violence in institutional settings is a growing issue as female incarceration numbers have been persistently increasing over the past three decades in New Zealand. Women’s prison violence and misconduct behaviours ... -
A phenomenological study of the motivation barriers and enablers experienced by prisoners in terms of their participation in educational programs
(The University of Waikato, 2019)An exploratory study, building on current international literature and research, examining motivational barriers and motivational factors New Zealand prisoners experience when making choices regarding prison education ...
