Dr. Jocelyn, who is a Senior Research Fellow at the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), Curtin University bring her wealth of experience in health and justice service to assist WACSAR in formulating and implementing best-practice research and evaluation strategies.
A publication by the Western Australian Department of Justice revealed that three successful academic members from the Western Australian University sector among whom is Dr. Jocelyn were appointed to the three vacant positions of the board. They joined the board as inaugural academic member having successful in the appointment processes that follow the expression of interest.
It is believed that the appointment of Dr. Jocelyn Jones who over the years has contribute immensely to the Aboriginal health and social well being through her research and the two other academics would enhance the board's research expertise and keep WACSAR abreast of the academic developments.
Dr. Jocelyn Jones research interest span Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, prisoner health, juvenile justice, child protection, mental health and well being.
She is a holder of Masters of Applied Epidemiology from Australian National University and BA Sociology from Murdoch University.
In 2020, Dr Jocelyn Jones got appointed to lead NDRI’s Aboriginal Research Program that aims to change policy and make better the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities in relation to alcohol and other drug use.
Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR), an independent division of the Department of Justice was established in 2020 and it is responsible, among many other things, to helping inform criminal justice decision-making and policy development using a cross-agency, evidence-based approach and for coordinating an annual research grants programme that funds research capable of improving the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in Western Australia.
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