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Robin Fitzgerald
Researcher at University of Queensland
Publications - 36
Citations - 1295
Robin Fitzgerald is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Domestic violence & Public opinion. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 32 publications receiving 1187 citations. Previous affiliations of Robin Fitzgerald include Statistics Canada.
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Drug normalisation and Australian youth: group differences in the social accommodation of drug use
TL;DR: The authors used data from a purposive survey of young people who frequently attended clubs in a major night-time entertainment district in Brisbane, Australia to assess group differences in attitudes towards drug use.
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Assessing the risk of domestic violence recidivism
Robin Fitzgerald,Timothy Graham +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined bi-variate relationships between explanatory variables and the dependent variable and estimated a multivariate logistic regression model to determine which variables independently predicted reconviction.
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Job design and levels of physical and mental strain among Australian prison officers
TL;DR: This article examined the influence of subjective perceptions of these variables on strain reactions among a group of relatively homogeneous workers such as, in the present study, prison officers (n = 274), and examined the joint influence of negative affectivity and perceptions of demands, discretion, and support on mental and physical well-being.
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Legal processes and gendered violence: Cross-applications for domestic violence protection orders
Heather Douglas,Robin Fitzgerald +1 more
TL;DR: In Australia, domestic violence protection orders (DVPO) are now the most common legal remedy sought by, or on behalf of, women experiencing DV as discussed by the authors, and they can restrict and prohibit a perpetrator of DV (a respondent) from committing further acts of violence against a person (an aggrieved).
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Redemption or forfeiture? Understanding diversity in Australians’ attitudes to parole:
TL;DR: This article used a latent variable approach to look for distinct patterns in attitudes to parole and re-entry in Australia and found that appealing to a public belief in offenders' ability to change may be the most effective way to increase public confidence in parole systems.