Where specialist and mainstream service systems collide : The National Disability Insurance Scheme in prisons
Journal article
Yates, Sophie, Dodd, Shannon, Doyle, Caroline, Buick, Fiona and Dickinson, Helen. (2022). Where specialist and mainstream service systems collide : The National Disability Insurance Scheme in prisons. Australian Journal of Public Administration. 81(4), pp. 611-628. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12555
Authors | Yates, Sophie, Dodd, Shannon, Doyle, Caroline, Buick, Fiona and Dickinson, Helen |
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Abstract | The coordination of specialist with mainstream service systems is prone to role delineation and implementation difficulties worldwide. In the case of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), this specialist/mainstream interface is complicated by federalism and funding responsibilities held by different levels of government. People with disability, especially cognitive or intellectual disability, are over-represented in Australia's prisons. Through semi-structured interviews with professionals working at the interface of disability and criminal justice, we explore some of these interface issues with regard to NDIS services (specialist) in prisons (mainstream). We find that policy permits some NDIS-funded services to be delivered inside prisons, such as transition services related to a person's disability, but in practice there is significant variation in how policy is understood and implemented, leading to exclusion and service gaps. This case study shines light on longstanding debates about service coordination across organisational and jurisdictional boundaries. |
Keywords | criminal justice system; disability; NDIS; prison; service coordination |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Australian Journal of Public Administration |
Journal citation | 81 (4), pp. 611-628 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd |
ISSN | 0313-6647 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12555 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85136455031 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 611-628 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 21 Aug 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 20 Jul 2022 |
Deposited | 17 May 2023 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z087/where-specialist-and-mainstream-service-systems-collide-the-national-disability-insurance-scheme-in-prisons
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