In a new series on imprisonment trends, issues and policies across Australia, The Conversation asks why are imprisonment rates soaring, to what purpose, and with what financial and human consequences?
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Associate Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Professor of Health Economics, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Deputy Director (Clinical), Monash Krongold Clinic, Monash University
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Karin Hammarberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
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Research Project Officer, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director, Krongold Clinic (Research), Monash University
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Head of the Obesity and Metabolic Medicine Group in the Department of Surgery, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
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PhD Candidate, Monash University
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Lecturer in Popular Music, Monash University
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Addiction Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Monash University
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Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
