Claire Loughnan

Claire Loughnan is a lecturer in Criminology, at University of Melbourne. She researches the modes, practices and effects of carceral and confined spaces, including immigration detention, youth detention, prisons and aged care. She lives and works on the land of the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation.

Articles by Claire Loughnan:

Published in Overland Issue Reflections on Ngaga-dji: Listening for Change · Indigenous rights

Experiences of youth detention and young people’s voices calling for informed change

Claire Loughnan, Bonnie Dukakis and Faith Gordon

These reflections on the Ngaga-dji Report come at a time when the decision to build a new youth justice centre in Cherry Creek, west of Melbourne, has been scaled down but remains an inappropriate model for responding to the needs of Aboriginal children, many of whom are often caught on the residential care-youth detention-adult prison pathway.

Published in Overland Issue Reflections on Ngaga-dji: Listening for Change · Indigenous Australia

Introduction to Ngaga-Dji: listening for change

Sophie Rudolph and Claire Loughnan

The Ngaga-dji Report, titled with the Woiwurung word ‘Ngaga-dji’, meaning ‘hear me/hear us’, was released by the Koorie Youth Council in August 2018. It offers sustained insights into the challenges faced by young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who come into contact with the criminal justice system in Victoria. These insights, drawn from children’s perspectives, are crucial for researchers, advocates, policymakers and practitioners from across a range of institutions to consider when working with young people.