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An evaluation of Youth Justice Conferencing for youth misuse of fire
Dr Kamarah Pooley’s PhD investigated Youth Justice Conferencing convened for young people who committed a fire-related offence in NSW. Her findings revealed that Youth Justice Conferencing with firefighter involvement contributed to a reduced risk of general recidivism while providing an avenue for delivering fire safety education to at-risk groups.

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Dr Kamarah Pooley Research Leader

Dr Kamarah Pooley’s PhD investigated Youth Justice Conferencing convened for young people who committed a fire-related offence in NSW. Her findings revealed that Youth Justice Conferencing with firefighter involvement contributed to a reduced risk of general recidivism while providing an avenue for delivering fire safety education to at-risk groups.

This project was completed in May 2018.

Year Type Citation
2020 Journal Article Pooley, K. The effect of firefighter-delivered fire safety education on young people who misuse fire. Fire Safety Journal (2020). doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103156
2018 Journal Article Pooley, K. Firefighter involvement in Youth Justice Conferencing: Implications for fire prevention. Fire Safety Journal 102, 59-65 (2018).
2018 Thesis Pooley, K. An evaluation of youth justice conferencing for youth misuse of fire. (2018). doi:10.5204/thesis.eprints.116520
2017 Conference Paper Rumsewicz, M. Research proceedings from the 2017 Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC Conference. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC & AFAC annual conference 2017 (Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, 2017).
2017 Conference Paper Pooley, K. Youth justice conferencing for youth misuse of fire: a case study of collaboration. AFAC17 (Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, 2017).
2017 Journal Article Pooley, K. “Since I went to the conference… I have really thought just how bad lighting fires are”: diversionary conferencing for youth misuse of fire. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 19, 122-135 (2017).
2017 Journal Article Pooley, K. Youth Justice Conferencing for youth misuse of fire: a child-centred disaster risk reduction mechanism. Australian Journal of Emergency Management 32, (2017).
2015 Journal Article Pooley, K. & Ferguson, C. Using environmental criminology theories to compare ‘youth misuse of fire’ across age groups in New South Wales. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 50, 100-102 (2015).
Kamarah Pooley Conference Poster 2016
12 Aug 2016
Diversionary conferencing for youth misuse of fire
infrastructure, resilience
(How) do interagency agreements between juvenile justice and fire and rescue services facilitate youth misuse...
An evaluation of youth justice conferencing for youth misuse of fire
29 Jun 2017
An evaluation of youth justice conferencing for youth misuse of fire
child-centred, fire
This evaluation revealed that firefighter involvement in Youth Justice Conferencing:Facilitates the provision...