Shelley J. Walker
Shelley Walker is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Justice Health, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University. She is a social science researcher with appointments at the National Drug Research Institute (Curtin University) and Burnet Institute. Shelley is a recent recipient of an ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award, focused on the young people and experiences of police custody detention.
Shelley J.'s articles (1 total)
Children are spending days in police cells built for adults
Children are spending days – and sometimes a week or more – in police custody designed only for short stays. New research points to isolation, poor conditions and serious gaps in oversight.