Survival offending—how our finance system fosters moral disengagement

Clare JM Burns; Simone Kelly; Keitha Dunstan

Survival offending—how our finance system fosters moral disengagement

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The number of Indigenous Women (Women) in Australian prison has been called “alarming:” 39 per cent of the female prison population are Indigenous, yet make up only 3.8 of the Australian population (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2023; Marie, 2021). Rightly, domestic and family violence, mental and physical health (eg acquired brain injuries), as well as addiction have been researched (Dale et al., 2019; Fitts, Johnson, & Soldatic, 2024). However, there has been minimal research into the specific role finance plays in Women’s rehabilitation and recidivism, and whether the broader finance system fosters Women’s moral disengagement (Botha & Freeman, 2022; Parker, Kilroy, & Hirst, 2018). Therefore, this research has explored what role finance plays, hearing directly from 11 Women in prison and 11 people who support (Supporter) Women in the prison system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ABEN Annual Conference Proceedings 2025
Publisher	Australian Business Ethics Network
Pages	100-101
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 28 Nov 2025
Event	Australasian Business Ethics Network Conference 2025 - Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia Duration: 27 Nov 2025 → 28 Nov 2025 https://aben.org.au/event/annual-conference-and-hdr-workshop-2/

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Conference	Australasian Business Ethics Network Conference 2025
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Bathurst
Period	27/11/25 → 28/11/25
Other	The conference theme is On the Road: Making Ethical and Sustainable Decisions, but we welcome submissions on all aspects of business ethics. Don’t miss the opportunity to share your research with our supportive network. We are delighted to have joining us as keynote speakers Prof Clive Hamilton and Prof Isabel Rimanoczy.
Internet address	https://aben.org.au/event/annual-conference-and-hdr-workshop-2/

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Burns, CJM , Kelly, S & Dunstan, K 2025, Survival offending—how our finance system fosters moral disengagement. in ABEN Annual Conference Proceedings 2025. Australian Business Ethics Network , pp. 100-101, Australasian Business Ethics Network Conference 2025, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 27/11/25. <https://aben.org.au/aben-events/conference/aben-conference-archive/>

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