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Iversen J; Long P; Lutnick A; Maher L, 2021, 'Patterns and epidemiology of illicit drug use among sex workers globally: A systematic review', in Sex Work, Health, and Human Rights: Global Inequities, Challenges, and Opportunities for Action, Springer Nature, pp. 95 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64171-9_6

Mooney-Somers J; Olsen A; Scott R; Akee A; Maher L, 2020, 'Young Indigenous People Responding to a Sexually Transmitted Infection Diagnosis: Accounts of Resilience', in Relational Concepts in Medicine, pp. 215 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9781848880733_021

Coomber R; Maher L, 2014, 'Street-level drug market activity in Sydney’s primary heroin markets: Organization, adulteration practices, pricing, marketing and violence.', in Tadajewski M; Cluley R (ed.), International Perspectives of Marketing Theory – Volume 4: Transforming Marketing, Consumer and Society Dynamics., Sage, London, pp. 205 - 234, http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book241116?bookType=%22Reference%20Books%22&subject=600&sortBy=defaultPubDate%20desc&fs=1#tabview=toc

Allen P; Maher L, 2011, 'Hepatitis C knowledge and beliefs among culturally and linguistically diverse drug users', in Lê Q (ed.), Health and wellbeing: A social and cultural perspective, Nova Science Publishers, New York, pp. 185 - 198

Mooney-Somers J; Olsen A; Scott R; Akee A; Maher L, 2011, 'Learning from the Past: Young Indigenous People's Accounts of Blood-borne Viral and Sexually Transmitted Infections as Resilience Narratives.', in Deng M; Raia F; Vaccarella M (ed.), Relational Concepts in Medicine., Inter-Disciplinary Press, Oxford

Maher L; Daly K, 2011, 'Women in the street-level drug economy: Continuity or change?', in Chesney Lind M; Morash M (ed.), Feminist Theories of Crime, Ashgate, London, pp. 69 - 90

Coomber R; Maher L, 2010, 'Street-level drug market activity in Sydney's primary heroin markets', in Drugs and Crime: Volume II, Ashgate Publishing, London

Maher L; Bates A; Coupland H; Enriquez J; Ho HT; Le TT; Liao L; Pham A; Sargent P; Thach M; Walsh N, 2008, 'We are family: ICON, a model for effective peer-based outreach targeting marginalised injecting drug users', in Moore D; Deitze P (ed.), Drugs and Public Health: Australian Perspectives on Policy and Practice, Oxford University Press, Melbourne

Dixon D; Maher L, 2004, 'Containment, quality of life and crime reduction: policy transfers in the policing of a street heroin market', in Newburn T; Sparks R (ed.), Criminal Justice and Political Cultures, Willan Publishing, Cullompton, UK, pp. 234 - 266

Maher L; Dunlap E; Johnson BD; Hamid A, 2004, 'Gender, power and alternative living arrangements in the inner-city crack culture', in Chesney-Lind M; Pasko L (ed.), Girls, women and crime, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

Maher L, 2003, 'A reserve army: Women and the drug market', in Raffel Price B; Sokoloff NJ (ed.), The Criminal justice system and women: Offenders, victims and workers, McGraw-Hill, New York

Maher L; Dunlap E; Johnson BD, 2003, 'Black women's pathways to involvement in illicit drug distribution and sales: An ethnographic analysis', in Drugs and Crime: Deviant Pathways, Ashgate, Michigan, pp. 167 - 193

Maher L; Dunlap E; Johnson B, 2002, 'Black women`s pathways to involvement in illicit drug distribution and sales: an exploratory ethnographic analysis', in Brochu S; Agra CD; Cousineau M-M (ed.), Drugs and Crime Deviant Pathways, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Hampshire, pp. 167 - 193

Maher L; Dixon D, 2002, 'Policing and public health: law enforcement and harm minimization in a street-level drug market', in Stephanie Taylor (ed.), Ethnographic Research: A Reader, Sage Publications, London, UK, pp. 36 - 64

Maher L; Daly K, 2002, 'Women in the street-level drug economy: Continuity or Change', in Inciardi J; McElrath K (ed.), The American Drug Scene, Roxbury Publishing, California, USA

Von Hirsch A; Maher L, 2001, 'Can penal rehabilitationism be revived?', in Kadish SJ (ed.), Criminal Law and its Processes, Aspen Law and Business Publishers, Aspen, USA

Sargent P; Maher L; Cunningham M, 2001, 'How do you translate hepatitis C? There’s no word for it: A rapid assessment of hepatitis C prevention in NESB communities.', in How do you translate hepatitis C? There’s no word for it: A rapid assessment of hepatitis C prevention in NESB communities., Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service, Sydney

Maher L; Daly K, 2001, 'Women in the Street-Level Drug Economy:Continuity or Change?', in Alpert GP; MacDonald JM (ed.), Understanding Social Science Research, Waveland Press,Inc, Illinois, pp. 109 - 134

Maher L; Dunlap E; Johnson BD, 2000, 'Black women's pathways to involvement in illicit drug distribution and sales: An ethnographic analysis', in Johnson BD; Dunlap E; Williams T (ed.), Drugs and Family Life in the Center City, Sage, New York

Maher L, 2000, 'Gangs: Cabra girls (Australia)', in Encyclopedia of women and crime, oryx press, Phoenix, Arizona, pp. 86 - 88

Dixon D; Maher L, 1999, 'Walls of Silence', in Hage G; Couch R (ed.), The Future of Australian Multiculturalism, Research Institute for Humanities and Social Science, Sydney, NSW, pp. 89 - 101

Maher L, 1999, 'Walls of silence: Stories of Cabramatta street youth', in Australian youth subcultures: On the margins and in the mainstream, Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, Hobart, pp. 138 - 147

Daly K; Maher L, 1998, 'Crossroads and intersections: Building from feminist critique', in Criminology at the Crossroads: Feminists Readings in Crime and Justice, Oxford University Press, New York, USA, pp. 1 - 17

Maher L; Curtis R, 1998, 'Women on the edge of crime: Crack cocaine and the changing contexts of street-level sex work in New York City', in Criminology at the Crossroads: Feminists Readings in Crime and Justice, Oxford University Press, New York, USA, pp. 110 - 134

Maher L, 1995, 'In the name of love: Women and initiation to illicit drugs', in Dobash RE; Dobash RP; Noaks L (ed.), Gender and Crime, University of Wales Press, Cardiff

Maher L, 1993, 'In search of the female urban gangsta: Change, culture and crack cocaine', in Raffel Price B; Sokoloff NJ (ed.), The Criminal Justice System and Women: Offenders, Victims and Workers, McGraw-Hill,, New York

von Hirsch A; Maher L, 1992, 'Can penal rehabilitationism be revived?', in Ashworth A; von Hirsch A (ed.), Can penal rehabilitationism be revived?, Northeastern University Press, Boston

Weisburd D; Maher L; Sherman LW, 1992, 'Contrasting crime general and crime specific theory: The case of hot spots of crime', in Adler F; Laufer W (ed.), Advances in Criminological Theory, Transaction Press

Maher L, 1992, 'Punishment and welfare: Crack cocaine and the regulation of mothering', in Feinman C (ed.), The Criminalization of a Woman's Body, The Haworth Press, New York


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