▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁for ▁her ▁th esis ▁Off ending ▁Women : ▁Tow ard ▁a ▁Gre ater ▁Under standing ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Path ways ▁In to ▁and ▁Out ▁of ▁Crime ▁in ▁Australia . ▁It ▁out lines ▁" five ▁major ▁path ways ▁that ▁led ▁[ f em ale ▁prisoners ] ▁to ▁crime : ▁un stable ▁up br ing ings , ▁sexual ▁and ▁physical ▁ab use , ▁drug ▁use , ▁economic ▁marg inal ity ▁and ▁mental ▁ill ness ". ▁An ▁edited ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁self - pub lished ▁e - book ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁This ▁study ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁understanding ▁women ' s ▁criminal ity ▁in ▁Australia . ▁▁ ▁She ▁met ▁her ▁current ▁partner , ▁A aron ▁Er bach er , ▁a ▁fellow ▁ex - conv ict , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁Bel con nen ▁rem and ▁centre ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁since ▁then . ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁and ▁other ▁adapt ations ▁ ▁The ▁crime ▁has ▁been ▁adapted ▁into ▁works ▁by ▁several ▁authors ▁and ▁film m akers . ▁The ▁best - known ▁example ▁is ▁Helen ▁Gar ner ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁book ▁Joe ▁Cin que ' s ▁Cons olation , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month ▁as ▁Singh ' s ▁re - release ▁from ▁prison , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁widely ▁public ised ▁account ▁of ▁Singh