In NSW Parliament today Fred Nile introduced the Crimes Amendment (Provocation) Bill 2014 [NSW]. While debate was adjourned, several parliamentary members have expressed their support for the Bill. The Bill replaces the partial defence of provocation with a new ‘partial defence of extreme provocation’. The reformed defence retains many of the traditional yet controversial features of the provocation defence, including the
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Two major surveillance stories today The first is about the surveillance and ‘collection’ of web cam images GCHQ and NSA capturing Yahoo webcam images The second is an OpEd on the meaning of the term ‘collected’. ‘NSA robots are ‘collecting’ your data, too, and they’re getting away with it’
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Darren Palmer was a panel guest on Hong Kong Radio 3, RTHK on February 17 Backchat show for a discussion of “Role of ICAC for 40 Years – How do you find the efforts of the organisation in combating corruption in Hong Kong? Or more needs to be done? (8.30-9.15 Hong Kong time). This is a follow up from
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Darren Palmer and Ian Warren (Criminology) and Peter Miller have just had a book chapter published: ‘ID Scanners and Uberveillance in the Night-Time Economy: Crime Prevention or Invasion of Privacy?’chapter 9 (pp. 208-225) in MG Michael and K Michael eds. Uberveillance and the Social Implications of Microchip Implants: Emerging Technologies. A volume in the Advances in Human and Social Aspects
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The latest issue of Surveillance and Society (vol 11 no 4, 2014), edited by Deakin’s Ian Warren and Nils Zurawski (University of Hamburg) is a special issue examining Surveillance and Sport. The eleven papers in this edition cover a range of issues including surveillance and sports mega-events and the impact of various forms of routine surveillance on elite and lower-level athletes.
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Deakin Criminology are very excited to welcome a new Lecturer in Criminology, Dr Wendy O’Brien. Dr Wendy O’Brien was formerly senior research fellow with the Australian Crime Commission. Wendy holds a Doctorate in Gender Studies, and is currently completing a Masters in International Law (Human Rights) at The University of Melbourne. Wendy conducts research on issues of child protection, child
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The timely publication of research by Deakin’s Peter Miller, Darren Palmer (Criminology convenor), Emma McFarlane (Deakin criminology honours graduate) and Ashlee Curis examines the operation of venue lockouts in two Australian regional cities – Newcastle and Geelong. Drawing on interviews conducted with industry, policing agencies and other key stakeholders, the research reveals that the majority of stakeholders interviewed believed lockouts were
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