Just Published: Justice in Parole by Richard Evans
The rape and murder of Jill Meagher in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick in September 2012 was as horrible a crime as could…
Why England must abolish the mandatory life sentence for murder
An article published this week in the latest issue of Criminology and Criminal Justice reveals judicial and legal practitioner support for the…
NSW Government drafts restrictions to law of provocation
The NSW Government has released a Draft Bill and Discussion Paper recommending that a reformed version of the provocation defence be retained with significant…
ANNOUNCEMENT: 2 Criminology Positions Advertised
The Criminology team at Deakin are expanding! We are currently advertising two continuing Lecturer in Criminology positions (Reference Number: 130385).…
Victorian Attorney-General’s Law Oration
On Thursday 3rd October the Victorian Attorney-General Robert Clark delivered the Melbourne University Law School and Victorian Law Foundation Law Oration…
Abolishing defensive homicide will benefit female victims and offenders
This article was first published on The Conversation on 4th October 2013 The Victorian Department of Justice has released its…
Major changes to Victorian homicide laws proposed
The Victorian Department of Justice has overnight released the Defensive Homicide Proposals for Legislative Reform: Consultation Paper. The paper is a…
Fantastic initiative: Bradford video “Stuck in Chains”
Young people witness and experience domestic violence every day, and sometimes the consequences can be significant. This video was written…
Deakin Bachelor of Criminology in the News!
On 29 August 2013 an article about the Bachelor of Criminology at Deakin University appeared in the Education section of…
The ‘jealous man’s’ defence lives on in the English criminal courts
This month the Home Secretary Theresa May MP announced a major review in England and Wales of how police respond…
Just published: Article by Richard Evans examines hazing in the ADF
The latest issue of the Australian Army Journal includes an article ‘Hazing in the ADF: A Culture of Denial?’ by…
New book chapter by Darren Palmer and Ian Warren just out
A book chapter by Darren Palmer and Ian Warren has been published in a collection edited by Professor Randy Lippert…
Review of ‘A Second Chance for Justice’
The latest issue of the Deakin Law Review (2013, vol 18, issue 1) includes a review of Kate Fitz-Gibbon’s book ‘A Second…
Taking a stand against family violence must occur in the courts
By Kate Fitz-Gibbon Last month the Victorian Premier Denis Napthine, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle…
South Australia joins the provocation debate
Provocation is a partial defence to murder, which has attracted controversy and critique in every Australian criminal justice system except South…
Nicole Asquith builds research partnerships with London’s Met Police and Crown Prosecution Service
Whilst in the UK for the finalisation of her research with the London Metropolitan Police Service on verbal-textual hostility and…