Baden-Clay murder appeal succeeds on doubt over intent, but domestic violence is still a deadly tragedy
Queensland’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday ruled to downgrade Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder conviction for the April 2012 killing of his…
Queensland’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday ruled to downgrade Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder conviction for the April 2012 killing of his…
Yesterday, research undertaken by Deakin criminologist Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon with Monash criminologists Prof Jude McCulloch and Associate Prof JaneMaree Maher, along…
On Friday 13th November Deakin Criminologist Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon delivered a plenary presentation as part of the University College Cork…
By Jude McCulloch, Kate Fitz-Gibbon and JaneMaree Maher The increasing regularity of fatal violence against women – 63 deaths so…
This article was originally published on The Conversation on 27 February 2015. To read the original article, click here. Explainer: Victoria’s Royal Commission…
This article was originally published on The Conversation on 27 October 2014. To read the original article, click here. The recent killing of…
Deakin University criminologist, Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon, has been awarded a commendation at the United Nationals Association of Australia (Victoria division) Media…
This article was first written by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and published on The Conversation. The law’s response to lethal domestic violence…
Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Ken Lay has flagged the possibility of a police restructure to favour the introduction of…
HOMICIDE LAW REFORM IN VICTORIA: PROSPECTS AND RETROSPECT 2014 marks a decade since the release of the Victorian Law Reform…
Young people witness and experience domestic violence every day, and sometimes the consequences can be significant. This video was written…
This month the Home Secretary Theresa May MP announced a major review in England and Wales of how police respond…
By Kate Fitz-Gibbon Last month the Victorian Premier Denis Napthine, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle…