Join us for this panel on The Problematic Abolition of Defensive Homicide: The Missing Voices in the Debate
In November 2014, the Victorian offence of defensive homicide was abolished following a widely held perception that it was being…
In November 2014, the Victorian offence of defensive homicide was abolished following a widely held perception that it was being…
Opinion piece by Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Monash) and Dr Wendy O’Brien (Deakin) published in The Guardian. At what age should…
Dr Danielle Tyson has co-authored an article with Monash Criminology PhD candidate Maddy Ulbrick and Dr Asher Flynn (Department of…
Yesterday, research undertaken by Deakin criminologist Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon with Monash criminologists Prof Jude McCulloch and Associate Prof JaneMaree Maher, along…
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 first written by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and published on The Conversation. The law’s response to lethal domestic violence…
This article is authored by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and was first published on The Conversation on 26th June 2014. Victorian attorney-general…
HOMICIDE LAW REFORM IN VICTORIA: PROSPECTS AND RETROSPECT 2014 marks a decade since the release of the Victorian Law Reform…
In NSW Parliament today Fred Nile introduced the Crimes Amendment (Provocation) Bill 2014 [NSW]. While debate was adjourned, several parliamentary…
Young people witness and experience domestic violence every day, and sometimes the consequences can be significant. This video was written…
By Kate Fitz-Gibbon Last month the Victorian Premier Denis Napthine, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle…