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…
Towards Women’s Security: Deakin co-authored research presented at Public Lecture
Yesterday, research undertaken by Deakin criminologist Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon with Monash criminologists Prof Jude McCulloch and Associate Prof JaneMaree Maher, along…
Just published: Wendy O’Brien examines Australian legal reform in the context of International Norms on the Right to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Deakin Criminologist Dr Wendy O’Brien’s latest research has been published in an edited collection, Queering Criminology, edited by Angela Dwyer,…
Just published: Kate Fitz-Gibbon & JaneMaree Maher examine the process of feminist judging
Deakin criminologist Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Monash University Associate Professor JaneMaree Maher have co-authored an article on the feminist judging…
Just published: Darren Palmer & Ian Warren examine global policing in the case of Kim Dotcom
Darren Palmer and Ian Warren have a chapter in the new 4 volume set published by SAGE on Global Policing…
Kate Fitz-Gibbon awarded Victorian Legal Services Board grant to examine legal responses to one-punch homicide
Deakin criminologist Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon has received a grant to examine legal responses to one-punch homicide as part of the…
Deakin criminology welcomes our latest team member: Dr Andrew Groves
Deakin criminology is very excited to welcome the latest addition to our team Dr Andrew Groves. Andrew completed his PhD…
Latest surveillance research by Deakin criminologists
The latest issue of Surveillance and Society has two contributions by members of the Deakin criminology team. The Issue features an article…
Deakin criminologist Kate Fitz-Gibbon receives prestigious Churchill Fellowship
Criminology lecturer Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon has been awarded the prestigious Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship for 2015. The Fellowship will allow…
Dr Diarmaid Harkin awarded 2015 British Society of Criminology Brian Williams Prize
We are delighted to announce that Deakin lecturer in criminology Dr Diarmaid Harkin has been awarded the 2015 Brian Williams…
Deakin Criminologists at Law and Society Association annual meeting
On 30-31 May 2015, Associate Professor Darren Palmer and Dr Ian Warren presented the following two papers at the Law…
Dr Chad Whelan delivers David & Cecilia Ting Occasional Forum on Justice Policy
Deakin Criminologist Dr Chad Whelan has presented the David & Cecilia Ting Occasional Forum on Justice Policy at Simon Fraser University in Canada. Chad…
Deakin criminologists at the Canadian Sociological Association annual conference
Last week, Deakin criminologists Dr Adam Molnar and Dr Chad Whelan presented a paper at the Canadian Sociological Association annual…
Deakin Criminologist attends international workshop on life imprisonment
Last week Deakin criminologist, Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon, was invited to attend a two-day workshop on ‘Life Imprisonment and Human Rights’…
Latest policing research published by Deakin criminologist Diarmaid Harkin
Deakin Lecturer in Criminology Dr Diarmaid Harkin has this week had two articles which examine policing published in leading UK…
Latest research by Deakin criminologist examines border security
Deakin University criminologist Dr Peter Chambers has published a new article on border security. The article, The Embrace of Border…