Criminology News

Congratulations to PSI Criminologist Bree Carlton. Bree's book - Imprisoning Resistance: Life and Death in an Australian Supermax; has received a nomination in this years Davitt Awards. The award will be presented on the 10th of October by Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon.

Criminology Associate Professors Sharon Pickering and Jude McCulloch have been invited to participate in the Australia 2020 Summit to be held in Canberra on April 19th and 20th 2008. The aim of the 2020 Summit is to explore the challenges facing Australia over the next decade and beyond, discuss major ambitions for Australia as a nation and identify policy levers to realise them. They will be contributing to the Australia's Future Security and Prosperity in a Rapidly Changing Region and World discussion stream. Both Associate Professor Pickering and McCulloch have expertise in counter terrorism policing. They recently completed a four year Australian Research Council funded project with Victoria Police on 'Counter Terrorism Policing and Culturally Diverse Communities' and their book (with Dave Wright Neville) /Counter-terrorism Policing: Community, Cohesion and Security/ was published by Springer this year.

March 2008

• Open to students who are studying criminology majors.
• Study for one semester (Jan-June 2009) at one of three universities, followed by a summer school (July) at France - Institut d'Etudes Politiques de GrenobleUniversity.

Host universities are:

• UK - Keele University www.keele.ac.uk
• France - Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Grenoblehttp://www.grenoble-universites.fr/
• Slovenia - University of Maribor www.uni-mb.si

All units studied abroad will be credited towards your Monash degree, including those studied at the summer school. If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity, make sure you attend the Information session on:

Monday 14th April. 1pm-2pm Building 13A, Lecture Theatre M2.

• Guest speaker: Dr Erica Arthur from Keele University

For more information:

Download the Study Criminology in Europe information flyer [pdf 43kb]

Applications close 31 March 2008.

Applications are now open for a 3 year scholarship to research the history of community legal centres in Victoria. The scholarship is valued at $25,118 annually.

For more than thirty years, community legal centres have been providing advice, representation and advocacy for a wide range of people frequently ill-served by the legal system. The candidate will examine the Community Legal Centre movement’s changing relationships with ethnic groups, its involvement in campaigns for migrant rights and on behalf of migrant clients, and its advocacy and legal reform work in regard to language and cultural differences. These are relatively unexplored issues in the scholarship on Australian multiculturalism, diversity and social justice. The project offers an ideal opportunity for interdisciplinary research training in qualitative research methods, documentary analysis and oral history. The scholarship holder will also enjoy opportunities for publishing, including a chapter in the monograph stemming from the project. They will also play a crucial role in the public events, including forums, and the development of web-based resources.

All inquiries via email to Jude.Mcculloch@arts.monash.edu.au

Applicants are required to possess a First Class or H2A honours degree or equivalent.

Thursday 23rd August, 2007.

Associate Professor Jude McCulloch discusses anti-terrorism legislation on ABC TV: "A Difference of Opinion"

Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th October 2007
Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne Australia

The Conference aims to present cutting edge research and enhance dialogue between leading policy makers, academics, media, law enforcement agencies, community and other stakeholders to explore the best ways to create a safe and harmonious community while countering the terrorism threat, and develop common understanding between various agencies that deal with the issue of terrorism and counter terrorism.

The Conference is a partnership between Victoria Police, Monash University and the Australian Multicultural Foundation. It draws upon a joint research project between Victoria Police and Monash University which aims to develop best practice counter terrorism in ways that incorporate and enhances the community policing model.

The Conference speakers have been selected from renowned national and international academics, practitioners, media personalities and community leaders to ensure a rich, informative and lively Conference.

[View Counter Terrorism Conference Report] [ Visit the Conference Website ] [ Download the Conference Flyer ]

An opinion piece by Associate Professor Jude McCulloch titled "In the Occupied Territory, Howard targets the 'enemy' within" was published in the Age on the 6th July 2007.

The article is available at: http://www.theage.com.au/text/articles/2007/07/05/1183351371041.html

Tuesday 3rd October 06

Criminology lecturer Dr Dean Wilson's latest book, published by Circa, The Beat: Policing a Victorian City will be officially launched at a function at Melbourne University.

The book is to be launched by Victorian Police Chief Commissioner - Christine Nixon APM

Contact Dean Wilson for more information.

April 06

The Monash Industry Engagement Awards were established to acknowledge, celebrate and reward exceptional performance of individuals and teams for their application of research to industry and the community in 2005.

The inaugural awards, an initiative of Monash Commercial, were presented by the Vice Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins at a ceremony on 12 May.

For the team awards for excellence in industry/community engagement via contract research - there were 19 nominations. Joint winner of the award was the project Counter terrorism policing and culturally diverse communities - Associate Professor Sharon Pickering and team Associate Professor Jude McCulloch and Drs Dave Wright Neville and Pete Lentini. This research project is jointly undertaken by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Criminology and Politics from the School of Political and Social Inquiry, and a team of analysts and members of the Victoria Police.

2005 Monash Industry Engagement Awards webpage

March 06

Monash University in partnership with Victoria Police is conducting a forum in April, examining the legislative and policy environment relevant to counter-terrorist policing.

The free forum titled 'Liberty vs. Security: A Necessary Trade Off?', will be held at Monash Law Chambers in Melbourne, and is being conducted by Monash's School of Political and Social Inquiry as part of the three-year joint project, 'Counter-terrorism policing and culturally diverse communities'

More information and bookings

The Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Deakin University presents a 3 day conference, 20-22 April 2006, 'Community Development in a "Global Risk Society"' Hotel Y 489 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. Key note speakers include Associate Professor Jude McCulloch.

For further information