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Draw on the strength of a criminology research program recognised as above world standard (Excellence in Research for Australia, 2018).
Our academic staff members have an internationally-renowned reputation for research, specialising in such areas as policing, corrections, criminal process, victimisation, miscarriages of justice, organised crime, corruption, and irregular migration, among others.
Professor Mark Halsey has an international reputation in the areas of prisons, rehabilitation and desistance from crime. Since 2003, he has conducted in-depth interviews with people convicted of such crimes as motor vehicle theft, armed robbery, rape and murder. Professor Halsey is the recipient of four Australian Research Council grants including a Future Fellowship which explored the causes and consequences of intergenerational imprisonment. Data from Professor Halsey's research is used extensively in the second year Bachelor of Criminology topic Punishment and Society.
Dr Marinella Marmo is an Associate Professor in criminology and investigates victimhood across borders, with emphasis on transnational migration and human rights. Her work has been published by leading journals, and appears in a number of books and edited collections. Her research has attracted significant international attention as evidenced by a substantial number of news print articles, including The Guardian, The New York Times and many others, and has been cited by leading practitioners, political figures and judges across Europe. Her contribution to excellence in teaching has been recognised by an Australian Government’s Citation for Excellence in Teaching in 2012. A/Prof Marmo is an assessor for the Australian Awards for University Teaching and belongs to the expert pool for Horizon 2020 grants (European Union).
R.V. Gundur is a lecturer in criminology and is interested in organised crime and cybercrime. His research predominantly focuses on illicit enterprise, including illicit drug and protection markets; street and prison gangs; cybercrime; and financial crime, and welcomes students who are interested in these topics.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Tulane University; a Master of Arts in International Relations from the Australian National University, where he was a Hedley Bull Scholar; a Master of Science in Criminology (Research Methods) from the University of Oxford; and a PhD from Cardiff University, where he was an ESRC Scholar.
R.V. is currently writing a book entitled Trying to Make It: The People, Gangs, and Enterprises of the American Drug Trade to be published by Cornell University Press. R.V. is passionate about using research as a means to problematise issues and develop solutions that lead to effective policy outcomes. He has been published, among other outlets, in Urban Affairs Review, Deviant Behaviour, Global Crime, and International Criminal Justice Review.
R.V. teaches the first-year topic, Crime and Criminology, which provides a basic grounding in the causes, forms, and impacts of crime, as well as an introduction to the writing and research skills necessary for the area. He also teaches an upper-level topic, Cybercrime and Society, which examines how cybercrime and digital security impacts people in their everyday lives.
Caitlin Hughes is an Associate Professor in criminology and drug policy, and Matthew Flinders Fellow at the Centre for Crime Policy and Research, Flinders University. Caitlin has spent 17 years researching drug and alcohol policy, including 12.5 years at the leading National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, working as part of the Drug Policy Modelling Program.
Having joined Flinders University in July 2019 her research seeks to advance Australian and international drug policy by improving the evidence-base into the effects of different legislative and law enforcement approaches to drug use and supply and working directly with policy makers. Her research focuses on 1) drug laws and drug law reform (including depenalisation, decriminalisation, legalisation), 2) criminal justice policies (including policing and alternatives to arrest) and 3) drug markets, outlining what laws and policies are deployed, how they operate in practice, the impacts of this investment and identifying avenues for more effective responses that can reduce drug-related health, social and criminal justice harms.
Caitlin is also Visiting Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Senior Research Associate, International Drug Policy Unit, London School of Economics and Vice-President of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy and is on the editorial board for the International Journal of Drug Policy and the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development.
Research Biography
I am interested in issues relevant to the criminal justice system. My research examines the social-psychological needs of perpetrators, as well as victim and community reactions to such acts, in particular, the use of punishment as a response to injustice. I also investigate the factors that lead to and maintain antisocial behaviour.
Research Interests
My current research interests include criminal justice, offender rehabilitation and reintegration, morality, and community attitudes. My PhD research was about self-punishment, as one way that individuals may attempt to restore their moral image after violating norms.
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Cybercrime is the fastest growing component of crime today and impacts on our world both financially and socially.
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As part of addressing this growing demand, we are bringing together our teaching and research strengths in criminology with those in network and cybersecurity networks, to introduce a new combined degree, the Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems)/Bachelor of Criminology.
By combining your studies in network and cybersecurity systems with criminology, you will not only learn about the technical aspects but also the cultural and behavioural aspects of cybercrime, placing you in a leading position in this high demand career.
* Source: Forbes.com, The Fast-Growing Job With A Huge Skills Gap: Cyber Security
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