Research in Criminology

Recent projects include an Australia-wide assessment of drug law enforcement strategies: a national review of closed circuit television systems; research into ways judges respond to the challenge of sentencing; management programs on graffiti art; comparative research into crime and violence; a study into progressions from juvenile to adult custody; research into indigenous Australians and the criminal justice system; and a study of the ways sensitive locations such as airports, sea ports and petro-chemical refineries deal with the risk of terrorist attack and other disasters.

High level research provides students with access to leading academics whose work forms the basis of many of the subjects. Students are thus provided with the most contemporary and original materials that will equip them with the means of dealing with the challenging issues of crime and justice.

At honours level the optional fieldwork component provides students with hands-on experience, exposing them to the operations of various government and community-based agencies in dealing with issues involving crime and policy development.

Please note that Dr Austin Lovegrove's Melbourne Criminology Sentencing Study (featured in 'The Age' on September 30, 2006) has not yet been published. Dr Lovegrove is presently in the UK and is able to respond to emailed enquiries about the progress of the study: a.lovegrove@ unimelb.edu.au. Alternatively, contact the Department of Criminology for assistance.

• Staff research interests and profiles
• Competitive grants won by the Department
• ARC Grants - Research Profiles and Investigator contact details
• Other current research, including research student projects
• Current PhD students and their topics
• Completed theses (Honours, MCrim, DPsychForensic, MA and PhD)
• Human research ethics for investigators
• Melbourne Research Office
• Useful online resources for criminologists