Welcome to the website of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Inc. (ANZSOC)
Membership
Find out how to become a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC).
Conferences & Events
View upcoming conferences and events and find all the information you need to attend.
Awards
Explore the prizes and awards you can apply for, as well as the application process and past winners.
About ANZSOC
The society is devoted to promoting criminological study, research and practice in the region and bringing together persons engaged in all aspects of the field.
Membership Benefits
- A reduced registration fee at the annual conference;
- Free subscription to the Journal of Criminology;
- Special seminars and workshops in each state discussing recent developments in crime and criminology;
- Awards and prizes; and
- Opportunities to meet visiting distinguished scholars.
Current Thematic Groups for members
These groups allow members to come together around particular themes which can be either topic based, focused on a current issue, or sub-disciplinary based.
Children, Young People and the Criminal Justice System
Corporate Crime
Crimmigration and Border Control
Critical Genocide, Decarceral and Anticolonial Criminologies
Cybercrime and Digital Criminology
Gender, Sex and Sexualities
Green Criminology
Pacific Criminology
Policing
Spatiality and Justice
Teaching & Learning in Criminology
Understanding, Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Abuse
Discover the history of ANZSOC
The initial constitution of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Inc. was confirmed by the Executive of the Society on December 5, 1967 pursuant to a resolution of the inaugural general meeting of the Society.
This inaugural meeting had been held on October 24, 1967 at the University of Melbourne and was attended by 47 people.