2026 ANZSOC Awards Now Open!

Early Career Award – awarded each year for the author or authors of the best publication in criminology (or a related area) written by a member or members of the Society (at the time of nomination) who qualifies as an early career researcher or practitioner. Nominees must be financial members of ANZSOC at the time of nomination.

Undergraduate Student Paper Award– awarded each year to one Australian and one Aotearoa New Zealand undergraduate student for the best papers in criminology (or a related area). Nominees must be financial members of ANZSOC at the time of nomination.

Best Honours or Masters Thesis in Criminology Award – awarded each year to one Australian and one Aotearoa New Zealand Honours or Masters student. Nominees must be financial members of ANZSOC at the time of nomination.

PhD Candidate Award​ – Journal Article Publication – awarded each year to one Australian and one Aotearoa New Zealand PhD candidate for the best sole or lead-authored paper (published or unpublished) in criminology written by an enrolled PhD candidate (either full-time or part-time) in each country. Nominees must be financial members of ANZSOC at the time of nomination.

Adam Sutton Crime Prevention Award​– for the best publication or report in the area of crime prevention. Nominations are judged according to the extent to which they demonstrate pragmatic and workable solutions to crime problems in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand, that reflect the values of a tolerant and inclusive society, and which are founded in theory and research on crime prevention. Nominees do not have to be ANZSOC members.

David Biles Correctional Research Award– presented biennially (even-numbered years) for an outstanding research report in the field of corrections. Nominations are judged according to (a) the quality of the research undertaken (as demonstrated by the appropriate use of theory, the suitability of the methods used and the quality of the analysis performed), and (b) the practical value of the findings for correctional agencies. Nominees do not have to be ANZSOC members.

Indigenous Justice Award​– presented each year to an Indigenous person, or an Indigenous or Indigenous-led team or organisation, who in the opinion of the selection panel has made an outstanding, significant or sustained contribution to addressing Indigenous justice issues in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand, or both, in one or more of the following areas: teaching, advancing criminological knowledge through research and publications (particularly with Indigenous communities), or justice initiatives that aim to reduce contact with the criminal justice system or lessen the impact the criminal justice system has on Indigenous peoples. Nominees do not have to be ANZSOC members.

Helen Farley Award for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching​- awarded each year to an individual or a team in a tertiary educational institution who has demonstrated outstanding and innovative teaching of criminology or a related discipline in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand and who have made a broad and deep contribution to enhancing the quality of teaching. Nominees do not have to be members of ANZSOC.

Allan van Zyl  Award (NT residents only) – an individual resident in the Northern Territory, who, in the opinion of the judges, is most likely to add to, and benefit from, attendance at the ANZSOC Annual Conference.