Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology

Pacific Criminology

Convenor

Miranda Forsyth, Australian National University
miranda.forsyth@anu.edu.au

Aims

Pacific ways of theorising crime, violence, justice, security, victimisation, and peace are largely hidden currents beneath the visible surface of criminology developed in other parts of the world. We seek to create a space for these currents to surface and converge in productive and energising ways. This thematic group raises the profile, scholarship, and research acumen of the region by showcasing the voices and contributions to the criminological landscape about, and from, the Pacific Islands and the Pacific Indigenous diaspora. Pacific Criminology is not only a movement but an alternative way of justice theorising and responding to crime, criminalisation and punishment.  It actively embraces justice, care and accountability models based on Pacific worldviews and lived experiences.

Members

  • James Beaufils – Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney
  • Christopher Cuneen – University of Technology Sydney
  • Elisabeth Duursma, Western Sydney University
  • Christopher Emzin – Queensland University of Technology
  • Loene Howes – University of Tasmania
  • Nathan Irwin – LA CAPZ PTY Ltd.
  • Lindy Kanan – University of the Sunshine Coast
  • Henrietta McNeill – Australian National University
  • James Mehigan – Canterbury University
  • Alice Mills – University of Auckland
  • Jenna Mizzi – Flinders University
  • Lin Mussell – University of Canterbury
  • Jacquinta Nickle – NDIS Provider
  • Judy Putt – Australian national University
  • Jagrut Raval
  • Dimitri Razos – The University of Melbourne
  • Eden Rothschild
  • Mai Sato – Monash University
  • John Scott – Queensland University of Technology
  • Tamasailau Suaalii – University of Aucklan
  • Danielle Watson – Queensland University of Technology
  • Susann Wiedlitzka – University of Auckland
  • Lesley-Ann Wilson – Deakin University

Last updated September 2024.

Group Established: 2023

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