2026 ANZSOC Awards Now Open!

The Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) hosts a range of annual awards for undergraduate, Honours, Masters, PhD and ECRs, for all other academics and practitioners at various stages of their career. We are pleased to offer these award opportunities to recognise achievements in Criminology scholarship and practice in Australia and Aotearoa New […]

ANZSOC 2026 Conference Registration and Carer’s Bursary streams now open

ANZSOC is pleased to offer two bursary streams to support our members to attend this year’s annual conference hosted by Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, from December 1-3. Bursaries available include a Conference Registration Bursary to cover up to 100% of registration costs, and a Carers’ Bursary available at up to AUD $250. Details on […]

Spotlight ANZSOC Member: Dr Jessica Woolley

1. Your research focuses on police responses to technology-facilitated domestic and family violence. What drew you to this area of research, and what is one finding or insight from your PhD that you think researchers, practitioners, or policymakers should pay more attention to? My interest in police responses to technology-facilitated domestic and family violence (TFDFV) […]

Child Protection Under Pressure: Reflections on the Queensland Inquiry

The recently released From Pressure to Purpose report from the Queensland Child Safety Commission of Inquiry offers a sobering but familiar account of a system operating at the limits of its design. For those working at the intersection of forensic social work and criminology, the findings are less revelatory than confirmatory: they reflect what frontline practice has long […]

Justice Reimagined at ANZSOC 2026

Bold Ideas. Real Impact. As we edge closer to the ANZSOC 2026 Conference in Glenelg, Adelaide, we invite you to reflect on the powerful conversations at the centre of this year’s event. Our central theme Justice Reimagined: Bold Ideas, Real Impact challenges us to think beyond traditional responses and consider what the future of justice […]

Guidelines: ANZSOC 2026 Conference Registration and Carer’s Bursaries

ANZSOC is pleased to offer two bursary streams to support our members to attend this year’s annual conference hosted by Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, from December 1-3: Conference Registration bursary and Carer’s bursary. The bursary streams will open after July 14, once conference abstract outcome notifications have been received. At this time, we will […]

Welcome Jess Woolley and Bricklyn Priebe to the ANZSOC CoM

The ANZSOC Committee of Management (CoM) welcomes our two newest members, Dr Jess Woolley, ECR Representative from Monash University and Dr Bricklyn Priebe, Newsletter Coordinator from the University of the Sunshine Coast. Jess and Bricklyn have been elected to their positions following the recent ANZSOC by-election. Jess and Bricklyn share their visions for their respective […]

ANZSOC 2026 Conference Website Live and Call for Abstracts Open

The ANZSOC 2026 Conference will be held in Adelaide, Kaurna Land, on 1-3 December 2026, hosted by Flinders University. We are delighted to share that the ANZSOC 2026 website is now live and the Call for Abstracts is officially open: https://anzsoc2026.com.au/ Held in South Australia for only the third time, the conference theme Justice Reimagined: Bold Ideas, […]

Welcome new co-convenors of the Cybercrime and Digital Criminology Thematic Group

ANZSOC welcomes the new co-convenors to the Cybercrime and Digital Criminology Thematic Group,  Dr Sahana Sarkar, Flinders University, Dr Tahlia Hart, Flinders University and Dr Rahul Sinha-Roy, LaTrobe University. Sahana, Tahlia and Rahul are working to set their agenda for moving the thematic group forward with a focus on further developing ECR engagement and fostering […]