ANZSOC is pleased to announce our 2025 award winners! Presented at the 2025 ANZSOC Conference dinner in Brisbane on December 2, we congratulate the following winners and highly commended awardees.
Distinguished Criminologist Award – Tā Kim Workman for an outstanding, significant, and sustained contribution to criminology in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Indigenous Justice Award -for an outstanding, significant, and sustained contribution to addressing Indigenous justice issues in Australia and/or Aotearoa New Zealand.
Yallum Yallum Elders and Respected Person’s Council represented by Michael Fowler, Brett Harrison, John Gorton.
Christine M. Alder Book Award – for an outstanding book and contribution to criminology.
WINNERS – John Scott, QUT and Zoe Staines, University of Queensland for their book Island Criminology, Bristol University Press (2025)
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Katherine McLachlan, Flinders University, for her book Trauma informed criminal justice: Towards a more compassionate criminal justice system, Palgrave Macmillan (2024)
Wendy O’Brien, Deakin University, for her book Children’s Rights and Criminal Justice in the Digital Age Palgrave Macmillan (2024)
Adam Sutton Crime Prevention Award – for the best publication or report in the area of crime prevention.
WINNER – Siobhan Lawler, Australian Institute of Criminology for her co-authored publication with Hayley Boxall and Christopher Dowling, ‘Restorative justice conferencing for domestic and family violence and sexual violence: Evaluation of Phase Three of the ACT Restorative Justice Scheme’. Research Report no. 33. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
Early Career Award – for the best publication written by an Early Career Researcher.
WINNER – Helen Simpson, University of Wollongong for her publication ‘The devil is in the detail: an evaluation of domestic violence evidence-in-chief in policing practice’, Current Issues in Criminal Justice.
PhD Candidate Award – for the best sole or lead authored paper in criminology by a PhD Candidate.
WINNER – Michelle Wieberneit, University of Western Australia for her co-authored journal article, ‘Silenced Survivors: A Systematic Review of the Barriers to Reporting, Investigating, Prosecuting, and Sentencing of Adult Female Rape and Sexual Assault’ Trauma, Violence and Abuse
WINNER – Dimitra Lattas, University of the Sunshine Coast for her co-authored publication, ‘Understanding youth assaults of police officers in Australia using the Power Threat Meaning framework’, Australian Journal of Social Issues.
HIGHLIY COMMENDED
Monique Moffa, Monash University for her co-authored publication, ‘Misidentified Victim-Survivors as Domestic and Family Violence Perpetrators: Plea Negotiations as a Tool for Justice?‘ The British Journal of Criminology
Best Honours or Masters Thesis in Criminology Award – For the most significant contribution to criminological knowledge
WINNER (AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND) – Beth Foster, University of Otago|Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, for her Honours thesis ‘Constructing Care: Practise Recommendations for Neurodiverse In-Patients in Forensic Mental Health Wards’.
WINNER (AUSTRALIA) – Lara Thompson, University of Queensland for her Honours thesis ‘The Dark Side of AI: The Misuse of Artificial Intelligence in Online Child Exploitation’
HIGHLY COMMENDED (AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND)
Phoebe Myles, Victoria University of Wellington| Te Herenga Waka for her Masters thesis titled ‘‘Inequality Beyond the Wall: the Effects of Incarceration on Long-Term Earnings and Employment.’
HIGHLY COMMENDED (AUSTRALIA)
Kristie Bradfield, Edith Cowan University for her Honours thesis titled, ‘‘Examining Retrieval-Induced Forgetting and Recall Accuracy After Body-Worn Camera Footage Review’
Undergraduate Student Paper Award – For the best paper by an Australian undergraduate student in criminology.
WINNER – Elise Arriagada-Huyskens, Griffith University for her paper titled, ‘‘Intersectional Feminism and the Imprisonment of Indigenous Women in Australia’
Award for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching – For outstanding and innovative teaching of criminology or a related discipline in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand.
WINNER – Samantha Keene, Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka, for entry-level criminology, and particular expertise in teaching about gender and crime with specialisation in research-led teaching.
Allen Austin Bartholomew Award supported by SAGE publications – For the best article published in the Journal of Criminology.
WINNERS – Elizabeth Stanley , Zeni Gibson, India Craddock , Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka for their journal article ‘Performing ignorance of state violence in Aotearoa New Zealand’, Journal of Criminology, Vol. 57, No.4.
