Vulnerable People and Human Rights

N.L. Asquith1*, A.Dwyer2, P. Simpson3 1 Associate Professor of Policing and Criminal Justice, Western Sydney University; Research Associate, Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies, University of Tasmania; N.Asquith@westernsydney.edu.au 2 Associate Professor of Policing, and Senior Research Fellow, Tasmanian Institute of...

L. Armstrong Victoria University of Wellington, Lynzi.armstrong@vuw.ac.nz Throughout history, the sale and purchase of sex has been subject to myths and stereotypes, and the stigma attached to sex work has endured into the contemporary context. Stigma is considered to be linked...

S. Lyneham1* & S. Bricknell1 1 Australian Institute of Criminology, Samantha.Lyneham@aic.gov.au In February 2013 the Australian Parliament passed legislation to criminalise forced marriage as a slavery-like practice, making Australia one of only a small number of countries to do so. While...

S. Lyneham1* & S. Bricknell1 1 Australian Institute of Criminology, Samantha.Lyneham@aic.gov.au In February 2013 the Australian Parliament passed legislation to criminalise forced marriage as a slavery-like practice, making Australia one of only a small number of countries to do so. While...

Gail Mason, James Monaghan Sydney Law School, University of Sydney Consent remains one of the most vexed elements of sexual assault law. Since the 1980s, legislatures in common law nations have incrementally responded to feminist concerns about the absence of...

Gail Mason, James Monaghan Sydney Law School, University of Sydney Consent remains one of the most vexed elements of sexual assault law. Since the 1980s, legislatures in common law nations have incrementally responded to feminist concerns about the absence of...

A.R. Ackerman 1*, D.A. Harris 2 1 University of Washington, Tacoma – Tacoma, Washington, USA 2 Griffith University, Brisbane *corresponding author: ackerma1@uw.edu The narrative about sex crimes in the U.S., and those who commit them, is formed by two sources. Media accounts...

J. Toohey  Flinders University South Australia, School of Law and Commerce While there has been a considerable amount of research into offenders with intellectual disabilities (IDs), most of this work has been in relation to men who offend. Increased public...

J. Toohey  Flinders University South Australia, School of Law and Commerce While there has been a considerable amount of research into offenders with intellectual disabilities (IDs), most of this work has been in relation to men who offend. Increased public...

G. Coventry1, D. Palmer2* 1 Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Social Sciences, James Cook University 2 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia *Garry Coventry: garry.coventry@jcu.edu.au This paper analyses Sudanese Australian perceptions of policing and criminal victimisation in four Queensland communities, alongside...