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Branded for life? Sending the wrong message to young perpetrators of family...
Branding wrongdoers has a long and chequered past.The LineAs part of a strategy to eliminate violence against women, an advertising campaign on digital channels, in cinemas and in high foot-traffic...
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How far can you go to lawfully protect yourself in a home invasion?
Determining how far a person can lawfully go in protecting themselves in a home invasion requires consideration of complex legal issues.shutterstockOver the weekend, New South Wales police charged a...
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America is moving to end its use of private prisons – should Australia follow...
Australia has a higher proportion of inmates in privately operated prisons than any other country.AAP/Paul MillerFor more than 30 years governments around the world have outsourced the management of...
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There are question marks over much of the forensic evidence used in our courts
Tread carefully when relying on forensic footwear evidence.kilukilu/Shutterstock.comCrime dramas in film and television often focus on the value of forensic procedures in solving crimes and convicting...
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Tougher action needed in the fight against scientific fraud
How to wipe out science fraud.Shutterstock/science photoWhat is there to stop someone publishing scientific research that is based on no actual research or uses fake evidence to support their claims?If...
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Driverless cars might be safer but they'll still keep the courts busy
If driverless cars live up to the safety hype, they could result in a significant reduction in the number of court cases dealing with human-related traffic offences.But before we can clear the courts,...
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Naming suspects in criminal cases opens up ethical minefield
A screen shot from Channel 7's Million Dollar Cold Case.Yahoo! 7 TVAfter extensively reviewing the conduct of the press in the UK, Lord Justice Leveson strongly argued that people merely suspected of...
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Could long-distance bullies in Australia face up to 20 years in jail for...
Fox10 NewsNowIn a rare decision, a young woman who encouraged another teenager to kill himself has been found guilty of manslaughter. A Massachusetts judge found that Michelle Carter’s text messages to...
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Do we need a new offence to protect victims of family violence from...
The offence of controlling or coercive behaviour is distinctive because it protects victims from psychological abuse.shutterstockThe Liberal National Party has promised that if it wins the upcoming...
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How the law responds when emoji are the weapon of choice
A judge sent a New Zealand man to jail for threatening his ex-partner through the use of emoji in a message.from www.shutterstock.com Nearly everyone is familiar with emoji, those popular icons that...
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Encouraging suicide or committing manslaughter?
A 69-year-old man is in jail for encouraging his wife to commit suicide so he could get the $1.4 million from her life insurance policies. Jennifer Morant, 56, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in her...
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It's time 'coercive control' was made illegal in Australia
Many behaviours associated with coercive control are not yet criminal in Australia, even though the impact on victims is profound.ShutterstockIn the past few years, most parts of the United Kingdom and...
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Locking up legally innocent people before their trial is straining Victoria’s...
Despite opening a new prison in 2017, Victoria's prisons are still overcrowded. ShutterstockVictoria is facing an incarceration crisis. Despite a new prison (Ravenhall) opening in 2017, the state’s...
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Coercive control is a key part of domestic violence. So why isn't it a crime...
ShutterstockThe recent killing of Hannah Clarke and her three children by her estranged husband has raised national attention to the types of behaviour that might lead to such a horrific crime, and how...
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Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it...
ShutterstockThe NSW government has just introduced a bill that will, among other significant reforms, make it easier for a jury to be informed about the prior convictions of a person on trial for a sex...
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Pell decision: why sexual offence trials often result in acquittal, even with...
ShutterstockA distinctive feature of the prosecution of Cardinal George Pell is that the former choirboy who accused him of sexual abuse (known in the High Court as Complainant “A”) was regarded as a...
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There is no specific crime of catfishing. But is it illegal?
www.shutterstock.comTwenty-year-old Sydney woman Renae Marsden died by suicide after she was the victim of an elaborate catfishing scam.A recent coronial investigation into her 2013 death found no...
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