Pandemic Policing: Sydney Institute of Criminology panel discussion

THIS EVENT IS BEING HELD ONLINE AND IN-PERSON AT SYDNEY LAW SCHOOL

With the World Health Organisation’s declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, emergency health orders were introduced to contain the spreading contagion. Central to this aim was the restriction of social movement and gatherings enforced via new criminal offences and expanded police powers.

At the same time, assumed civil rights, such as freedom of movement, eroded with state-sanctioned lockdowns of borders, places of work, study and socialisation as well as targeted communities.

Opposition developed initially in relation to the lockdowns, morphing into anti-vax/anti-mask protests that has seen the increasing influence of conspiracy theorists, right-wing extremists and sovereign citizens.

This panel of diverse experts examines the complexities of policing a pandemic in a democratic society.

Host: Dr Carolyn McKay, Co-Director, Sydney Institute of Criminology

Chairperson: Dr Louise Boon-Kuo, Sydney Law School

Invited guest speakers:

• Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine, CEO, Health Justice Australia
• Associate Professor Julian Droogan, Macquarie University, Department of Security Studies and Criminology
• Associate Professor Greg Martin, University of Sydney, School of Social and Political Sciences
• Jane Sanders, Principal Solicitor, The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre
• Mick Willing, former Deputy Commissioner NSW Police

WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2022

Time: 6.30-8pm AEST

This event is being held online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.

(Arrival for in-person is 6pm with light refreshments being served.)

CPD Points: 1.5

This event is hosted by the Sydney Institute of Criminology at The University of Sydney Law School. 

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