CrimNet

15 April 2024

Current Issues in Criminal Justice (CICJ) provides detailed analysis of national and international issues by a range of outstanding contributors. It includes contemporary comments, with discussion at the cutting edge of the crime and justice debate, as well as reviews of recently released books.

CICJ accepts submissions on a rolling basis.

Editor: Professor Colin King, member of the Sydney Institute of Criminology

You can access current and previous issues of Current Issues in Criminal Justice here.

If you have a book suitable for review by CICJ, please email the books editor, Celine Van Golde at celine.vangolde@sydney.edu.au 

For more updates, follow CICJ on X here.

Special Issue Open Call for Papers: Current Issues in Criminal Justice (CICJ)

Title: Reforming anti-money laundering regulation in Australia

Guest editors and contact details:
Prof. Colin King (Sydney): colin.king1@sydney.edu.au
Dr Anton Moiseienko (ANU): Anton.Moiseienko@anu.edu.au

Scope
Notwithstanding various reviews (e.g. Attorney General’s Department 2016), parliamentary committees (e.g Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Reference Committee 2022), and consultations (e.g. Attorney General’s Department, 2023), there is still limited knowledge on anti-money laundering (AML) policymaking in Australia and on implementation of AML obligations in different sectors.

In April 2023, the Attorney General’s Department commenced a public consultation on reform, in particular concerning tranche 2 entities. The next stage of that consultation is expected to be launched in April 2024, thus this special issue would be particularly timely.

We encourage submissions on a range of topics related to the above, whether it is the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review process; AML implementation in different sectors; impact of AML regulation; experiences from other jurisdictions; or otherwise.
We are keen to ensure a diverse range of views, including PhD students, academics, and practitioners.

Timeline
• Abstracts (up to 400 words) should be submitted to the special issue editors by May 4th
• The decision on accepted abstracts will be made by May 13th
• Full papers are to be submitted for peer review by August 1st
• Publication is expected in early 2025 (vol.37(1)).

Instructions for authors
CICJ publishes 1. full-length articles (8,000 words limit, including references), 2.
contemporary comments (shorter articles on ‘cutting issues’, approx..4,000-5,000 words including references), and 3. book reviews.

For information on style, journal aims & scope, see here.

Responsible Recruitment: How to prevent the exploitation of migrant workers at recruitment and placement; Down Under and Up North: Modern Slavery Discussions between Australian and Finland

Australian Institute of Criminology 

Tuesday 23 April 2024, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (UTC+10)

The AIC will be hosting the webinar Responsible recruitment: How to prevent the exploitation of migrant workers at recruitment and placement on Tuesday 23 April 2024 through Microsoft Teams. This is the first of a series of webinars throughout 2024 on human trafficking and modern slavery being co-hosted with the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) in Finland.

After introductions, the webinar will begin with a set of presentations, followed by an expert panel discussion and audience Q&A.

Expert panelists include:

Ms. Saara Haapasaari: Sustainability Specialist with the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations (HEUNI). Saara is responsible for HEUNI’s work on corporate responsibility.

Dr. Mark Zirnsak: Senior Social Justice Advocate with the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania’s Justice and International Mission in Australia. Mark is a member of five of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stakeholder working groups with the Australian Government, and is also on the Australian Government’s Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group and the Attorney General’s National Roundtable on Slavery and Human Trafficking.

Ms. Pia Marttila: Coordinating Senior Advisor at Victim Support Finland, the main NGO providing specialised support for victims of labour exploitation in Finland. Pia is an expert in exploitation in the Finnish agricultural sector and about their helpline for seasonal workers.

Mr. Santeri Ojala: Manager of International Operations of Work in Finland at Business Finland. Work in Finland is a public initiative aiming to attract more international talent to Finland. Santeri is in charge of developing talent attraction in source countries (incl. India, Vietnam, Brazil, the Philippines), including measures related to responsible recruitment. He also represents Work in Finland in the Finnish government’s multi-stakeholder advisory board on action against labour exploitation.

For more information, see here. 

Conference: Applied Research in Crime and Justice; Griffith Criminology Institute 

Conference Date: 1-2 July 2024

Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Griffith Criminology Institute, in partnership with the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), is pleased to invite you to the Applied Research in Crime and Justice Conference. The conference will be held on 1 – 2 July 2024 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The conference showcases practical, policy-relevant research with a direct bearing on effective criminal justice administration and crime prevention. The event serves as a platform for bringing together policymakers, academics and influential stakeholders from public, private, and university sectors.

For more information, see here. 

Research Analyst - Evaluation & Statistics Clerk Grade

Department of Communities and Justice

Applications close: 18 April 2024

The Corrections Research, Evaluation & Statistics division is looking for an experienced Research Analyst to conduct research and evaluation projects in line with key CSNSW operational objectives. You will assist the Senior Executives and Managers in developing an evidence base for CSNSW practices and strategic objectives through accepted research, statistical analysis and evaluation methodologies. With the support of Senior Corrections Research, Evaluation and Statistics staff, you will have a central role in generating and communicating advanced data insights and statistical findings to diverse audiences.

For more information, see here. 

HDR Scholarship - Network science and covert threats

Deakin University

Applications close: 5 pm, 30 April 2024 

Network science offers unique concepts, theories, and methods to analyse and understand relationships between a given set of social entitles (individuals, groups, etc.) in ways that directly inform the identification, anticipation, and disruption of covert threats. This project aims to leverage the untapped potential of network science for analysing and disrupting crime and security risks. 

Developing novel simulation methodologies to systematically analyse the characteristics of cybercrime, organised crime, and extremist networks, the project will use advances in analytics and machine learning to model and reveal effective intelligence targeting and disruption strategies. The project will therefore extend existing research on cover networks in significant ways.

For more information, see here. 

Nominations for the 2024 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA)

Australian Institute of Criminology 

Applications deadline: 5 pm AEST, 19 April 2024

The annual Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA) recognise and reward programs that reduce crime and violence in Australia. The awards encourage public initiatives, and assist governments in identifying and developing practical projects which will reduce violence and other types of crime in the community.

Any government agency, not-for-profit organisation or individual person making a significant contribution to a project in Australia can be nominated for an award. Projects may address specific groups such as rural and remote communities, women, children, youth, family, migrant, ethnic or Indigenous communities, or specific problems such as alcohol-related violence.

For more information, see here. 

Justice Fellowships 

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW 

Application deadline: 10 am, 1 May 2024

The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW (‘the Foundation’) is launching the inaugural Justice Fellowships program, offering a platform for in-depth exploration of legal and access to justice issues. The program seeks to cultivate and share innovative ideas in support of promoting access to justice, with each awarded Justice Fellow pursuing their identified topic of interest.

Up to four Justice Fellowships will be awarded annually. Each Justice Fellow will receive $10,000 (pre-tax) to cover their expenses, as well as support and guidance from the Foundation in exploring their chosen topic. Justice Fellows will be invited to present their findings and ideas at a sector forum hosted by the Foundation.

For more information, see here. 

Call for Chapter Abstracts

(Provisional) Book title: Zemiology Beyond The Critique of Capitalism: Harm, Colonialism and Decolonization

Follow recent calls to decolonise zemiology (the study of social harm) we are sending out this call for chapters to be part of a Routledge collection on the topic. This follows excellent recent entries like Routledge International Handbook on Decolonizing Justice. A brief initial description of the book is provided below:

This edited collection seeks to forge relationships between zemiology – the study of social harm, which has in the last three decades presented a challenge to criminological thinking – and decolonization. Colonialism was and is in various ways harmful, and yet the area of study that is principally concerned with social harm very rarely considers this. This text is a response to this situation. It seeks to contribute to the reconstruction of zemiology through rethinking the causes of contemporary social harms by engaging in post- and decolonial thought, and other similar bodies of knowledge.

At a time when we are seeing an escalation of colonial violence towards the people of Palestine, Artsakh and the Congo, among others, alongside a deepening crisis around seeing this violence for what it is, we see this as a timely occasion to make colonial systems of power visible in a disciplinary area dedicated to the study of harm outside the concept of crime.

Further to the details in the attached call for chapters we would love to see chapters that focus on topics such as:

· Sovereignty, self-determination and zemiology

· Colonial violence and social harm

· History, coloniality and social harm

· Abolition, decolonisation and social harm

· Colonisation, gendered violence and social harm

· Disability/mental health and zemiology

· Zemiology, colonisation and technology

· Climate crisis, colonialism and social harm

·  Zemiology, decolonisation and pedagogy

The editors would be keen to discuss any chapter ideas with anyone who is interested. ‌Looking forward to hearing from those who might be interested.

For more information, see here. 

Call for creative content 

Feminist Legal Studies 

Feminist Legal Studies is seeking creative content for our Reflections section of the journal.

FLS is looking for:
• Writing that considers and contextualises law, policy, feminist theory, praxis or
feminist legal practice.
• Work that engages with recent events, historic developments, marks a significant
anniversary, for example of legislation or a landmark case, or an area of law where the
academic literature is scarce.
• Analytical and curated accounts of roundtables, conversations and interviews with
academics, lawyers and/or activists.
• Reflections that draw on personal engagement with feminist activism and events. These
are particularly welcome especially where they might not otherwise find an academic
audience.
• Material taking innovative and creative forms that challenge conventional styles of
academic writing. This may include poetry, art, photography and film and performing
arts reviews.

Word length: 2000 – 4000 words (or open to discussion if in another medium).

FLS is open to group-based submissions if you are interested in a ‘reflection series.’
Reflection Editors are keen to discuss ideas and welcome enquiries about the nature/form of proposals in advance of submission.

Contact the Reflections Editors with proposals/ideas: Loveday Hodson, Farnush Ghadery , and Senthorun Raj.

Submit to FLS here. 

Call for proposals on Queer Law

Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies

‘Queer’ and ‘law’ often come into conflict. Queer, as a dynamic theoretical position, 
produces frameworks to analyse, critique, represent, and politicise non-normativity, 
typically in relation to minoritised bodies, intimacies, genders, and sexualities. 

This series invites monographs, short Pivots (25-50k words), and edited collections which engage with these productive conflicts. 

This series particularly welcomes contributions from early career scholars researching topics relating to:
• Queer methods of litigation, advocacy, and adjudication.
• Legal and policy interventions aimed at queer lives, bodies, cultures, and communities. 
• The relationship between pursuits of queer activism, law reform, and policy change. 
• Queer articulations of legal rights, benefits, entitlements, responsibilities, and jurisdictions. 
• Queer engagements with legal research, scholarship, teaching, and writing. 

For more information or general queries, please contact: Editorial Board member: Senthorun Raj, Series Editor: Dave Cowan Or the Palgrave Editor Josie.

For more information, see here. 

NSW Health launched just 12 prosecutions for illegal vape sales over 18 months, penalties labelled 'ludicrously low'

ABC News

Two years ago, a school principal flagged a convenience store with authorities, claiming the shop in Sydney's south was selling vapes to their underage students.

New South Wales Health gave Lucky 7 a warning, telling them it was illegal to sell vapes to people under 18 years old.

Nine months later, the Caringbah store was caught illegally selling a vape to a 16-year-old and fined $900.

"You've had very few prosecutions and laughable levels of penalties," Roger Magnusson, an expert on health law and governance from the University of Sydney, said.

Read more here. 

Australian Institute of Criminology

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new Statistical Bulletin on recorded sexual offences among juveniles in Australia.

This study examined trends in the rate of juveniles proceeded against for sexual offences across a 13-year period leading up to mid-2021.

Recorded sexual offences among juveniles were consistently higher than the rate for adults per 100,000 Australians.

While recorded assaultive sexual offences by juveniles decreased during these 13 years, recorded non-assaultive sexual offences increased notably.

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