Criminology

Flinders Criminology is a multidisciplinary team tackling the significant local and global crime challenges facing society today. We employ innovative approaches to challenge conventional thinking about the causes and experiences of crime.

Through collaboration with government and non-government stakeholders, practitioners, communities, and people with lived experience, our research informs evidence-based solutions that improve systemic responses to crime and related social harms. Our research focuses on four key themes:

1. Rethinking criminal justice: Alternatives and transformative approaches 
2. Building the evidence base for policy and practice 
3. Understanding and addressing the complex causes of crime 
4. Challenging public perceptions, stigma, and dominant justice narratives 

Research Lead: Dr Melissa de Vel-Palumbo