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Flinders Criminology
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This is the account for Flinders Criminology. It is a leading #criminology department in Australia and provides updates on news, research, and teaching. You can find information about our work, latest grants, industry projects, and events.
📣 We are delighted to announce that the 2026 Australian and New Zealand Society of #Criminology Conference will be hosted by Flinders University in beautiful #Adelaide - we can’t wait to see you there 📣

#ANZSOC2026
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December 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Flinders #criminology at #ANZSOC 2025 in Brisbane! What a wonderful conference. Thanks @qutdmrc.bsky.social and @anzsoc.bsky.social 🙌🙌🙌
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Flinders #Criminology are delighted to be in Brisbane for #ANZSOC2025 🙌

Looking forward to a great three days of crime and justice research and (re)connecting with colleagues old and new

@anzsoc.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🎉We are delighted to announce that Dr Melissa de Vel Palumbo has been awarded an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award! 🎉

She will investigate ways to support desistance from #crime amongst people serving community sentences within SA.

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November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Flinders #Criminology Hamid Azizi is taking part in the #OC24 Conference panel on global drug market analysis. Join to hear Hamid’s remarkable PhD research analysing the Taliban’s involvement in & profit from the #drug trade in #Afghanistan pre & post regime change oc24.heysummit.com/talks/advanc...
24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime
A Talk by Professor Laura Atuesta, Phillip Screen, Hamid Azizi, Rafaella Lipschitz & Dr Peter Reuter PhD
oc24.heysummit.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Last week Flinders Criminology PhD student Brooke Crabtree presented her research at the APSAD25 conference on stigma towards alcohol and other drugs in regional communities - showing the pervasive impacts of stigma in regional communities on PWUD, families and access to health & social services
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Earlier this year, Dr Tahlia Hart spoke at the AIC conference about the underage users adult-based platforms and their experiences of the risks on these platforms. You can watch her talk here on CriminologyTV m.youtube.com/watch?v=iW4H...
Underage risk-taking and harms experienced on ‘adult-based platforms’
YouTube video by CriminologyTV
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November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New Australian Institute of Criminology publication by Dr Tahlia Hart examines underage use of adult-based platforms eg dating apps. Despite age restrictions, many young users remain active in these spaces, where they may be exposed to risks eg inappropriate content.

www.aic.gov.au/sites/defaul...
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Today Flinders Criminology & NCETA PhD student Gene Mercer is presenting at the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) SA Population Health Conference. Focusing on Innovative Approaches to Public Health Gene will share insights from the SA Police Drug Diversion Initiative.
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Flinders #Criminology are excited to be going to the 2025 Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology @anzsoc.bsky.social conference in Brisbane in December!
Here is the team in Christchurch last year! We look forward to re-connecting with everyone soon!

#ANZSOC2025
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Meet our PhD students! Brooke Crabtree is working with 3 communities to analyse alcohol and other drug-related stigma in regional Victoria and South Australia: showing multiple ways stigma limits access to health & social services and increase harms to people who use drugs, families & communities
October 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Australia is confronting a significant issue with rising imprisonment and reincarceration. Here is some of the research that we are doing at Flinders #Criminology to break the revolving door and build safer and more resilient communities.

www.flinders.edu.au/research/art...
How thinking outside the box can help curb crime
How thinking outside the box can help curb crime
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October 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
#Job announcement: We seek a new Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in #Criminology! Passionate about research, teaching & delivering a real impact on crime & justice policy? Join us in Adelaide, one of Australia’s most liveable cities. Apply by 2 Nov 2025 flinders.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flinde...
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Position Details Fixed Term until June 2030 | Full-Time View Position Description I Academic Level B: AU$ 113211- $133974 p.a + 17% Super View Position Description I Academic Level C: AU$ 138124- $158...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:38 AM