Criminology
Criminology at the ANU is multidisciplinary. We have a world-class reputation for high-quality research in crime and justice. Undergraduate students can study Criminology as part of our flagship Bachelor of Criminology program, or as a Major or Minor within the Bachelor of Arts. We also offer an Honours degree in Criminology and we supervise PhD students on criminological topics.
We bring together experts from across the university in sociology, psychology, law, political science, demography, social policy, computer science, economics and other areas.
Our aim is to engage nationally and internationally on the frontiers of crime and justice by focusing on key issues that shape modern crime and justice policy. We push boundaries in how we conceptualise, understand, and evaluate crime to improve outcomes for ordinary citizens.
We offer opportunities for faculty to collaborate with our international partners at UCL Department of Security and Crime Science (University College London), Nanjing University (China), Indiana University (Bloomington, USA) and NTU (Singapore).
Download the ANU Bachelor of Criminology Flyer (588 KB) and the 2020 Criminology Handbook.
The Criminology Program Leader and Criminology Honours Convenor is Professor Meredith Rossner and the Bachelor of Criminology Convenor is Dr Adam Masters
Current Research
We are a multidisciplinary and multi-method group of empirical scholars who conduct research on various aspects of crime and criminal justice. Recent areas of research include:
- Corruption (Adam Masters)
- Courts and sentencing (Lorana Bartels, Meredith Rossner, Helen Taylor)
- Criminal justice policy and policy-making (Gabriel Wong, Lorana Bartels)
- Drugs and crime (Gabriel Wong)
- Economic analysis of crime (Gabriel Wong)
- Indigenous policy (Katie Curchin)
- Indigenous people’s experience of the justice system (Lorana Bartels, Helen Taylor)
- Organised crime (Adam Masters)
- Prisons and parole (Lorana Bartels)
- Restorative justice (Meredith Rossner)
- Technology and the justice system (Meredith Rossner)
- Terrorist threats and terrorism (Emily Corner, Helen Taylor)
- Therapeutic jurisprudence (Lorana Bartels)
- Welfare and Social Policy (Katie Curchin)
- Women’s experience of the justice system (Lorana Bartels)
Our affiliations
People
Giverney Ainscough
Associate Lecturer/Outreach Officer and PHD Student
Criminology Program
Centre for Social Research and Methods146 Ellery Crescent, RSSS Building - Level 3. Acton, ACT 2601
02 6125 0479
Professor Lorana Bartels
Professor of Criminology
Criminology Program
Centre for Social Research and Methods146 Ellery Crescent, RSSS Building - Level 3. Acton ACT 2601
+61 2 6125 1279
https://researchers-anu-edu-au.virtual.anu.edu.au/researchers/bartels-l
Dr Emily Corner
Senior Lecturer
Criminology Program
Centre for Social Research and Methods146 Ellery Crescent, RSSS Building - Level 3. Acton, ACT 2601
02 6215 4738
Hunter Culbong
Academic Associate/ PHD Student
Criminology Program
Centre for Social Research and MethodsDr Katie Curchin
Senior Lecturer in Social Policy
Criminology Program
Centre for Social Research and Methods146 Ellery Crescent, RSSS Building - Level 4. Acton, ACT 2601
+61 2 6125 6685
Dr Adam Masters
Senior Lecturer / Bachelor of Criminology Convenor
Criminology Program
Centre for Social Research and Methods146 Ellery Crescent, RSSS Building - Level 3. Acton, ACT 2601
+61 2 6125 0787
https://researchers-anu-edu-au.virtual.anu.edu.au/researchers/masters-ab
Mr Neil Smith
Visiting Fellow
Criminology Program
Centre for Social Research and Methods146 Ellery Crescent, RSSS Building - Level 3. Acton, ACT 2601
Dr Helen Taylor
Research Manager
Criminology Program
Centre for Social Research and Methods146 Ellery Crescent, RSSS Building - Level 4. Acton, ACT 2601
Dr Gabriel Wong
Lecturer
Criminology Program
Centre for Social Research and Methods146 Ellery Crescent, RSSS Building - Level 3. Acton, ACT 2601
02 6125 4414
https://researchers-anu-edu-au.virtual.anu.edu.au/researchers/wong-tw?term=crimi…
Adjuncts
Professor Shane Johnson
Professor and Director of the Dawes Centre for Future Crime at UCL
Research and publications: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/jill-dando-institute/about-us/people/academic-staff/shane-johnson
Professor Richard Wortley
Director at the UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science / Professor at the University of Waikato
Research and publications: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/jill-dando-institute/about-us/people/academic-staff/richard-wortley