Criminal Law Perspectives

John Anderson is a Professor at the School of Law and Justice, College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle. Brendon Murphy is a law scholar with research interests in criminal law, sociolegal theory, power and knowledge formations. He has held positions at the University of Newcastle, the University of the Sunshine Coast, the University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University. Natalia Antolak-Saper is an Associate Professor of Law at Monash University, specialising in comparative criminal law and procedure, with a focus on sentencing, gender-based violence, and unrepresented accused. Her sociolegal research combines doctrinal, qualitative, and quantitative methods to examine the real-world impact of criminal justice policy. Ben Livings is an Associate Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in the Law School at Adelaide University.

• 1. Criminal liability; 2. Criminal procedure; 3. Summary, public order and traffic offences; 4. Assaults and threats; 5. Sexual offences; 6. Homicide; 7. Defences; 8. Property offences; 9. Drug offences; 10. Extending criminal responsibility; 11. Federal offences.