2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW Practice management, Business Skills & Professional Responsibility CPD Points: 1.5 About The principal functions of the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) are to institute and conduct prosecutions for indictable offences in the Local, District and Supreme Courts; and to […]
Theoretical Advances and Problems in the Sociology of PunishmentIn-person event This seminar, delivered by Sydney Law School visiting Fellow, Professor David Garland (New York University) explores the theoretical advances and problems in the sociology of punishment. The last twenty years have seen a remarkable increase in “punishment and society†scholarship. Together with this quantitative expansion, […]
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses Substantive Law CPD Points: 1.5 About Eyewitness testimony can provide critical leads in investigations and can be extremely persuasive in court. However, inconsistencies or inaccuracies in eyewitness accounts can undermine the perceived credibility of the witness and the value of the evidence. This is particularly […]
Youth Crime and Youth Justice ForumThe Forum will bring together key stakeholders working to prevent youth crime and to administer the various aspects of youth justice. Presenters will discuss latest trends, research and policies in these areas and will showcase some of the relevant work across the University of Sydney. Speakers have been confirmed from: […]
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers Ethics and Professional Responsibility CPD Points: 1.5 About Coming to the Bar is a significant step in the career of any lawyer. For junior counsel intending to practise in criminal law, the ethical and moral obligations are significant. Factors like direct briefs, invoicing, barristers’ […]
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions Substantive Law CPD Points: 1.5 About Following the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Uniform Evidence Law jurisdictions are implementing reforms to the tendency and coincidence evidence provisions. These reforms aim to […]
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal Professional Skills CPD Points: 1.5 About Appearing in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal can be an intimidating prospect. Seeking leave, applications brought out of time, questions of law, questions of fact, mixed questions: senior criminal law barrister John Stratton SC will consider these issues and […]
Book launch and panel discussion: LGBTQ organising in the new protest environmentIn-person event The use of public space for recreation and protest remains hotly contested, as reactions to anti-protest legislation in NSW and other Australian jurisdictions show. 2023 marks a decade since a case of police excessive force at the 2013 Sydney Gay and Lesbian […]
Beyond Punishment Seminar: Transforming rehabilitation through digital technologyIn-person event Institutions of criminal justice are not isolated from broader trends in society – and developments in the application of technologies in prisons have made it important to reconsider the role of digital technologies in rehabilitation. What is the role of digital technologies in the context of […]
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal Professional Skills CPD Points: 1.5 About Balancing the competing priorities of offenders with mental health diagnoses, the community, and the criminal justice system more broadly, is complicated. At the intersection of those interests sits the Mental Health Review Tribunal. The Tribunal endeavours to […]
Reflecting on 25 Years of the Young Offenders Act 1997 in NSWHybrid event **Please note that this event has now been postponed. A new date will be released shortly.** In April 1998, the Young Offenders Act 1997 commenced in New South Wales. It provided a legislative basis for the diversion of young people from formal […]
Criminal Law CareersIn-person event The Sydney Institute of Criminology will host a Criminal Law Careers Event on the 24th April, 12-2pm at the Sydney Law School. We welcome students interested in a career in criminal law practice to attend and learn more about the transition from University into criminal law practice, the requirements and […]
