VRPRC Co-Directors

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VRPRC Co-Directors - Isabelle and Nicole have worked with and for policing services over the last twenty years, focussing primarily on the critical issues raised in policing in a diverse environment, and managing the vulnerability that arises in the policing process.

Dr Isabelle Bartkowiak-Théron is the Coordinator of Police Studies (University of Tasmania), and a Senior Researcher at the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies (TILES). Isabelle specialises in the qualitative and quantitative study of policing and policing services targeting vulnerable populations (e.g., young people, refugees, Aboriginal community members) and is in regular contact with representatives of these vulnerable populations.

Nicole L. Asquith is the Professor of Policing and Emergency Management and Director of the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies. Her work focusses on the vulnerable people and the criminal justice system, especially in relation to policing practices.