Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies (TILES)

The Institute’s Latest Publications

TILES publishes and presents regularly on topics related to the Institute's research streams and collaborative research projects within the University of Tasmania and with other universities and organisations.

These are the latest publications released by TILES researchers and postgraduate students:

Forensic Studies UTAS

  • Woodman PA, Julian R, Spiranovic CA, Ballantyne KN, 'To trace or not to trace: a survey of how police use and perceive chemical trace evidence', Forensic Science International pp. 1-29. ISSN 0379-0738 (2020) [Refereed Article].
  • Reid CA, Howes LM, 'Communicating forensic scientific expertise: an analysis of expert reports and corresponding testimony in Tasmanian courts', Science and Justice pp. 108-119. ISSN 1355-0306 (2020) [Refereed Article].
  • Woodman P, Spiranovic C, Julian R, Ballantyne KN, Kelty SF, 'The impact of chemical trace evidence on justice outcomes: exploring the additive value of forensic science disciplines', Forensic Science International, 307 Article 110121. ISSN 0379-0738 (2020) [Refereed Article].

Violence and Abuse Research Unit

  • Julian, R., Winter, E., Herrlander Birgerson, E. ‘The Introduction of Bilateral Electronic Monitoring for High Risk Family Violence Perpetrators in Tasmania’, The 32nd Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, 10 – 13 December, Perth, Australia (2019) [Conference Extract/Paper].
  • O'Shea, B., Julian, R., Prichard, J. & Kelty, S. (2019) 'Challenges in Policing Cyberstalking: A Critique of the Stalking Risk Profile in the Context of Online Relationships', in K.Lumsden & E.Harmer (eds) Online Othering: Exploring Digital Violence and Discrimination on the Web, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 215-238.

Emergency Management

  • Curnin S, O'Hara D, 'Nonprofit and public sector interorganizational collaboration in disaster recovery: lessons from the field', Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 30, (2) pp. 277-297. ISSN 1048-6682 (2019) [Refereed Article].
  • Brooks B, Curnin S, Owen C, Boldeman J, 'New human capabilities in emergency and crisis management: from non-technical skills to creativity', The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 34, (4) pp. 23-30. ISSN 1324-1540 (2019) [Refereed Article].
  • Owen, C. Getting the best ‘bang’ for your research utilisation buck, presented at the Lessons Management Forum, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, July 30-31 Sydney. [Conference Extract/Paper].

Policing Vulnerability

  • Bartkowiak-Theron I, Asquith NL, 'Policing ethnic minorities: disentangling a landscape of conceptual and practice tensions', The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity, Palgrave Macmillan, S Ratuva (ed), Singapore, pp. 1-24. ISBN 978-981-13-2897-8 (2019) [Research Book Chapter].
  • Dwyer, A. (2019). A queer experience: feelings and emotions in policing research with queer communities. Queer Methods Roundtable, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November. [Conference Paper].
  • Bartkowiak-Theron I, Asquith NL, ‘Policing Vulnerable People’, TILES Briefing Paper No 14 (2019), University of Tasmania.

Police Education

  • O'Shea B, Bartkowiak-Theron I, ''Being a topic expert is not sufficient': a mixed-method analysis of teaching dynamics at the Tasmania police academy', Police Practice and Research, 20, (3) pp. 288-299. ISSN 1561-4263 (2019) [Refereed Article].

LGBTIQ and Social & Criminal Justice

  • Dwyer A, Rundle O, 'Made wrong, excluded, and ignored: introduction to a special issue on lesbians and the law', Journal of Lesbian Studies, 23, (3) pp. 295-305. ISSN 1540-3548 (2019) [Refereed Article].
  • Asquith, NL & Ferfolja, R (2020) In/visibility on Campus: Sexuality and Gender Diversity in Tertiary Institutions, Queer Unionists in Tertiary Education Conference, Melbourne 31 January- 1 February. [Conference Paper].

Policing and Criminal Justice

  • Herrlander Birgerson, E. ‘Perspectives of Service Providers on Program Churn and its Impacts on Persons Exiting Prison’. The 32nd Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, 10 – 13 December, Perth, Australia (2019) [Conference Extract/Paper].
  • Howes LM, 'Interpreted investigative interviews under the PEACE interview model: police interviewers' perceptions of challenges and suggested solutions', Police Practice and Research, May 16 ISSN 1561-4263 (2019) [Refereed Article].
  • Asquith, NL (2019) Who do you call? Imagining a world without (the need for) police, ANZSOC, Perth 10-13 December [Conference Paper].

Sociology, Law, Government and Other

  • Julian R, 'Ethnicity, Health, and Multiculturalism', Second Opinion: An Introduction to Health Sociology, Oxford University Press, J Germov (ed), Melbourne, pp. 180-204. ISBN 9780190306489 (2019) [Revised Book Chapter].
  • Datta D, Stratford E, Julian R, Shelley B, 'Child Maltreatment, Violence, Offending, and Educational Outcomes: Review of the Literature', Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, October, pp. 1-127. (2019) [Report Other].


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Published on: 27 Apr 2020