A senior Australian criminologist, Professor Chris Cunneen, will question the institutional barriers to fairness and justice experienced by many Indigenous Australians, asking whether they are of such magnitude that they should be seen as institutional discrimination, when he presents the University of Melbourne’s 2008 Barry Lecture on Criminology on 25 November.

Eigenberg lauded as 'inconvenient woman' (The Echo)

Dr. Helen Eigenberg, professor and head of the criminal justice department, received the CoraMae Richey Mann "Inconvenient Woman of the Year" award for her work in women's issues on and off campus. Eigenberg received the award from the division of women and crime at the American Society of Criminology convention in St.

Graffiti study bolsters 'broken windows' theory (Los Angeles Times)

Dutch researchers find that in the presence of graffiti and trash, people are more likely to commit small crimes. In a series of real-world experiments, people exposed to graffiti, litter and other cues of lawlessness were more likely to commit small crimes, according to a study published today that bolsters the controversial "broken windows" theory of policing.

States disagree greatly on Amber Alert criteria (AP via Yahoo! News)

Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important.

Police know danger can defeat the best planning (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Despite the best preparation, intelligence gathering and execution, serving an arrest warrant -- especially on a felony -- is an unpredictable event.