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DR STUART ROSS



Contact Details

Organization: Social and Political Sciences
Position: Honorary (Senior Fellow)
Email:
Homepage: http://www.soe.unimelb.edu.au/Content.aspx?topicID=438
Work: 8344 9458
Fax: 9349 4259
Room: 415
Level: 04
Building: 234 Queensberry St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Transitional Support for Prisoners prisoner re-entry, penology, desistence, release transition Australia
Procedural Justice for Victims of Crime Victims services, Procdeural justice, Legal processes, Crime victimisation, Therapeutic jurisprudence, Justice systems Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science with Honours Monash University 01-Dec-1976
Master of Science University of Surrey 01-Dec-1979
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 01-Dec-2003

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Member 01-Feb-1980

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Characteristics and causes of indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system: A Victorian case-study Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2006
Family Violence Reform: Using knowledge to develop and integrate policy and practice Chief Investigator DEPT FOR VICTORIAN COMMUNITIES,
DEPT OF JUSTICE,
DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL,
VIC POLICE
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 04/05/2007

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
DEPT OF JUSTICE- PGS- HOLLAND Principal Supervisor DEPT OF JUSTICE 01/01/2002
Evaluation of the Arrest Referral Program Chief Investigator DEPT OF JUSTICE 10/06/2003
SEX WORKER ARREST REFERRAL INITIATIVE EVALUATION Chief Investigator UMEE LTD

Consultancies

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
EVALUATION OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD JUSTICE CENTRE Chief Investigator UMEE LTD 16/04/2007
COURT INTEGRATED SERVICE PROGRAM Chief Investigator 876-MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRIVATE GROUP
EVALUATION SERVICES FOR THE HOME DETENTION PROGRAM Chief Investigator DEPT OF JUSTICE
RISK OF RE-OFFENDING TOOL AND CRIMINOGENIC NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CONTRACT VALUE ABOVE IS THE 2006 ONLY) Chief Investigator DEPT OF JUSTICE,
876-MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRIVATE GROUP
EVALUATION OF DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM AT HM PRISON BENDIGO Chief Investigator 876-MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRIVATE GROUP
REVIEW OF STATEWIDE FORENSIC SERVICES Chief Investigator UMEE LTD
EVALUATION OF THREE FAMILY VIOLENCE INITIATIVES Chief Investigator UMEE LTD

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Reports

  • Family Violence Reform in Victoria: Reflections on Integration


    Year: 2009
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Strengthening Partnerships and Service Integration in an Enhanced Local Response to Family Violence


    Year: 2009
    Publisher: McCaughey Centre(Carlton, Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • A Summary of the Literature on initiatives to build integrated Family Violence Service Systems
    Year: 2009
    Publisher: McCaughey Centre(Carlton, Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Issues in Domestic and Family Violence: Risk Assessment and Risk Management
    Year: 2009
    Publisher: McCaughey Centre(Carlton, Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2008

Reports

  • Early Findings from the Establishment of the Northern Crisis and Advocacy Response Services
    Year: 2008
    Customer: Northern Crisis and Advovacy Response Services
    Publisher: Northern Crisis and Advocacy Response Services
    Authors:

Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • Crime in the Streets
    Year: 2006
    Book: Crime and Justice: A Guide to Criminology
    Publisher: Thomson Lawbook Co(North Ryde)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • Beggerman or Thief: Methodological Issues in Offending Specialization Research
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 151-170
    Author(s):
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Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • Violent Crime in Australia
    Year: 2005
    Book: Issues in Australian Crime and Criminal Justice
    Publisher: LexisNexis(Chatswood)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • Sentencing mentally disordered offenders: Factors that predict sentencers' decisions about treatment
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Psychiatry Psychology and Law
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 174-183
    Publisher: Australian Academic Press
    Author(s):
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Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • Crime in the Streets
    Year: 2003
    Book: Crime and Justice: An Australian Textbook in Criminology
    Publisher: Law Book Co(North Ryde)
    Authors(s):

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Standing back or diving in: evaluation issues in the development and delivery of a prisoner support program
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Evaluation in Crime and Justice: Trends and Methods
    Conference Publication: Evaluation in Crime and Justice: Trends and Methods
    Page numbers: 15
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Criminology(Canberra)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Victorian Higher Court Sentencing Statistics 1997/98 to 2001/02
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Department of Justice
    Report No:: 1 & 2
    Publisher: Department of Justice, Victoria(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Victorian Magistrates' Court Sentencing Statistics 1996/97 to 2001/02
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Department of Justice
    Publisher: Department of Justice, Victoria(Melbourne)
    Authors:
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