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Professor Luke McNamara
PhD (University of Wollongong)
LLM (University of Manitoba)
BA, LLB ()
Luke McNamara is a Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice at the University of New South Wales. Hisresearch focuses on the deployment of criminalisation as a public policy tool. Current projects include studies of sexual offence trials and the history of criminal law-making directed at safety from violence. He is the author of the booksRegulating Racism: Racial Vilification Laws in Australia (2002), ԻHuman Rights Controversies: The Impact of Legal Form(2007); Իa co-author ofCriminal Laws:Materials and Commentary on Criminal Law and Process of New South Wales(7th ed, 2020).
Recent journal articles have appeared inCriminology & Criminal Justice,International Journal for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy, New Criminal Law Review, Law Journal,InternationalJournal of Law, Crime and Justice,Criminal Law JournalԻCurrent Issues in Criminal Justice.
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- 2022-2024 Australian Institute of Criminology Indigenous Justice Research Program Grant: “Sentencing to create just outcomes: impact of trauma and strength of culture: Evaluating the impact of the Bugmy Bar Book Resources – the first 3 years” (with Professor Jill Hunter (). Amount awarded: $77,505
- 2021-2024 Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP210101072) Grant: “Violence, Risk and Safety: The Changing Face of Australian Criminal Laws” (with Professor Julia Quilter (UOW), Professor Arlie Loughnan (U Syd), Professor Russell Hogg (QUT), Emeritus Professor David Brown () and Professor Lindsay Farmer (Glasgow). Amount awarded: $327,330
- 2020-2023Australian Research Council Discovery Project(DP 200100101) Grant: “Intoxication Evidence in Rape Trials: A Double-Edged Sword?” (with Professor Julia Quilter (UOW).Amount awarded: $239,322.
- 2017-2020Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP160101543) Grant: “Criminalisation of poverty and homelessness in Australia: A national study” (with Professor Tamara Walsh (UQ), Professor Julia Quilter (UOW) and Professor Thalia Anthony (UTS). Amount awarded: $156,000
- 2015 Australian Institute of Criminology - Criminology Research Grant: “Knowledges of ‘Intoxication’ and Australian Criminal Law: Implications for addressing Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Harms and Risks” (with Associate Professor Julia Quilter (UOW), Dr Kate Seear (Monash U) and Professor Robin Room (Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University). Amount awarded: $69,000.
- 2010-2012 Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP1096721) Grant:“The Impact of Hate Speech Laws on Public Discourse in Australia” (with Professor Kath Gelber, UQ). Amount awarded: $192,000.
2014 Australian Political Studies Association Mayer Journal Article Prize forK Gelber and L McNamara, ‘Freedom of Speech and Racial Vilification in Australia: “The Bolt Case” in Public Discourse’ (2013) 48(4) Australian Journal of Political Science 470-484.
Professor McNamara is currently involved incollaborative projects on thehistory of the criminalisation of violence in Australia, Իthe nature and operationintoxication evidence in sexual assault trials -both funded by ARC Discovery Project grants.