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Dr Kelly Richards

Contact details:

Tel: (02) 6260 9243
Fax: (02) 6260 9201

Academic qualifications

  • BA (Criminology), University of Western Sydney
  • B Soc Sci (Hons 1st class), University of Western Sydney
  • Ph.D. (Criminology), University of Western Sydney

Selected employment

Jan 08 - current Research Analyst, Australian Institute of Criminology
Jan-Dec 06 Lecturer/Course Convenor/Research Assistant, Faculty of Law, Sydney University
Aug 02 - Dec 06 Tutor/Lecturer/Course Convener/Research Assistant, School of Social Sciences, University of Western Sydney, School of Law, University of Western Sydney

Awards

2002-2006 Australian Postgraduate Award (scholarship)
2001 University of Western Sydney medal
1997 University of Western Sydney entry level scholarship

Current areas of specialisation/expertise

  • Child victims of homicide
  • Children's and young people's contact with the criminal justice system
  • Special measures for child witnesses
  • Computer security incidents against businesses
  • Restorative justice

Major projects

  • Juveniles in detention
  • The Australian Businesses Assessment of Computer User Security (ABACUS) survey
  • Children's and young people's contact with the criminal justice system in Australia

Publications

  • Richards, K. (under revision) ‘Taking victims seriously? The role of victims’ rights movements in the emergence of restorative justice’ Current Issues in Criminal Justice
  • Richards, K. (in press) Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice: child complainants and the court process in Australia. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
  • Richards, K. (in press) Research and public policy series: juveniles’ contact with the criminal justice system in Australia. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
  • Richards, K. (2009) The Australian Business Assessment of Computer User Security (ABACUS): A National Survey. Research and Public Policy Series No. 102. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
  • Richards, K. (2009) Crime facts info no. 193: top ten computer security tools used by Australian businesses. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
  • Richards, K. (2009) Crime facts info no. 192: industry sector and the prevalence of computer security incidents against Australian businesses. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
  • Richards, K. (2009) Crime facts info no. 191: computer security incidents experienced by Australian businesses. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
  • Richards, K. (2009) ‘Profiling three early career researchers: Kelly Richards’ Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Newsletter 6 (1): 9
  • Richards, K. (2007) 'Rewriting History': Towards a Genealogy of 'Restorative Justice', Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Penrith: University of Western Sydney
  • Richards, K. (2006) 'Not Directly to Blame? Considering the Role of Parental Responsibility in the Emergence of Restorative Practices for Juveniles' in Tie, W., S. Jülich and V. Walters (eds) New Frontiers in Restorative Justice, Auckland: Massey University: 117-136
  • Richards, K. (2005) 'Unlikely Friends? Oprah Winfrey and Restorative Justice' Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology 38 (3): 381-399
  • Gaffey, J., A. Possamai-Inesedy and K. Richards (eds) (2005) The Chameleon and the Quilt: A Cross-Disciplinary Exploration in the Social Sciences, Milperra: University of Western Sydney
  • Richards, K. (2005) 'Cause and Effect? Failings of the Contemporary Penal System and the Emergence of Restorative Justice' in Gaffey, J., A. Possamai-Inesedy and K. Richards (eds) The Chameleon and the Quilt: A Cross-Disciplinary Exploration in the Social Sciences, Milperra: University of Western Sydney: 44-54
  • Richards, K. (2003) 'What's Oprah Winfrey Got to Do With It? The Rise and Rise of Restorative Justice' Paper presented at the Annual Conference of The Australian Sociological Association, 4-6 December, Armidale NSW

Conference papers

  • Richards, K. and Dearden, J. ‘Child homicide victims in Australia: an overview’ Children and the Law conference, Prato, Italy, September 2009 (forthcoming)
  • Lyneham, M. And Richards, K. ‘Indigenous juveniles’ contact with the criminal justice system in Australia as victims and alleged offenders’ Indigenous young people, crime and justice conference, Sydney, August 2009 (forthcoming)
  • Richards, K. ‘Negotiating power and access and being called “kid”: conducting qualitative interviews in criminological research’ Australian Institute of Criminology lunchtime seminar, Canberra, July 2009
  • Richards, K. ‘Promise or practice? ‘The past, present and future of restorative justice for Indigenous juveniles’ Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology conference, Melbourne, July 2009
  • Richards, K. ‘Key findings from the Australian Business Assessment of Computer User Security (ABACUS)’ Australian Institute of Criminology address to Tai Pei Economic and Cultural Office, Canberra, June 2009
  • Richards, K. ‘Key findings from the Australian Business Assessment of Computer User Security (ABACUS)’ Australian Institute of Criminology address to Chinese Ministry of Public Security, Canberra, June 2009
  • Richards, K. ‘The Australian Business Assessment of Computer User Security (ABACUS): a national survey’ Australian Federal Police High Tech Crime conference, Sydney, June 2009
  • Richards, K. ‘Restorative justice in Australia: an overview’ Australian Institute of Criminology address to delegation from Tai Pei University, Canberra, February 2009
  • Richards, K. ‘Juvenile justice in Australia: an overview’ Australian Institute of Criminology address to delegation of Swedish Parliamentarians, Canberra, January 2009
  • Richards, K. ‘Computer security incidents against Australian businesses: findings from the ABACUS survey’ Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology conference, Canberra, November 2008
  • Richards, K. ‘Negotiating power and access and being called “kid”: interviewing elites in criminological research’ University of Western Sydney Postgraduate Colloquium, Campbelltown, November 2006
  • Richards, K.  ‘Not directly to blame? Considering the role of parental responsibility in the emergence of restorative justice’ Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology conference, Wellington, New Zealand, February 2005
  • Richards, K.  ‘From modest beginnings? Considering the emergence of restorative justice’ New Frontiers in Restorative Justice conference, Auckland, New Zealand, December 2004
  • Richards, K.  ‘Exploring the history of the restorative justice movement’ International Institute for Restorative Practices Fifth International Conference on Conferencing, Circles, and other Restorative Practices, Vancouver, Canada, August 2004
  • Richards, K. ‘What’s Oprah Winfrey Got to Do With It? The Rise and Rise of Restorative Justice’ The Australian Sociological Association conference, Armidale, December 2003
  • Richards, K. ‘What’s Oprah Winfrey Got to Do With It? The Rise and Rise of Restorative Justice’ Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology conference, Sydney, October 2003
  • Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) conferences (Sydney) (2003), Wellington (NZ) (2005) and Canberra (2008)
  • The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) (2003), Armidale, NSW
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) (2005), Vancouver, Canada
  • New Frontiers in Restorative Justice conference, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand (2006)

Committees/memberships

  • Committee member, Prisoners' Aid ACT
  • Member, working group for funding submissions, Prisoners' Aid ACT
  • Voluntary Research Officer (Violence against women in the Pacific), UNIFEM Australia
  • Home English Tutor, ACT Migrant/Refugee Home Tutoring Scheme
  • Member, Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC)
  • Member, United Nations Global Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
  • Program Visitor, Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), Australian National University