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Border Crimes: Australia’s war on illicit migrants
By Michael Grewcock

"Meticulously researched and elegantly written, Border Crimes argues that Australia's treatment of asylum seekers as 'illegal immigrants' should itself be regarded as criminal - as state crime. Mike Grewcock marshals the evidence irrefutably; after reading his account, 'boat people' will never again appear as suspected illegal entrants."

Professor Scott Poynting, Manchester Metropolitan University, co-author Bin Laden in the Suburbs: Criminalising the Arab Other.

"In this powerful and compelling book, Mike Grewcock eloquently exposes the organised criminal abuses and violence perpetrated by states against one of the world's most vulnerable populations. Through the lens of a state crime framework and with conceptual rigour he traces the political and historical antecedents of Australia's shameful asylum policy and practice. Refreshingly this book is not only about unconscionable crimes committed by states it also engages with resistance and locates the possibility of social justice firmly within the domain of civil society."

Professor Penny Green, Kings College London, co-author State Crime: Governments, Violence and Corruption.

Institute of Criminology Series No 29 2009
Recommended Retail Price $49.95
ISBN 9780975196793
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Lines In The Sand: The Cronulla riots, multiculturalism and national belonging
Edited by Greg Noble

On the infamous afternoon of Sunday 11th December, 2005, a crowd of about 5000 - mostly White, English-speaking background young men - went on a rampage at Sydney's Cronulla beach attacking anyone of 'Middle Eastern Appearance'. The day had begun as a protest against what many saw as the unacceptable behaviour of some young men following a scuffle between off-duty lifesavers and a group of Lebanese men. Such incidents are not uncommon, yet rarely do they lead to large-scale, ethnically motivated violence in which people wrap themselves in the Australian flag.

Many Australians, used to seeing racial violence in other parts of the world, were shell-shocked. Yet the causes and consequences of the riots, and the revenge attacks that ensued, are still being debated. Did the riots reveal the 'racist underbelly' of Australian society? Did they demonstrate the failure of the multicultural experiment of the last 30 years? Were they yet another example of the contemporary problem of youthful masculinities? Were we seeing the resurgence of an ugly nationalism, spread by populist media?

In this provocative and insightful collection of essays, the authors examine these and other issues in the first major critical assessment of this significant moment in Australian history.

Institute of Criminology Series No 28 2009
Recommended Retail Price $49.95
ISBN 9780975196786
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Conflict of Interest in Policing: Problems, Practices, and Principles
By Cindy Davids

This book is based on unique and unfettered access to ten years of internal investigation files held by Victoria Police. Through detailed analysis of actual complaint cases it provides a comprehensive map by which to chart the particular kinds of interests involved, the nature of conflicts with official police duties, and the particular contexts from which conflicts of interest emerge. The book examines conflicts of interest across the private and public realm of the everyday lives of police officers.

The author argues that recognition of, and accountability for, conflict of interest may be a significant element in preventing upstream police misconduct and corruption. The book seeks to provide a conceptual and practical understanding of how integrity and trust must be integrated into the profession of policing through processes of active responsibility, rather than more traditional passive obedience to prescriptive rules.

Institute of Criminology Series No 26 2008
Recommended Retail Price $49.95
ISBN 9780975196762
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Criminal Discovery: From Truth to Proof and Back Again
By Cosmas Moisidis

Criminal discovery is the essence of the criminal pre-trial process. Critical stages in the discovery process include police interrogations, committal hearings and pre-trial disclosure regimes. Crucial and controversial issues in this debate are the scope of the right to silence and the privilege against self-incrimination. These issues in turn have resulted in heated debates between rival stakeholders such as police, prosecutors, defence lawyers and victims’ groups. Instead of viewing the matter as a mere balancing exercise between competing interest groups, the book puts forward a blueprint for the future which is informed by historical, jurisprudential and practical considerations.

Institute of Criminology Series No 27 2008
Recommended Retail Price $71.50
ISBN 9780975196779
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