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Associate Professor Garner Clancey
BA (Macquarie) MCrim (Hons) PhD (Sydney)
Associate Professor
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F10 - Law School (Camperdown)
The University of Sydney
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Member of Sydney Environment Institute
Member of Sydney Policy Lab
Member of the Brain and Mind Centre
Dr Garner Clancey is an Associate Professor in Criminology, joining the University of Sydney Law School in 2011. Prior to this, Garner worked in criminal justice agencies (including Juvenile Justice NSW and the NSW Police Force) between 1992-2002 and worked as a crime prevention consultant between 2002-2010. Garner taught crime prevention, policing, juvenile justice, security and criminology courses at five other Australian universities between 2000 and 2011. Garner’s work focuses on the intersection between research, policy and practice.
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- Youth crime
- Youth justice systems
- Crime trends
- Crime prevention and community safety (including designing out crime)
- Corrections
- Policing and security
- Criminal justice and social policy
- Inter-disciplinary approaches to addressing crime and criminal justice issues
- Criminology
- Young People, Crime and the Law
- Criminal Justice Internship
- Current Developments in Criminal Justice: Prevention and Control
- Revising Sutton, A., Cherney, A., White, R., Clancey, G. (2021).Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practice - 3rd Edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Various research projects focused on bail and diversion.
- Developing student pathways to criminal justice careers.
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology
- University of Sydney Justice Collaboration
- Sydney Institute of Criminology
- Matilda Centre
- Technology and Addiction Team (Brain and Mind Centre)
- Wellbeing Health and Youth Centre of Research in Excellence and Adolescent Health
- Sydney Environment Institute
- 2016 Adam Sutton Crime Prevention Award from the ANZ Society of Criminology for the paper Some findings from an Australian local crime prevention case study, published in Crime Prevention and Community Safety
- Outstanding Paper in the 2016 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence for the paper A local case study of the crime decline, published in Safer Communities
Project title | Research student |
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Designing Trauma Informed Behavioural Interventions for Young Offenders | Susan MORLEY |
Selected publications
Publications
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Books
- Sutton, A., Cherney, A., White, R., Clancey, G. (2021). Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practice - 3rd Edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Edited Books
- Clancey, G., Lulham, R. (2024). Youth Crime, Youth Justice and Children's Courts in NSW. Australia: LexisNexis. [More Information]
Book Chapters
- Clancey, G., Lulham, R. (2024). Chapter 13: Conclusion. In Garner Clancey and Rohan Lulham (Eds.), Youth Crime, Youth Justice and Children's Courts in NSW. Australia: LexisNexis.
- Clancey, G., Lulham, R. (2024). Chapter 1: Introduction. In Garner Clancey and Rohan Lulham (Eds.), Youth Crime, Youth Justice and Children's Courts in NSW. Australia: LexisNexis.
- Clancey, G., Lin, B. (2020). Crime Prevention and Reduction. In D. Dalton, W. de Lint and D. Palmer (Eds.), Crime and Justice: A Guide to Criminology, 6th Edition. Pyrmont, NSW: Thomson Reuters.
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Journals
- Metcalfe, L., Clancey, G., Simpson, M., Little, C., Evans, D. (2025). Reflections from an Industry and University Youth Justice Partnership. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, (forthcoming). [More Information]
- Clancey, G., Drumore, C., Metcalfe, L. (2024). A whole-of-university response to youth justice: Reflections on a university–youth justice partnership. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 691. [More Information]
- Metcalfe, L., Little, C., Clancey, G., Evans, D. (2024). The Changing Nature of Education in Youth Justice Centres in New South Wales (Australia). Journal of Prison Education Research, 8(1, article 5), 1-22. [More Information]
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Edited Journals
- Monchuk, L., Clancey, G. (2013). Safer Communities: Designing out Crime - Voices from the Fields. Safer Communities, 12(4).
Conferences
- Clancey, G. (2024). Youth Justice/Youth Crime. Judicial Council on Diversity and Inclusion, Kingston, ACT: Presentation.
- Clancey, G. (2023). Youth Crime and Youth Justice in NSW – A Criminological Perspective. Children’s Court of NSW Conference, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
- Clancey, G. (2022). Keynote: Getting more from university and criminal justice agency partnerships. Australian Institute of Criminology Annual Conference, Canberra, ACT: Presentation.
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Magazine / Newspaper Articles
- Clancey, G. (2010). Biting the Hand that Feeds You. International CPTED Association Newsletter, Volume 9(2), page 9.
- Clancey, G. (2009). Bringing down the House - Razing Public Housing in Australia. International CPTED Association, Volume 8(2), pages 3,8.
- Clancey, G. (2006). Causes of Youth Crime. YAPRap, Volume 16(1).
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Report
- Clancey, G., Evans, D., Little, C. (2021). Review of the extended school year model and literature review: Final report prepared for the NSW Department of Education. Sydney, Australia: The University of Sydney.
- Clancey, G., Lin, B., Metcalfe, L., Wang, S. (2019). Funding Services Outcomes Review. Prepared for Juvenile Justice NSW.
- Clancey, G., Keir, E., Marchant Matus, R. (2018). Review of Legal Services Provided to Prisoners. Prepared for Legal Aid NSW..
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2025
- Metcalfe, L., Clancey, G., Simpson, M., Little, C., Evans, D. (2025). Reflections from an Industry and University Youth Justice Partnership. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, (forthcoming). [More Information]
2024
- Clancey, G., Drumore, C., Metcalfe, L. (2024). A whole-of-university response to youth justice: Reflections on a university–youth justice partnership. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 691. [More Information]
- Clancey, G., Lulham, R. (2024). Chapter 13: Conclusion. In Garner Clancey and Rohan Lulham (Eds.), Youth Crime, Youth Justice and Children's Courts in NSW. Australia: LexisNexis.
- Clancey, G., Lulham, R. (2024). Chapter 1: Introduction. In Garner Clancey and Rohan Lulham (Eds.), Youth Crime, Youth Justice and Children's Courts in NSW. Australia: LexisNexis.
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2023
- Clancey, G., Evans, J., Friedlander, L. (2023). Some long-term positive trends in youth detention in New South Wales (Australia). Safer Communities, 22(1), 15-27. [More Information]
- Clancey, G. (2023). Youth Crime and Youth Justice in NSW – A Criminological Perspective. Children’s Court of NSW Conference, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
2022
- Clancey, G., Metcalfe, L. (2022). Inspections, Reviews, Inquiries and Recommendations Pertaining to Youth Justice Centres in New South Wales Between 2015 and 2021. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 34(3), 255-274. [More Information]
- Clancey, G. (2022). Keynote: Getting more from university and criminal justice agency partnerships. Australian Institute of Criminology Annual Conference, Canberra, ACT: Presentation.
- Clancey, G. (2022). Rehabilitation of Young Adult Offenders. United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatments of Offenders, Tokyo, Japan: Presentation.
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2021
- Sutton, A., Cherney, A., White, R., Clancey, G. (2021). Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practice - 3rd Edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Clancey, G., Evans, D., Little, C. (2021). Review of the extended school year model and literature review: Final report prepared for the NSW Department of Education. Sydney, Australia: The University of Sydney.
- Lin, B., Clancey, G., Metcalfe, L. (2021). The role of Legal Aid NSW in addressing the civil legal needs of participants in High Intensity Units (HIPUs) in prisons. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 33(4), 417-437. [More Information]
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2020
- Clancey, G., Metcalfe, L. (2020). A Review of Crime Prevention Activities in an Australian Local Government Area since the late 1980s. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 22(1), 49-67. [More Information]
- Clancey, G., Lin, B. (2020). Crime Prevention and Reduction. In D. Dalton, W. de Lint and D. Palmer (Eds.), Crime and Justice: A Guide to Criminology, 6th Edition. Pyrmont, NSW: Thomson Reuters.
- Metcalfe, L., Morgan, A., Clancey, G. (2020). Local government public space CCTV systems in Australia. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 22(3), 210-222. [More Information]
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2019
- Clancey, G., Lin, B., Delahunty, B. (2019). 'Law and order' policy. In P. Chen, N. Barry, J. Butcher, D. Clune, I. Cook, A. Garnier, Y Haigh et al (Eds.), Australian Politics and Policy: Senior Edition, (pp. 645-666). Sydney: Sydney University Press. [More Information]
- Clancey, G., Lin, B., Metcalfe, L., Wang, S. (2019). Funding Services Outcomes Review. Prepared for Juvenile Justice NSW.
- Clancey, G., Kohn, D. (2019). Potential Applications of Data Science in Assessing Security Risk. The Australasian Youth Justice Conference, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
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2018
- Marchant Matus, R., Haan, S., Clancey, G., Cripps, S. (2018). Applying machine learning to criminology: semi-parametric spatial-demographic Bayesian regression. Security Informatics, 7(1), 1-19. [More Information]
- Clancey, G., Monchuk, L., Anderson, J., Ellis, J. (2018). Lost in implementation: NSW police force crime prevention officer perspectives on crime prevention through environmental design. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 20(3), 139-153. [More Information]
- Clancey, G. (2018). Police Perspectives on CPTED. 2018 Crime Prevention and Communities Conference, Melbourne, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology.
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2017
- Clancey, G., Westcott, H. (2017). "This rabid fight for survival": Small NGO manager's experiences of funding reform. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 52(2), 163-179. [More Information]
- Westcott, H., Clancey, G., Marchant, R., Anderson, J. (2017). A Commentary on Risk Classification Tools for Young Offenders. The Australian Sociological Association (TASA), Politics and Crime Control in the 21st Century: Controversies and Challenges, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
- Clancey, G. (2017). Contemporary Trends in Youth Crime and Youth Crime Prevention. NSW Police Force Youth Command Conference 2017, Goulburn, NSW: Presentation.
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2016
- Clancey, G. (2016). A Partial History of Localised Crime Prevention in New South Wales, Australia. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 28(2), 191-207.
- Clancey, G., Fisher, D., Yeung, N. (2016). A Recent History of Australian Crime Prevention. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 18(4), 309-328. [More Information]
- Clancey, G., Fisher, D., Lyons, A., Lee, M. (2016). A review of the impact of crime risk assessment reports in New South Wales, Australia. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 18(2), 73-90. [More Information]
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2015
- Clancey, G. (2015). A local case study of the crime decline. Safer Communities, 14(2), 104-114. [More Information]
- Russell, S., Clancey, G. (2015). Glebe - Forest Lodge 2037: Community Needs Assessment.
- Clancey, G. (2015). Local Crime Prevention: 'Breathing Life (Back) into Social Democratic and Penal Welfare Concerns'? International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 4(4), 40-57. [More Information]
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2014
- Clancey, G., Fisher, D., Rutherford, A. (2014). An exploratory study of crime risks and the planning process. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 16(1), 1-19. [More Information]
- Shepherdson, P., Clancey, G., Lee, M., Crofts, T. (2014). Community Safety and Crime Prevention Partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 3(1), 107-120. [More Information]
- Clancey, G., Shepherdson, P. (2014). Crime Prevention - Implications of Mainstreaming and the Property Crime Decline. Crime Prevention and Communities Conference 2014: Building Better Local Solutions, Melbourne, Vic: Presentation.
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2013
- Monchuk, L., Clancey, G. (2013). A Comparative Analysis of Crime Risk Assessments and Their Application in Greater Manchester and New South Wales. Built Environment, 39(1), 74-91. [More Information]
- Lee, M., Clancey, G. (2013). No risk reports - an analysis of crime risk assessment reports in New South Wales (Australia). 11th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR) 2013, Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press. [More Information]
- Monchuk, L., Clancey, G. (2013). Safer Communities: Designing out Crime - Voices from the Fields. Safer Communities, 12(4).
2012
- Clancey, G., Lee, M., Crofts, T. (2012). 'We're not Batman' - Roles and expectations of local government community safety officers in New South Wales. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 14(4), 235-257. [More Information]
- Clancey, G., Lee, M., Fisher, D. (2012). Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) and the New South Wales Crime Risk Assessment Guidelines: A Critical Review. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 14(1), 1-15. [More Information]
2011
- Clancey, G. (2011). Are we still 'Flying Blind?' Crime Data and Local Crime Prevention in New South Wales. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 22(3), 491-500.
- Clancey, G. (2011). Crime Risk Assessments in New South Wales. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 17(1), 55-67. [More Information]
- Clancey, G., Fisher, D., Lee, M. (2011). Do Crime Risk Assessment Reports Measure Crime Risks? Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 23(2), 235-254.
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2010
- Clancey, G. (2010). Biting the Hand that Feeds You. International CPTED Association Newsletter, Volume 9(2), page 9.
2009
- Clancey, G. (2009). Bringing down the House - Razing Public Housing in Australia. International CPTED Association, Volume 8(2), pages 3,8.
2006
- Clancey, G. (2006). Causes of Youth Crime. YAPRap, Volume 16(1).
2005
- Bargen, J., Clancey, G., Chan, J. (2005). Development of the Young Offenders Act. In Janet B L Chan (Eds.), Reshaping Juvenile Justice: The NSW Young Offendeers Act 1997, (pp. 17-24). Sydney: Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney.
- Clancey, G. (2005). How did we get there? Reflecting on the growth in exclusionary practices. YAPRap, Volume 15(9).
- Clancey, G., Doran, S., Maloney, E. (2005). The Operation of Warnings, Cautions and Youth Justice Conferences. In Janet B L Chan (Eds.), Reshaping Juvenile Justice: The NSW Young Offendeers Act 1997, (pp. 47-72). Sydney: Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney.
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Selected Grants
2024
- Justice Collaboration Node, Clancey G, Sydney Policy Lab/Sydney Policy Lab Node
2018
- CDIP Industry & Community Engagement Fund 2018 - Engaging with High Intensity Program Units: Perspectives of Civil Lawyers - Legal Aid NSW - Clancey, Clancey G, DVC Research/Industry & Community Engagement Seed Fund (I&CEF)
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Consultancies and Commissioned Research Projects
- 2021, Australian Institute of Criminology project: What works and where in crime prevention?, Clancey, G. and Metcalfe, L.
- 2021, NSW Department of Education project: Review of the Extended School Year for Education and Training Units. Clancey, G., Evans, D. and Little, C.
- 2020, Australian Institute of Criminology project: Modelling the Impact of Legislation Targeting Outlaw Motorcycle Gangsand associated report, OMCG Changepoint Detection Report by McDonald, G., Lydecker, H., Metcalfe, L. and Clancey, G.
- 2020, Youth Justice NSW project: Understanding ADVOs, Bail Conditions and Court Processes. Report by Shelton, N., Clancey, G. and Munro, N.
- 2019, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime Education for Justice, Crime Prevention module in the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice University Module Series
- 2019, Funding Services for Outcomes Review, Clancey G., NSW Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice
- 2017, Review of Legal Services provided by Legal Aid NSW to Prisoners, Clancey G., Marchant Matus R., Legal Aid NSW
In the media
- In August 2024 Garner, together with colleague Dr Rohan Lulham, presented for Assoc. Prof. Garner Clancey | BenchTV on the topic "Youth Crime, Youth Justice and Children's Courts in NSW".
- Garner Clancey: Youth Justice by Just Cause: Exploring Social Justice and the Law
- From troubled pasts to a brighter, fitter future | SBS News
- From ideas to impact: student-led projects improving the lives of young people - The University of Sydney
- Victorian youth crime: Stabbings, knife crime on the rise. | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
- Alen Moradian death: Is Sydney crime rate declining despite gangland executions? (smh.com.au)
- Australia's youth detention centres failing vulnerable children National Children's Commissioner says - ABC News
- News Australia: Juvenile teenage crime spike in car-jacking, police, victims blame courts (9news.com.au)
- Gen Y bandits hit by justice twice as often as Gen Z by age 21. (smh.com.au)