Professor Kerry Carrington
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Justice
Biography
Professor Kerry Carrington is a research professor in the QUT Centre for Justice. Prior to this she was the Head of School of Justice from 2009. She is a Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, a Senior Counsellor of the Asian Criminological Society, and former Vice Chair of the Division of Critical Criminology, American Society of Criminology. She is the founding Co-Chief Editor of the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, Pacific Rim Editor of Critical Criminology and International editorial board member of the British Society of Criminology’s flagship journal - Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Feminist Criminology, She's also on the ed boards of Spanish journals in Latin America, including Delio y Sociedad and Novum Jus on the social and criminological impact of mining has led to significant change in the approvals for mining development in Qld. In 2014 Kerry Carrington received the American Society of Criminology, Division of Women and Crime 2103 Distinguished Scholar Award in recognition of her contributions to the study and analysis of young women, crime and youth justice which spans 30 years. In 2014 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Criminology (Division of Critical Criminology). In 2011 her co-publication, “Resource Boom Underbelly: The criminological impact of mining” won the 2012 Allen Austin Bartholomew Award for the best publication in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. In 2018 she co-edited the Palgrave Handbook in Criminology and the Global South, a landmark 50 chapter volume, described by Raewyn Connell as revolutionary. She has an ARC DP grant to study how women's police stations in Latin America prevent gendered violence and another ARC DP to research how to improve the Policing of Gender Violence in the Global South. You can access publications, media, briefing papers about this research from her project page. Professor Carrington has an extensive record of externally funded research activity and a wide variety of criminological and sociological research interests, including
- Southern Criminology
- Women's Police Stations Latin America
- Youth justice and girls’ violence
- Impact of COVID on Domestic Violence
- Global justice and human rights
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Justice
Keywords
Southern Criminology, Gender and Justice, Gendered Violence, Criminological Impact of Mining, Youth Justice, QUT Centre for Justice, School of Justice
Discipline
Criminology, Sociology, Other Law and Legal Studies
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Macquarie University)
Professional memberships and associations
- Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
- Senior Counselor, Asian Criminological Society
- Vice-Chair, Division of Critical Criminology, American Society of Criminology (2012-2019)
- Editorial Board Member, Feminist Criminology (current)
- Pacific Rim Editor, Critical Criminology: An International Journal (current)
- Member, International editorial board, Criminology & Criminal Justice, UK (current)
- Co-Chief Editor, International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy – 2012 current (www.crimejusticejournal.com) (Q2 Scopus and Ranked No 1 for Law, Australia)
- Editorial board of the Journal of Sociology 2005-09, sponsored by the Australian Sociological Association (TASA) (Q1)
- Editorial Board Delito y Sociedad 2018
- Editorial Board, Asian Journal of Criminology 2020
- Editorial Board, Current Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice 2020
- Member of the Scientific Committee of Revista de Historia de las Prisiones (RHP) co-edtied by Dr. José Daniel Cesano and Dr. Jorge A. Núñez, Argentina – 2020
- Editorial Board, Novum Jus. Revista Especializada en Sociología Política y Jurídica
- Scientific committee, Revista Latinoamericana de Sociología Jurídica, Latin American Law and Society Network
- Chair Jean Martin Award Panel, 1999
- Member, Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Sociology (2005-2009)
- Member, Editorial Board, Public Space: the Journal of Law and Social Justice
- Member of the Children and Youth Advisory Board, AIHW (2004-07)
Teaching
Professor Carrington has taught in a wide range of subjects, including
- Theories of Crime
- Crime Research Methods
- Gender, law and public policy
- Youth Justice
- Critical Policy Analysis
She has also led some major curriculum development projects in criminology, including the revision of B. Justice and the new double degree in Justice/Psychology. In semester 1 she lectures into
- JSB 170 Introduction to Criminology and Policing
- JSB415 Advanced Research Methodologies
In semester 2 she lectures into
- JSB372 Youth Justice
- JSB272 Theories of Crime
Experience
Submissions to the Australian parliament Carrington, K. McIntosh, A. Hogg, R. Scott, J. (2011) ARC Research Team Submission to Australian Parliament House Inquiry into FIFO/DIDO, Submission no 95. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/ra/fifodido/subs/Sub95.pdf Carrington, K., McIntosh, A. and Scott, J. (2009), Submission to Senate Inquiry into Suicide, 20 November, No. 62. www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/suicide/submissions/sublist.htm Carrington, K. (2009) Submission, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth Inquiry into Youth Violence, Australian Parliament House. No 47. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/fchy/youthviolence/subs/sub047.pdf
Social policy briefs for the Australian parliament Carrington, K. (2003) Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters: Contemporary Policy Issues in Historical Context, Current Issues Brief, No. 3, 2003-04, Department of Parliamentary Library, Canberra, pp. 1-22. Carrington, K. and Hearn, J. (2003) Trafficking and the Sex Industry: From Impunity to Protection, Current Issues Brief, No. 28, 2002-03, Department of Parliamentary Library, Canberra, pp.1-24. (An Audio Brief accompanies this publication) Carrington, K. and Pratt, A. (2003) How Far Have We Come? Gender Disparities in the Australian Higher Education System, Current Issues Brief No 31, 2002-03, Department of Parliamentary Library, Canberra, pp. 1-25. (An Audio Brief accompanies this publication) Carrington, K. Sherlock, S. Hancock, N. (2003) The East Timorese Asylum Seekers: Legal Issues and Policy Implications Ten Years On, Current Issues Brief, No. 17 2002-03, Department of Parliamentary Library, Canberra, pp. 1-21. Phillips, J. and Carrington, K. (2003) Domestic Violence in Australia: An overview of the issues, e-brief, Department of Parliamentary Library, Canberra. Research reports Carrington, K., Hogg, R., McIntosh, A. and Scott, J. (2009), ‘Introduction, Framework and Background to Secondary Data Analysis’, Safeguarding Rural Australia, Addressing Masculinity and Violence in Rural Settings - Secondary Data Analysis, Centre for Law and Justice,QUT, Brisbane. Available from http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29575/ Carrington, K., Hogg, R., McIntosh, A. and Scott, J. (2009), ‘Data Report No. 1: Self-harm Including Suicide’, Safeguarding Rural Australia, Addressing Masculinity and Violence in Rural Settings – Secondary Data Analysis, Centre for Law and Justice,QUT, Brisbane. Available from http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29625/ Carrington, K., Hogg, R., McIntosh, A. and Scott, J. (2009), ‘Data Report No. 2: Intentional Violence - Suicide, Homicide, Assault, Sexual Assault, Family Violence, Child Abuse, Harassment and Stalking, Alcohol-related Violence, Animal Abuse’, Safeguarding Rural Australia, Addressing Masculinity and Violence in Rural Settings - Secondary Data Analysis, Centre for Law and Justice,QUT, Brisbane. Available from http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29635/ Carrington, K., Hogg, R., McIntosh, A. and Scott, J. (2009), ‘Data Report No. 3: Unintentional Violence - Transport Accidents, Occupational Exposures and Hazards, Other Unintentional Violent Injuries’, Safeguarding Rural Australia, Addressing Masculinity and Violence in Rural Settings - Secondary Data Analysis, Centre for Law and Justice,QUT, Brisbane. Available from http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29638/ Carrington, K., Hogg, R., McIntosh, A. and Scott, J. (2009), ‘Data Report No. 4: Risky Behaviour - Misuse of Alcohol, Illicit Drugs, Firearms Use and Abuse, Other Risky Behaviour’, Safeguarding Rural Australia, Addressing Masculinity and Violence in Rural Settings - Secondary Data Analysis, Centre for Law and Justice,QUT, Brisbane. Available from http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29643/ Carrington, K., Hogg, R., McIntosh, A. and Scott, J. (2009), ‘Data Report No. 5: Consequences of Violence - Juvenile Offenders, Long-term Health Consequences, Anxiety and Repression, Other Chronic Disabilities’, Safeguarding Rural Australia, Addressing Masculinity and Violence in Rural Settings - Secondary Data Analysis, Centre for Law and Justice,QUT, Brisbane. Available from http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29646/ McIntosh, Stayner, Carrington, Rolley, Sorensen, 2008 Resilience in Rural Communities, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Carrington, McIntosh & Walmsley, (2007) The Social Costs & Benefits of Migration Into Australia, Centre for Applied Research In Social Sciences, UNE. Carrington, K. Periera, M. Reavell, R. (2006), A pilot study of young drivers and risky driving, Report to the New England Strategic Alliance of Councils, Centre for Applied Research In Social Sciences, UNE. Scott, J. Carrington, K. Owen, S. Bohill, R. Reavell, R. (2006) Tamworth Regional Social Plan, Centre for Applied Research In Social Sciences, UNE. Carrington, K. Hogg, R. Martin, P. (2001) Violence, Rurality & Civilising Processes, Report of ARC Funded Project, Critical Social Sciences Research Group, University of Western Sydney. (131 page ms) Kerry Carrington, John Gow, Russell Hogg, Andrew Johnson, (1996) Crime, Locality and Citizenship: Interim Research Report ARC funded project, Critical Social Sciences Research Group, University of Western Sydney.
Publications
- Carrington K, Hogg R, Scott J, Sozzo M, (2018) The Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Global South, Palgrave Macmillan
- Carrington K, Hogg R, Scott J, Sozzo M, (2018) Criminology, southern theory and cognitive justice. In R Hogg, J Scott, M Sozzo & K Carrington, The Palgrave handbook of criminology and the global south, Palgrave Macmillan p3
- Carrington K, Hogg R, (2017) Deconstructing criminology's origin stories, Asian Journal of Criminology, 12 (3) p181
- Carrington K, Hogg R, Sozzo M, (2016) Southern criminology, British Journal of Criminology, 56 (1) p1
- Carrington K, (2015) Feminism and global justice, Routledge
- Carrington K, (2013) Girls and violence: The case for a feminist theory of female violence, International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2 (2) p63
- Carrington K, Pereira M, (2011) Assessing the social impacts of the resources boom on rural communities, Rural Society, 21 (1) p2
- Carrington K, Hogg R, McIntosh A, (2011) The resource boom's underbelly: Criminological impacts of mining development, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 44 (3) p335
- Carrington K, McIntosh A, Scott J, (2010) Globalization, frontier masculinities and violence: booze, blokes and brawls, British Journal of Criminology, 50 (3) p393
- Carrington K, Scott J, (2008) Masculinity, rurality and violence, British Journal of Criminology, 48 (5) p641
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Fellowship of a Learned Academy or Membership of AIATSIS
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Criminology, Division of Critical Criminology
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- American Society of Criminology, Division of Women and Crime, Distinguished Scholar Award, 2013
- Type
- Appointment to Prestigious Positions
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Senior Counselor of Asian Criminological Society
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Criminology and Criminal Justice is the official journal of the British Society of Criminology.
Impact Factor:0.754 | Ranking:Criminology & Penology 36 out of 57
Source:2016 Release of Journal Citation Reports, Source: 2015 Web of Science Data
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Co-Chief Editor, International Journal For Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, Scopus Q2 ranked
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Feminist Criminology is a Q1 journal
2015 Impact Factor: 1.032
2015 Ranking: 23/57 in Criminology & Penology
2016 Release of Journal Citation Reports, Source: 2015 Web of Science Data
- Type
- Editor/Contributor of a Prestigious Work of Reference
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Pacific Rim Editor, Critical Criminology
The official Journal of the ASC Division on Critical Criminology and the ACJS Section on Critical Criminology
Impact Factor .651
- Type
- Membership of Learned Societies
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Vice-Chair, Division of Critical Criminology, American Society of Criminology (ASC).
The ASC is an international organisation concerned with criminology, embracing scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency. The role of the Division on Critical Criminology Committee is to:
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- The 2012 Allen Austin Bartholomew Award for 2012 for the best article published in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 'The resource boom's underbelly: criminological impacts of mining development. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 44(3), pp. 335-354.
Research projects
- Title
- Preventing Gendered Violence: Lessons from the Global South
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP180101241
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
- Title
- Pathways to punishment: exploring the sentencing of women and girls in two Australian jurisdictions
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP130102618
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
- Gender; Sentencing; Punishment
- Title
- Safeguarding Rural Australia: Addressing Violence in Rural Settings
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0878476
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Violence in Rural Australia; Rural Sociology; violence in Rural Indigenouse Communities; Critical Criminology; Rural Mascullinities
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Human Trafficking in Vietnam: Preventing Crime and Protecting Victims Through Inter-Agency Cooperation (2017)
- Governing Drug Use among young people: Crime, Harm and Contemporary Drug Use Practices (2013)
- Integrated Response Policy to Domestic Violence in Rural New South Wales, 1997 - 2007: A critical analysis (2012)
- Women as Victims and Offenders: Incarcerated for Murder in the Australian Criminal Justice System (2012)
- A Genealogy of the Problematic of Homelessness and the Homeless in Australia (2010)