Author: Clare Farmer

Clare Farmer spent a decade serving as a Magistrate in the UK before completing her doctorate and commencing her academic career in Australia. She is now a Lecturer in Criminology at Deakin University in Geelong, Victoria  with teaching interests in criminal justice processes, responses to victims of crime and criminological research methods. Clare is currently working on a range of projects that include research into the control of alcohol-related disorder in the night-time economy, the criminal justice and human rights implications of legislative and operational responses, sentencing practices and outcomes in Victoria, Australia, and the nature and effects of the militarization of policing across a range of jurisdictions.