Professor Luke McNamara
PhD (University of Wollongong)
LLM (University of Manitoba)
BA, LLB (°IJʹ)
Luke McNamara is a Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice at the University of New South Wales. Hisresearch focuses on the deployment of criminalisation as a public policy tool. Current projects include studies of sexual offence trials and the history of criminal law-making directed at safety from violence. He is the author of the booksRegulating Racism: Racial Vilification Laws in Australia (2002), ԻHuman Rights Controversies: The Impact of Legal Form(2007); Իa co-author ofCriminal Laws:Materials and Commentary on Criminal Law and Process of New South Wales(7th ed, 2020).
Recent journal articles have appeared inCriminology & Criminal Justice,International Journal for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy, New Criminal Law Review,°IJʹ Law Journal,InternationalJournal of Law, Crime and Justice,Criminal Law JournalԻCurrent Issues in Criminal Justice.
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- 2022-2024 Australian Institute of Criminology Indigenous Justice Research Program Grant: “Sentencing to create just outcomes: impact of trauma and strength of culture: Evaluating the impact of the Bugmy Bar Book Resources – the first 3 years” (with Professor Jill Hunter (°IJʹ). Amount awarded: $77,505
- 2021-2024 Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP210101072) Grant: “Violence, Risk and Safety: The Changing Face of Australian Criminal Laws” (with Professor Julia Quilter (UOW), Professor Arlie Loughnan (U Syd), Professor Russell Hogg (QUT), Emeritus Professor David Brown (°IJʹ) and Professor Lindsay Farmer (Glasgow). Amount awarded: $327,330
- 2020-2023Australian Research Council Discovery Project(DP 200100101) Grant: “Intoxication Evidence in Rape Trials: A Double-Edged Sword?” (with Professor Julia Quilter (UOW).Amount awarded: $239,322.
- 2017-2020Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP160101543) Grant: “Criminalisation of poverty and homelessness in Australia: A national study” (with Professor Tamara Walsh (UQ), Professor Julia Quilter (UOW) and Professor Thalia Anthony (UTS). Amount awarded: $156,000
- 2015 Australian Institute of Criminology - Criminology Research Grant: “Knowledges of ‘Intoxication’ and Australian Criminal Law: Implications for addressing Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Harms and Risks” (with Associate Professor Julia Quilter (UOW), Dr Kate Seear (Monash U) and Professor Robin Room (Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University). Amount awarded: $69,000.
- 2010-2012 Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP1096721) Grant:“The Impact of Hate Speech Laws on Public Discourse in Australia” (with Professor Kath Gelber, UQ). Amount awarded: $192,000.
2014 Australian Political Studies Association Mayer Journal Article Prize forK Gelber and L McNamara, ‘Freedom of Speech and Racial Vilification in Australia: “The Bolt Case” in Public Discourse’ (2013) 48(4) Australian Journal of Political Science 470-484.
Professor McNamara is currently involved incollaborative projects on thehistory of the criminalisation of violence in Australia, Իthe nature and operationintoxication evidence in sexual assault trials -both funded by ARC Discovery Project grants.