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One of the most innovative of its kind in Australia, Bond’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences offers programs in a broad cross-section of arts and social science disciplines ranging from media studies and international relations through to film and television.

Criminology

Criminologists come from a variety of backgrounds such as law, psychology or other social sciences. Recently however, the field has become more specialised with undergraduate and postgraduate offerings. Bond University has established an undergraduate double major and also offers a Postgraduate Diploma and a Masters degree which focus on the forensic realm. For example, it was the first to offer a subject in criminal profiling and we continue to emphasise this and other forensic criminology areas.

Employment prospects for criminologists are rapidly expanding as crime continues to dominate social and political discourse. Positions for criminologists include research, teaching, intelligence analysis, policy analysis, program development, service delivery and consulting. Criminologists are also employed or provide services to private agencies and organisations such as large retail stores, computer companies, service station chains, telecommunication industries and so on. They are increasingly providing actuarial evidence in forensic matters and giving expert testimony in courts. There are many work opportunities for those who choose a career in criminology.

Recent works by staff members:

Issues in Australian Crime and Criminal Justice This highly regarded text examines contemporary efforts to deal with the difficult problems of crime and the treatment of criminals. The book provides a comprehensive and authoritative appraisal of the criminal justice issues which shape action and policy in Australia, including the emerging threat of terrorism, the expanding role of forensics, and the management of dangerous offenders.

Who Killed Leanne An Investigation into a Murder and Miscarriage of Justice Ten years of painstaking research reveals that it is highly unlikely that Graham Stafford could have murdered the 12 year old sister of his girlfriend. The investigation and analysis revealed in this book raise enormous doubt about his standing conviction.

Serial Crime: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Behavioral Profiling This work provides a unique presentation that successfully connects the concepts and creates links to criminal behavior across crimes — murder, sexual assault, and arson — something no other title does.

Criminal Profile This book offers insight into the professional’s casebook, including the most cutting-edge profiling techniques, the origins and limitations of the practice, as well as the way some of history’s most infamous criminals have been caught.