Paul Wilson (criminologist)

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Paul Richard Wilson
Born (1941-03-09) 9 March 1941 (age 83)
Nationality Australian
Alma mater University of Canterbury University of Queensland
Known forResearch into: Miscarriage of Justice; Australian Criminal justice system; Australian Policing
Scientific career
Fields Criminology; Forensic Psychology; Sociology
Institutions Australian Institute of Criminology Queensland University of Technology and Bond University

Paul Richard Wilson (born 9 March 1941) is a New Zealand-born Australian social scientist. He was convicted and jailed in 2016 for historical sex offences. [1]

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Biography

Wilson was born in New Zealand. [2] He holds both B.A. and M.A.(Hons) degrees from the University of Canterbury, and an earned Ph.D. from the University of Queensland.

He has made contributions to the forensic investigation of criminological issues, [3] [4] [5] Australian policing [6] [7] [8] and the Australian criminal justice system. [9] [10] [11] He has questioned the use of mandatory sentencing. [12] [13]

Wilson also has written critiques of societal and political issues including the ethics of Australia's involvement in the Iraq War, the casualties of the Iraq War and youth mental health. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Wilson has held academic appointments at the University of Canterbury, the Australian National University, the University of Queensland, the Australian Institute of Criminology, Queensland University of Technology, and Bond University and also has been a visiting fellow at Murdoch University, the University of Western Australia, Rutgers University in the United States, and Simon Fraser University in Canada. He also was a Fulbright Scholar. At Bond University, he held the Chair in Criminology for almost 20 years and was the Research Director of the Centre for Applied Psychology and Criminology. In addition, he was Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences for many years.

He has authored some 50 books and many book chapters in international handbooks as well as hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles on crime and related social issues. [20] [21] He was an occasional columnist for several Australian newspapers and gave various radio and television interviews. [22]

He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours of 26 January 2003. [23] His OAM was rescinded on 22 September 2017. [24]

Criminal convictions

In November 2012, Wilson was accused of child sex offences allegedly committed in the early 1970s. [25] On 16 May 2014, he was committed to stand trial. He pleaded not guilty. [26] On 23 November 2016, he was found guilty of four counts of indecent treatment of a child under 12 years. On 24 November 2016, he was sentenced to 18 months, suspended after serving six months. [27]

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  2. "Professor Paul Wilson: a conversation". ABC Queensland. 29 March 2005. Archived from the original on 29 March 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. Chappell, D., & Wilson, P.R. (1994). The Australian Criminal Justice System: The Mid 1990s. Sydney: Butterworths. ISBN   0-4093-0583-9 ISBN   9-780409-30583-8
  4. Wilson, P.R. (1985). 'Community-based Programmes for Juvenile Offenders. In A. Borowski & J.M. Murray (Eds.), Juvenile Delinquency in Australia. London: Methuen. ISBN   0-4540-0814-7 ISBN   9-78045-40081-42
  5. Wilson, P.R., Lincoln, R., Mustchin, M. (February 2001). Strategies to Integrate and Co-ordinate Victims of Crime Services. Centre for Applied Psychology and Criminology, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland.
  6. Chappell, D., & Wilson, P.R. (1969). The Police and the Public in Australia and New Zealand. St. Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press.
  7. Chappell, D. & Wilson, P. (1989). Australian Policing: Contemporary Issues. Sydney: Butterworths. ISBN   0-4094-9489-5 ISBN   9-78040-94948-91
  8. Chappell, D., & Wilson, P.R. (1996). Australian Policing Contemporary Issues (2nd edn.). Sydney: Butterworths. ISBN   0-4093-1104-9 ISBN   9-78040-93110-44
  9. Chappell, D., & Wilson, P.R. (1972). The Australian Criminal Justice System. Sydney: Butterworths. ISBN   0-4094-3470-1 ISBN   9-78040-94347-05 ISBN   0-4094-3471-X ISBN   9-78040-94347-12
  10. Chappell, D. & Wilson, P. (2000). (Eds.), Crime and the Criminal Justice System in Australia: 2000 and Beyond. Sydney: Butterworths.
  11. Chappell, D. & Wilson, P. (2005). (Eds.), Issues in Australian Crime and Criminal Justice. Sydney: LexisNexis Butterworths. ISBN   0-409321-28-1
  12. Mackenzie, G. (2002). Achieving consistency in sentencing: Moving to best practice? University of Queensland Law Journal, 22(1), 74–90. ISSN 0083-4041
  13. Zdenkowslu, G. (2000). Sentencing trends: Past, present and prospective. In D. Chappell & P. Wilson (Eds.), Crime and the Criminal Justice System in Australia: 2000 and Beyond (pp. 173–180). Sydney: Butterworths.
  14. Hil, R. & Wilson, P.R. (2007). Dead Bodies Don't Count: Civilian Casualties and the Forgotten Costs of the Iraq Conflict, Gold Coast, Queensland: Zeus Publications. ISBN   978-1-921240-51-5
  15. Otterman, M., Hil, R., & Wilson, P. (2010). Erasing Iraq: The Human Costs of Carnage. London & New York: Pluto Press. ISBN   978-0-7453-2897-3
  16. Wilson, P.R. (1972). Australian Social Issues: Perspectives for Social Action. Sydney: Butterworths.
  17. Wilson, P.R. (1982). Black Death, White Hands. Sydney: Allen & Unwin (revised 1985, 1988). ISBN   0-8686-1300-2 ISBN   978-08686-1300-0
  18. Norris, G. & Wilson, P.R. (2003). Relationship of Criminal Behaviour and Mental Illness in Young Adults: Conduct Disorder, Cruelty to Animals and Young Adult Serious Violence. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 10(1), 239–243.
  19. Langdon, J. & Wilson, P. (2005). When Justice Fails: A follow-up examination of serious criminal cases since 1985. Current Issues In Criminal Justice, 17(2), 179–202.
  20. Crowley, G. & Wilson, P.R. (2005). Who Killed Leanne? An Investigation into a Murder and Miscarriage of Justice. Gold Coast, Queensland: Zeus Publications. ISBN   1-9210-0547-5
  21. Otterman, M., Hil, R., & Wilson, P. (2010). Erasing Iraq: The Human Costs of Carnage. London & New York: Pluto Press. ISBN   978-0-7453-2897-3
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  23. "It's an Honour – Honours – Search Australian Honours". www.itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  24. Commander-in-Chief, Governor-General and. "Cancellation of Award – Order of Australia – Mr Paul Richard Wilson". www.legislation.gov.au. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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  26. "Trial for academic over indecency claims". news.com.au. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  27. Queensland criminologist Paul Wilson found guilty on child sex charges. ABC News. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.