Rick Sarre

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Warwick T. (Rick) Sarre is an Australian legal scholar and Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice at the University of South Australia.

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Education and career

Sarre completed his secondary education at King's College in Kensington Park, South Australia (1968–1972). [1] He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Adelaide (1976), a Master of Arts in Criminology from the University of Toronto (1983), and a Doctor of Juridical Science from the University of Canberra (2002). [2] He was awarded an honorary Juris Doctor from Umeå University, Sweden in 2015, and completed a PhD at the University of South Australia in 2023. [1]

Sarre taught at the University of South Australia for 35 years, [2] serving as Head of the School of Law and Legal Practice (1992–1998) [3] and Dean of the Law School (2019–2020). [2]

Sarre served as President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (2012–2016) and was awarded Fellow status in 2018. [2] He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and an Honorary Professorial Fellow of the Australian Institute of Police Management. [2]

Additional service includes Past President of the South Australian Council for Civil Liberties and South Australian Patron of the Justice Reform Initiative. [1]

Sarre has been a member of the Australian Labor Party since 1984. [1] He has lived in Adelaide's eastern suburbs throughout his life. [4] He has been a candidate for the Labor Party in the federal seat of Sturt (2010, 2013) and the state seat of Bragg (2018, 2022). [1]

Recognition

Awards include the Carrick citation from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (2008), Research Excellence Award from the Division of Business (2006), and Life Membership of Pembroke School (2024). [2]

Books

Sarre has authored and co-authored numerous books, including:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rick Sarre Profile". The Conversation. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rick Sarre Home Page". University of South Australia. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  3. ↑ "Rick Sarre". Australian Institute of Police Management. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  4. ↑ "Rick Sarre ALP candidate for Sturt". No Fibs. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  5. ↑ Sarre, Rick (2024). Preventing Crime: What We Know, and What We Need to Do. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-3488-7.
  6. ↑ Sarre, Rick (2021). Life Actually: A Feast of 500-Word Memories. Moonglow Publishing.
  7. ↑ Babie, Paul; Sarre, Rick (2020). Religion Matters: The Contemporary Relevance of Religion. Springer.
  8. ↑ Travers, Max; Colvin, Emma; Bartkowiak-Théron, Isabelle; Sarre, Rick; Day, Andrew; Bond, Christine (2021). Bail in Australia: Legislative Provisions and Current Challenges. Springer.
  9. ↑ Deckert, Antje; Sarre, Rick (2018). Crime and Justice in Australia: 2000 and Beyond. Springer.
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