Ross Homel

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Ross Homel

AO
Born1950/1951(age 72–73) [1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alma mater University of Sydney (MS by Research, 1971) [2]
Occupationcriminologist
Known forextensive research into causes of crime and preventative measures

Ross James Homel AO (born 1950 or 1951) is an Australian criminologist. [3] [4]

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Career

He is best known for his extensive research where he theoretically analyses crime and applies scientific methods to develop and implement prevention and intervention strategies. [4]

Notably, his research is credited with the introduction of random breath testing for motorists in Australia. [3] [5] [6]

In 1992, Homel was appointed as the foundation professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University. [1] He had previously been a senior lecturer at the School of Behavioural Sciences at Macquarie University. [6]

From 1992 to 1995, Homel was the editor of Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology and from February 1994 to April 1999, he was a part-time commissioner with the Queensland Criminal Justice Commission which was established after the Fitzgerald Inquiry. [4] After Queensland politician Gordon Nuttall was found guilty of corruption, Homel called for another inquiry to investigate potential corruption. [7]

Homel has authored more than 200 books, articles and government reports. [2]

He frequently provides commentary in the media on crime-related matters, particularly on the issue of youth crime. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Awards

Homel's "Pathways to Prevention" initiative which he developed in partnership with Mission Australia won the 2004 National Crime and Violence Prevention Award. [4]

In the 2008 Australia Day Honours, Homel was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition for his service to education especially in the field of criminology. [15]

In 2008, Homel was named as a Queensland Great. [16]

In 2015, Brisbane newspaper The Courier-Mail listed Homel as one of Queensland's Top 50 "thinkers". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Passmore, Daryl; Meers, Daniel (9 March 2015). "Queensland's Top 50 thinkers". The Courier-Mail . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Publications by Ross Homel". Griffith University. 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 Fidler, Richard (7 March 2006). "Ross Homel talks criminology". Conversations . Retrieved 12 June 2023. ...his PhD thesis contributed to the introduction of Random Breath Testing.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ross Homel". Griffith Review . Griffith University . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Homel, Ross (1986). Policing the drinking driver : random breath testing and the process of deterrence. Sydney: School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie University and the Federal Office of Road Safety. ISBN   0642512906.
  6. 1 2 Homel, Ross (17 December 1987). "The state where drivers don't drink". The Sydney Morning Herald . p. 13. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nuttall braces for sentencing". ABC News . 17 July 2009. Professor Ross Homel was a commissioner with the Criminal Justice Commission set up in the wake of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. He says another inquiry is needed. "I think it's time - actually 20 years after Fitzgerald - to have a closer look at those links between big business and politics because there's not enough known about the lunches, the free accommodation, possibly the free travel - who knows what's going on?" he said.
  8. ↑ "Academic casts doubt over pub lockouts". ABC News. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Kearnan, Jake (20 February 2021). "Queensland criminologist says digital police communications possible solution to combat vigilantism". ABC News. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Roberts, George (13 May 2023). "Queensland needs youth rehab services to keep children out of detention and away from crime, expert says". ABC News. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. ↑ McElroy, Nicholas; Dyer, Nicole (19 January 2023). "Youth crime debate in wake of Emma Lovell stabbing a 'political death spiral', expert says". ABC News. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Police warn against vigilante action in Rockhampton after anti-crime protesters march at alleged offenders' homes". ABC News. 8 May 2023. Ross Homel, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Griffith University, agreed vigilante behaviour was dangerous. "It's outside the law, potentially very dangerous, illegal and not actually going to the causes," he said.
  13. ↑ Homel, Ross (21 February 2023). "Why locking up youth offenders fails to reduce crime – and what we should be doing instead". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Gillespie, Tom (8 February 2023). "Toowoomba youth crime: Griffith University academic urges end to tough on crime politics in favour of new reforms". The Chronicle . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Award: 1137413". Australian Honours Search Facility . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2023. For service to education, particularly in the field of criminology, through research into the causes of crime, early intervention and prevention methods.
  16. ↑ "2008 recipients: Dr Ross Homel AO". Queensland Greats Awards . Queensland Government. 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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