The University of Queensland

Responding to Sexual Harm: An Australian Historical Criminology Approach (2023–2027)

Abstract:

Despite sustained interventions from the 1970s onwards, sexual harm is a problem of enormous magnitude within Australia. The project focuses on contemporary histories of reform, aiming to understand how social, political, legal and cultural contexts have shaped experiences and conceptualisations of sexual harm. This project expects to generate vital knowledge on the impacts of recent historical reforms on diverse communities, advance mixed methods and co-design approaches in historical criminology, and enhance Australia¿s research capacity by training a new team of topic matter experts. By understanding the impacts of past reform, findings should provide significant benefits in informing future reforms and responses to sexual harm

Grant type:

ARC Discovery Projects

Researchers:

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  Professor Lisa Featherstone

  Head of School
  

  School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry

  Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Funded by:

Australian Research Council