Associate ProfessorClare Farmer

Formal Advisor and Advisory Group Member for successful Curtin-based DECRA application: Shelley Walker: Police custody and young people: informing human rights responses.

Specific project: Definitions, Disclosure and Directions: Shifting towards best practice responses for unknowing victim-survivors of Capping and related CSAM offences

Elected to represent the Faculty of Arts & Education, Deakin University

Member of the Deakin University Academic Board

Appointed to Victoria's Adult Parole Board. Membership renewed in March 2024

Appointed as Deputy Chair of the Deakin University Appeals Committee. Appointment renewed 2025

Appointed Chair of the Human Ethics Advisory Group, Faculty of Arts & Education, Deakin University

Appointed Deputy Chair of the Human Ethics Advisory Group, Faculty of Arts & Education, Deakin University 2020 = interim Deputy Chair

Co-editor, with Dr Richard Evans. Contributions from international policing scholars and practitioners - exploring the use and role of firearms and policing.

Invited book review published by The Conversation. New collection edited by Veronica Gorrie: 'When Cops are Criminals'

Article published by The Conversation Co-authored with Dr Richard Evans

Presentation Titled: Comparing preventive mechanisms in Australia and England and Wales: Preventive mechanisms are becoming increasingly common as governments across many jurisdictions seek to manage/mitigate risk and protect public safety. Operationalised through hybrid legal means, these powers offer policing bodies (and some non-law enforcement entities) the opportunity to control a range of behaviours using civil powers, with failure to comply resulting in criminal sanctions. These developments have important legal and human rights implications. Our work compares preventive mechanisms in two jurisdictions, Victoria, Australia, and England and Wales, to assess the rationale/reasoning for these powers, how they have been developed, and how they are being applied. Using hoon driving/car cruising as a focal point, and also acknowledging other key domains, we scrutinise policy making, risk assessment, governance, decision-making, discretion, and legitimacy to explore the consequences for individuals and communities.

Presentation titled: Using Public Spaces Protection Orders to put the brakes on car cruising