DrSally Kennedy

Lecturer

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Lecturer
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • +61 3 9246 8946 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Transnational Justice Administration

  • Extradition
  • Territorial sovereignty and sovereign power
  • Jurisdiction (including extraterritoriality and digital jurisdiction)
  • International cooperation and obligations
  • Treaty development and compliance
  • Comparison of domestic and international processes
  • Human rights
  • Individual protections and fairness

 

Care in the Criminal Justice System

  • Physical and mental health
  • Wellness and well-being
  • Neurodiversity
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Prison conditions


Criminological Policy Development and Review

  • Crime prevention
  • Community safety
  • Patron banning
  • Alcohol restrictions
  • Risky driving (specifically, hoon driving)

 

Methodology

  • Qualitative
  • Comparative
  • Legal case analysis
  • Document analysis
  • Interviews
  • Focus groups

GRANTS

  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Co-designing and delivering an inclusive, Equity-First employability resources for the Deakin Criminology program
    Equity-First Students as Partners, Deakin University2 Feb 2026 - 31 Oct 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Equity-First Students as Partners Microgrant - $11,000
  • GRANT
    Investigating the Impact of Increased Alcohol Access from Policy Change on Alcohol-Related Harm in Central Australia
    1 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Alcohol and Other Drugs - 2043864 - $1,675,973.85
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Criminology Employability Project
    Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University17 Apr 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Research Project Development Grant - $10,000