Career Summary
My interdisciplinary research training includes honours in psychology (1995) and a PhD in law (2004) from the University of Tasmania. At the Australian Institute of Criminology (2003 -2005) I managed a national project on substance use by young detainees (Drug Use Careers of Offenders) and collaborated with research teams on drink spiking as well as illicit drug markets in regional Indigenous communities. At Queensland’s Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) (2005 - 2006) I continued researching the nexus between drugs, health and law enforcement, collaborating on the Profiling the Queensland Amphetamine Market study. Other research projects at the CMC included data analysis on police corruption and a review of Queensland’s public prosecution system.
In 2006 I moved from a research setting to work in government policy formation in Queensland, until the commencement of my UTas lectureship in November 2007. My substantive roles concerned child protection (Senior Policy Officer, Department of the Premier and Cabinet) and policing in Indigenous communities (Special Projects Manager, Department of Communities).
Units Taught
LAW223 – Torts A
LAW225 – Criminal Law A
LAW226 – Criminal Law B
LAW615 – Criminology
KHA212-312 – Psychology and Law
Unit List
Research Interests
I am interested in the health and law enforcement implications of illicit substance use. I am currently conducting research in Southeast Queensland on the prevalence of illicit use in workplaces and its interrelationship with workplace health and productivity. This project is funded through the UTas Institutional Research Grant Scheme. With colleagues from the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies I have also recently evaluated new criminal laws pertaining to drug driving and civil liberties.
In addition, I have maintained a keen interest in young offenders, net-widening and restorative justice, which were the foci of my PhD. A particular issue that I have addressed in published research is the appropriate treatment of the parents of young offenders in restorative justice settings.
Selected Publications:- J Prichard, 2007, 'Parents of Young Offenders: Remodelling Restorative Justice', University of Tasmania Law Review, 26(2), pgs. 109-199
- J Prichard and J Payne, 2005, 'Alcohol, drugs and crime: a study of juveniles in detention', Research and Public Policy Series, no. 67, Canberra: AIC.
- J Prichard and R Burton-Smith, 2004, 'Conscience and moral development – an explanation of RISE recidivism results with implications for juvenile conferencing and restorative justice', Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 15(4), pgs. 247-260.
- J Prichard, 2002, 'Parent-child dynamics in community conferences – some questions for reintegrative shaming, practice and restorative justice', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 35(3), pgs. 330-346.
- N Taylor, J Prichard and K Charlton, 2004, 'National project on drink spiking: investigating the nature and extent of drink spiking in Australia', Canberra: Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy.
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