Prosecution Project

The Prosecution Project is investigating the history of the criminal trial in Australia. Tweets from Andy Kaladelfos @AKaladelfos and Alana Piper @alana_piper

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Special Issue @AHSjournal on the @ProsecutionP, featuring articles by @alana_piper, @LisaDurnian, Mark Finnane, Carolyn Strange & more! #twitterstorians #crimhist #OzHist https://t.co/RNFWTqhB9U

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Help transcribe prison record of Hong Kong born Ah Gung, convicted of burglary #MigrantHistory #CrimeHistory @AMigrationHN https://t.co/R0vuIYWOhK

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Help transcribe prison record of 'incorrigible rogue' Thomas Lynch #volunteer #citizenhistory https://t.co/R0vuIYWOhK

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#Transcribe record of Tasmanian-born thief Arthur Jordan #crimhist #HCNet #crime https://t.co/WxHSthJbtj

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#Transcribe record of Ernest Hall imprisoned for 12 months for being armed with a pistol with felonious intent in 1922 #twitterstorians https://t.co/WxHSthJbtj

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Transcribe record of clerk and father of five David Goodwin convicted of making false entries in book of accounts in 1873 https://t.co/WxHSthJbtj

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Sentencing in intimate partner homicides is part of an enduring legacy of treating family violence as less serious than other forms of violence https://t.co/gzT2aguf0I

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Dr Alana Piper is running an online survey on public interest and attitudes towards crime history. The survey is completely anonymous and only takes 5-10 minutes to complete. If you’re interested in filling out the survey, you can find... https://t.co/Ql1fTxLY6z

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Thanks to the History Now seminar series for hosting our presentations last week at UTS on the future directions of The Prosecution Project, with Mark talking about ensuring longevity of our data, Andy about... https://t.co/5rzhGVHyF7

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Come hear Prosecution Project members talk about the project’s research to date and future directions https://t.co/fJb3QB0wev

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William Ah Ket was Australia's first Chinese Australian barrister who was admitted to the Bar in 1904. In 1908, he successfully challenged the Immigration Restriction Act (the White Australia policy) in the High Court. https://t.co/qwnqU68E3t

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We are delighted to announce the award of Dr Lisa Durnian's (Lyssa Artemisia) PhD today. Dr Durnian's path-breaking study "The Rise of the Guilty Plea in Australian Supreme Courts: A History" is a... https://t.co/56G77cWQeT

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"It was one thing for a New Zealand court to hand down a sentence to transportation, but another – legally and logistically – for it to be carried into effect" explains Dr Kristyn Harman from the University... https://t.co/hWuDMQIkCE

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Mark Finnane, Andy Kaladelfos and Alana Piper's article on the digital methods and approaches of The Prosecution Project out now and open access in Methodological Innovations.

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Andy Kaladelfos and Mark Finnane's article, 'Immigration and Criminality: Australia's Post‐War Inquiries', has recently been published in the Australian Journal of Politics and History. Andy and Mark will be speaking... https://t.co/HUpJRkvZKo

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In 1945, Mrs Nellie Bishop made legal history in Queensland when she became the first woman to sit on a jury in the Brisbane Supreme Court. The case involved a taxi driver accused of stealing 200 packs of American cigarettes and 169... https://t.co/2Wln2soTt3

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We are delighted to congratulate Dr Robyn Blewer on the award of her PhD today! Dr Blewer's path-breaking thesis "Bringing Little Kiddies into Court: Child Witnesses in Australian Criminal Courts, 1900-2000"... https://t.co/1fxxnZfask

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Dr Alana Piper and Dr Victoria Nagy (Deakin) examine the criminal careers of female offenders in a large,... https://t.co/G7djoxvegP

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More exciting news this week: we have been awarded funding from Griffith to continue development of The... https://t.co/Lcp7UQdzlO