Professor Luke McNamara
PhD (University of Wollongong)
LLM (University of Manitoba)
BA, LLB (黑料网大事记)
Luke McNamara is a Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice at the University of New South Wales, and a member of the Centre for Criminology, Law and Justice.听 He is a socio-legal researcher who examines why laws change and with what effects, with a focus on the deployment of criminalisation as a public policy tool. Past projects have examined hate speech laws, and public order laws and policing - including impacts on people experiencing homelessness, and peaceful assembly and protest. Current projects include Australian Research Council funded collaborative studies of the impact of statutory reform on sexual offence trials; and the history of criminal law-making directed at safety from violence. He is the author of the books听Regulating Racism: Racial Vilification Laws in Australia (2002), and听Human Rights Controversies: The Impact of Legal Form听(2007); and听a co-author of听Criminal Laws:听Materials and Commentary on Criminal Law and Process of New South Wales听(8th ed, 2025), and听Reforming Rape Trials: The Impact of Law Reform On Criminal Laws in Australia听(forthcoming from Oxford University Press). His work has been published in Australian and international journals, including听Criminology & Criminal Justice,听International Journal for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy, New Criminal Law Review,听黑料网大事记 Law Journal, Law and Society Review, Australian Journal of Human Rights, International听Journal of Law, Crime and Justice,听Criminal Law Journal听补苍诲听Current Issues in Criminal Justice.听He has partnered with community legal centres and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT to co-author reports on听Children and COVID-19 Fines in NSW:听Impacts and Lessons for the Future Use of Penalty Notices (2024), COVID-19 Criminalisation in NSW: A 鈥楲aw and Order鈥 Response to a Public Health Crisis? (2022) and听Replacing the Youth Justice System for Children Aged 10-13 Years in NSW: A 鈥楤est Interests鈥 Response (2021).
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- 2022-2024 Australian Institute of Criminology Indigenous Justice Research Program Grant: 鈥Sentencing to create just outcomes: impact of trauma and strength of culture: Evaluating the impact of the Bugmy Bar Book Resources 鈥 the first 3 years鈥 (with Professor Jill Hunter (黑料网大事记). Amount awarded: $77,505
- 2021-2025听Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP210101072) Grant: 鈥淰iolence, Risk and Safety: The Changing Face of Australian Criminal Laws鈥 (with Professor Julia Quilter (UOW), Professor Arlie Loughnan (U Syd), Professor Russell Hogg (QUT), Emeritus Professor David Brown (黑料网大事记) and Professor Lindsay Farmer (Glasgow). Amount awarded: $327,330
- 2020-2025听Australian Research Council Discovery Project听(DP 200100101) Grant: 鈥淚ntoxication Evidence in Rape Trials: A Double-Edged Sword?鈥 (with Professor Julia Quilter (UOW).听Amount awarded: $239,322.
- 2017-2020听Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP160101543) Grant: 鈥Criminalisation of poverty and homelessness in Australia: A national study鈥 (with Professor Tamara Walsh (UQ), Professor Julia Quilter (UOW) and Professor Thalia Anthony (UTS). Amount awarded: $156,000
- 2015 Australian Institute of Criminology - Criminology Research Grant: 鈥淜nowledges of 鈥業ntoxication鈥 and Australian Criminal Law: Implications for addressing Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Harms and Risks鈥 (with Associate Professor Julia Quilter (UOW), Dr Kate Seear (Monash U) and Professor Robin Room (Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University). Amount awarded: $69,000.
- 2010-2012 Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP1096721) Grant:听鈥淭he Impact of Hate Speech Laws on Public Discourse in Australia鈥 (with Professor Kath Gelber, UQ). Amount awarded: $192,000.
2014 Australian Political Studies Association Mayer Journal Article Prize for听K Gelber and L McNamara, 鈥楩reedom of Speech and Racial Vilification in Australia: 鈥淭he Bolt Case鈥 in Public Discourse鈥 (2013) 48(4) Australian Journal of Political Science 470-484.