Publications
Books
Joseph Akeroyd: Rediscovering a Prison Reformer
Joseph Akeroyd was the longest serving Inspector General in Victoria’s penal system between 1924 and 1947. Through his educationalist background he implemented radical and innovative reforms in prison and prisoner management. These reforms occurred between and beyond two world wars and a major international economic depression. Whilst many of his reforms were not heralded at the time and for many years after, this book celebrates these reforms and examines the relevance of these reforms in contemporary times.
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Next book in the making
Norm and Ron: Extraordinary Mates
The extraordinary friendship bonds between TV pioneer Norm Spencer and journeyman footballer and athlete Ron Wilson Snr came together as teammates on the football field. Despite testing times and celebratory times, this friendship endured with an undying commitment to support one another.
Other Publications
Review of the Inside Out Prison Exchange and Think Tank Programs, RMIT School of Global Studies, Melbourne, June 2019 along with Dr Marietta Martinovic, Dr Marg Liddell
Prisoner education reform and recidivism – Are we there yet?, biennial Australian Correctional Education Association international conference proceedings, Sydney, 2015
Joseph Akeroyd: Rediscovering a prison reformer, PhD thesis, RMIT, 2014, https://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:161272
Challenging Paradigms Within a Prison Context – The interrelationship between education and prison management 1924 – 1947, RMIT School of Education, Research and Post graduate conference, November 2006, Melbourne
Popular Theories of Crime and Criminality, The Reintegration Puzzle Conference proceedings, Brisbane, June 2006
Corrections Down Under, presentation to the Corrections Education Association America International conference, Portland Oregon, USA, August 2002
Training Pathway in Victoria’s Prisons: results to date, in Semmens (ed) International Forum on Education in Penal Settings, Melbourne, 1995
Current Employment, Education and training policies and practices for Adult offenders in Victoria, in Cook and Semmens (ed) Employment, Education and Training of Offenders: Focusing on National Agendas, International Forum on Education in penal Systems, Melbourne, 1994
Vocational Education in Victoria’s Youth Training Centres, in Atkinson and Gerrull (ed) National conference on juvenile detention, Australian Institute of Criminology, ACT, 1993
Victorian TAFE Approach to Delivery of Education and Training in Prisons, in Sirr P (ed) The Way Out: The Role of Education and Training for Offenders in the Criminal Justice System, Outcare, Perth, 1992
Conference Presentations
Review of the Inside Out Prison Exchange and Think Tank Programs, ACEA international conference, Melbourne, October, 2019
ACFE Board overview, Neighbourhood Houses of Australia (Vic) annual conference, Creswick, 2017
Prisoner education reform and recidivism – Are we there yet? biennial Australian Correctional Education Association international conference, Sydney, 2015
What does it mean to be a VET professional in the contemporary VET environment?, RMIT VET Link 2009 and 2010
Challenging Paradigms Within a Prison Context – The interrelationship between education and prison management 1924 – 1947, RMIT School of Education, Research and Post graduate conference, November 2006, Melbourne
Popular Theories of Crime and Criminality, The Reintegration Puzzle Conference (and conference proceedings), Brisbane, June 2006
Training Pathways for Indigenous People in Custody, Inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’s Training Advisory Council conference, “Challenging Pathways”, Surfers Paradise, 1998
Provision of Education and Training in a Multiprovider System, Privatisation and public policy: A correctional case study, Australian Institute of Criminology, Melbourne, 1997
Developing a Web Site for a TAFE Institute, Innovate for Learning conference, Barton Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, 1997