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Professor Julie Stubbs

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Degrees

B.A. Hons (1st) Woll; M.A. (Criminology) Tor.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

  • Criminology
  • Policing Crime and Society

Postgraduate

  • Contemporary Crime Issues
  • Crime, Research & Policy
  • Critical Issues in Research and Policy
  • Criminal Justice: Developments in Prevention & Control
  • Explaining Crime
  • Gender, Race and Crime

Areas of Interest

  • Violence Against Women
  • Battered Women Syndrome
  • Homicide & Self Defence
  • Domestic Violence & Child contact
  • Gender, Race & Class Issues in Criminology
  • Bail

Brief Biographical Detail

Julie joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney in 1989. Prior to that she worked with the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research as Senior Research Officer and was for a time Acting Deputy Director. She has worked as a consultant to Legal Aid, the Office of the Status of Women, the NSW Police Service, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research, the Australian Law Reform Commission, the Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service, and the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration. She has served on numerous government committees and the management committees of non-government organisations concerned with violence against women and was a member of an international expert panel that prepared a paper on violence against women for the United Nations.

Julie is currently the Deputy Director of the Institute of Criminology (see the listing under 'Centres and Institutes' for information concerning the Institute of Criminology).

Editorial Roles

Julie is a member of the Editorial Board for the Sydney Institute of Criminology Monograph Series and the following journals:

  • Critical Criminology (Kluwer)
  • Current Issues in Criminal Justice (Institute of Criminology)
  • British Journal of Criminology (International Advisory Board, OUP)

Publications

Books and Monographs | Chapters | Articles | Encyclopedia, Reports to Funding Bodies/Consultancies | Submissions | Conference Papers

Books and Monographs

  • Cook, K, Daly, K & Stubbs, J (eds), Gender, Race and Restorative Justice, Special Issue of Theoretical Criminology, (Vol.10, No.1, 2006).
  • Stubbs, J, Restorative Justice, Domestic Violence and Family Violence, Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, Issues Paper, No.9 (2004).
  • Kaye, M, Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J Negotiating child residence and contact against a background of domestic violence, Working Paper No. 4, Families, Law and Social Policy Research Unit, Griffith University (2003).
  • Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, Gender, race and international relations: Violence against Filipino women in Australia, Institute of Criminology: Sydney, (1997) 160pp. [originally distributed as Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, Violence against Filipino women, Report for the Race Discrimination Unit, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and the Institute of Criminology, (1996), viii+ 109].
  • Stubbs, J, Domestic violence, cultural diversity and the legal system, Occasional Paper No 7, Office of Women’s Policy, Northern Territory Government: Darwin (1996), 24pp.�
  • Stubbs, J, Travaglia, J, Inge, L, Cunneen, C & Chan, J, Cross-cultural awareness for the judiciary, Report No. 45, Australian Institute of Judicial Administration: Melbourne (1996), viii + 130.
  • Stubbs, J, (ed) Women, male violence and the law, Institute of Criminology: Sydney (1994), vi + 257.
  • Stubbs, J & Egger, S J, The effectiveness of domestic violence protection orders in Australian jurisdictions [National Committee on Violence Against Women, Office of the Status of Women, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet], Australian Government Publishing Service (1993), 99pp.
  • Stubbs, J, Complaints against police in New South Wales: A profile of complaints and complainants, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research: Sydney (1992), vii + 42.
  • Stubbs, J & Powell, D, Domestic Violence: the impact of legal reform in N.S.W, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research: Sydney (1989), xiii + 149.
  • Stubbs, J, Bail Reform in N.S.W, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research: Sydney (1984), vii + 100.

Chapters

  • Stubbs, J, ‘Restorative justice, gendered violence and Indigenous women’ in J. Ptacek (ed) Feminism, Restorative Justice, and Violence Against Women Oxford University Press: UK (2008 Forthcoming)
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Critical criminological research’ in Thalia Anthony & Chris Cunneen (eds) The Critical Criminology Companion Federation Press: Sydney (2008) 6-17.
  • Daly, K. & Stubbs, J, 'Feminist theory, feminist and anti-racist politics, and restorative justice’ Gerry Johnstone and Daniel van Ness (eds.) Handbook of Restorative Justice. Willan Publishing: Cullumpton (2007) Chapter 9, pp149-170.
  • Stubbs, J, "Crime and the Home" in A Goldsmith, M Israel & K Daly (eds), Crime and Justice: A Guide to Criminology, Thomson: Sydney, (3rd ed, 2006), 175-193.
  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, "Defending Battered Women on Charges of Homicide: The Structural and Systemic Versus the Personal and Particular" in W Chan, D E Chunn & R Menzies (eds), Women, Mental Disorder and the Law, Cavendish: UK (2005), 191-210.
  • Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, "Cultural criminology: Engaging with race, gender and post-colonial identities" in J Ferrell, K Hayward, W Morrison & M Presdee (eds), Cultural Criminology Unleashed, Cavendish: UK (2004), 97-108.
  • Stubbs, J, "Crime and the home" in AGoldsmith, M Israel & K Daly (eds), Crime and Justice in the 21st Century: An Australian Textbook in Criminology, LBC: Sydney (2nd ed, 2003), 159-177.
  • Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, "Fantasy Islands: Desire, 'Race' and Violence" in S Tomsen & M Donaldson (eds), Male Trouble, Pluto Press: North Melbourne (2003), 69-90.
  • Stubbs, J, "Domestic violence and women’s safety: Feminist challenges to restorative justice" in H Strang & J Braithwaite (eds), Restorative justice and family violence, Cambridge University Press: Melbourne (2002), 42-61.
  • Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, "Migration, Political Economy And Violence Against Women: The Post Immigration Experiences Of Filipino Women In Australia" in J D Freilich, G Newman, G Shoham & M Addad (eds), Migration, Culture Conflict and Crime, Ashgate Publishing: Aldershot (2002), 159-186.
  • Stubbs, J, "Shame, defiance and violence against women: A critical analysis of ‘communitarian’ conferencing" in S Cook & J Bessant (eds), Women’s encounters with violence: Australian experiences, Sage: Thousand Oaks, California (1997), 109-126.
  • Stubbs, J, "Self defence" in R Graycar & J Morgan, DEET Gender Bias Project (on adding a gendered perspective into the law curriculum), Work and Violence Team, (1996) 39pp.
  • Stubbs, J, "Domestic violence: Possibilities and limitations of law reform" in W Lambourne (ed), Speaking out against violence: National and international perspectives on violence against women, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney: Sydney (1996).
  • Stubbs, J, "Communitarian conferencing and violence against women: A cautionary note" in M Valverde, L MacLeod & K Johnson (eds), Wife Assault and the Canadian Criminal Justice System: Issues and Policies, Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto: Toronto (1995), 260-289.
  • Stubbs, J, "Introduction" in J Stubbs (ed), Women, male violence and the law, Institute of Criminology: Sydney (1994), 1-12.
  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, "Battered woman syndrome in Australia: A challenge to gender bias in the law?" in J Stubbs (ed), Women, male violence and the law, Institute of Criminology: Sydney (1994), 192-225.
  • Stubbs, J & Wallace, A, "Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence?" in M Findlay & R Hogg (eds), Understanding Crime and Criminal Justice, Law Books: Sydney (1988), 52-77.
  • Stubbs, J & Andrews, J S, "A Review of the�Operation of the N.S.W. Bail Act, 1978" in M Findlay, S J Egger & A J Sutton (eds), Issues in Criminal Justice Administration, George Allen & Unwin: Sydney (1983), 83-95.

Articles

  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Battered women charged with homicide: Advancing the interests of Indigenous women’ (2008) 41(1) Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 138-161.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Beyond Apology? Domestic Violence and Critical Questions for Restorative Justice’ (2007) 7(2) Criminology & Criminal Justice 169-187.
  • Daly, K & Stubbs, J, 'Feminist engagement with restorative justice' (2006) 10(1) Theoretical Criminology (Special Issue: Gender, Race and Restorative Justice) 9-28.
  • Stubbs, J, 'Restorative Justice, Domestic Violence and Family Violence' (2004) 9 Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse 1-24.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Sexual assault, criminal justice and law and order’ 14 Women Against Violence, July, 14-26.
  • Kaye, M, Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Domestic Violence, Separation and Parenting: Negotiating Safety Using Legal Processes’ (2003) 15(2) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 73-94.
  • Kaye, M, Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Domestic violence and child contact arrangements’ (2003) 17 Australian Journal of Family Law 93-133.
  • Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, ‘Male violence, male fantasy and the commodification of women through the internet’ (2000) 7(1/2/3) International Review of Victimology 5-28.
  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Falling Short of the Challenge? A Comparative Assessment of the Australian Use of Expert Evidence on the Battered Woman Syndrome’ (1999) 23 Melbourne University Law Review 709-748.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘An international criminal justice strategy to eliminate violence against women’ (1999) 10(3) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 314-318.
  • Hunter, R & Stubbs, J, ‘Model laws or missed opportunity? Recent Proposals Concerning Domestic Violence Law Reform’ (1999) 24(1) Alternative Law Journal12-16.
  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Feminisms, self defence and battered women: A response to Hubble’s straw feminist’ (1998) 10(1) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 73-84.
  • Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, “I thought I’d found the perfect wife”: Male violence against Filipino women in Australia’ (1996) 4(1) Waikato Law Review 131.
  • Stubbs, J, 'Battered woman syndrome: An advance for women or reinforcing orthodoxy' (1996) 1 Women against violence 5-10.
  • Stubbs, J,� ‘Teaching about violence against women: An interdisciplinary project’ (1995) 6(2) Legal Education Review 229-240.
  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, `Race, gender and the Battered Woman Syndrome: an Australian case study' (1995)�8(1) Canadian Journal of Women and Law 122-158.
  • Egger, S J, Brown, D, Hogg, R, O’Toole, B, Stubbs, J & Travis, G, ‘Counting crime: Are victim surveys the answer’ in Crime victim surveys in Australia, proceedings of a conference held at Griffith University, 28-29 November 1994, Queensland Criminal Justice Commission, Griffith University Centre for Crime Policy and Public Safety, and Queensland Government Statistician, Toowong Qld (2005), 83-95.
  • Travis, G, Brown, D, Egger, S J, Hogg, R, O’Toole, B & Stubbs, J, ‘The international crime surveys: some methodological concerns’ (1995) 6(3) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 346-361.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Domestic violence in New South Wales’ (1995) 7(6) Judicial Officers Bulletin 41-2, 48.
  • Stubbs, J, `The evolution of domestic violence law' (1993) 23(3) Impact 11-12.
  • Sheehy, E A, Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, `Defending Battered Women on Trial: The Battered Woman Syndrome and its Limitations' (1992) 16 Criminal Law Journal 369-394.
  • Stubbs, J, `The (un)reasonable battered woman?: A reply to Easteal' (1992) 3(3) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 359-361.
  • Parkinson, P, Tremayne, K & Stubbs, J, `The HSC and university results as predictors of success in law' (1992) 3(2) Legal Education Review 235-266.
  • Tolmie, J & Stubbs, J, ‘The perceived need for the battered woman syndrome and the limitations inherent in its use’ (1992) Committee for Postgraduate Studies in the Dept. of Law: Sydney.
  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, `No legal refuge' (1992) 139 Australian Left Review 8-10.
  • Stubbs, J, `The sentencing of young offenders in Canada: a question of principle?' (1991) 3(2) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 219-236.
  • Stubbs, J, `Battered Woman Syndrome: An advance for women or further evidence of the legal system's inability to comprehend women's experience?' (1991) 3(2) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 267-270.
  • Stubbs, J, `Domestic violence reforms in New South Wales - How effective?' (1990) 36 Refractory Girl 17-19.
  • Earle, J, Heron, A, Secomb, L & Stubbs, J, `A commentary on the National Domestic Violence Education Program' (1990) 36 Refractory Girl 2-6.
  • Stubbs, J, `Domestic violence: the legal response' in Local Committees Conference: Papers and proceedings, NSW Domestic Violence Committee: Sydney (1990), 47-60.
  • Stubbs, J, `Domestic Violence Reforms in N.S.W.: Policy and Practice' in S Hatty (ed), Proceedings of the National Conference on Domestic Violence, Australian Institute of Criminology: Canberra (1986), pp 435-464.

Encyclopedia

  • Stubbs, J & Cunneen, C, 'Homicide, Filipino women as victims in Australia', Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, Oryx Press: Phoenix (2000).
  • Stubbs, J, 'Battered women and self-defense, Australia', Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, Oryx Press: Phoenix (2000).

Reports to Funding Bodies/Consultancies

  • West, R, Dodds, I & Stubbs, J, Evaluation of the Cooperative Legal Service Delivery Model for Legal Aid Commission NSW, (2005).
  • West, R, Dodds, I & Stubbs, J, Evaluation of the Pilot cluster model – Women’s Domestic Violence Court Assistance Program for Legal Aid Commission NSW, (2003).
  • Chan, J, Dixon, D, Maher, L & Stubbs, J, Policing in Cabramatta, A report to the NSW Police Service (1998), approx. 350pp.
  • David, J, Stubbs, J & Pegrum, F, Services for victims of crime in Australia: A Directory and bibliography, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney: Sydney (1990), ii + 72.
  • David, J, Stubbs, J & Pegrum, F, Services for victims of crime in Australia: Report to the Criminological Research Council, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney: Sydney (1990), ii + 32.
  • Egger, S J & Stubbs, J, Orders for the protection of victims of domestic violence: Extending the protection across state and territorial boundaries. National Committee on Violence Against Women, Office of the Status of Women, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra (1992).
  • Stubbs, J & Egger, S J, A proposal for research concerning the policing of domestic violence. Unpublished paper prepared for the Office of the Status of Women, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra (1989), 42 pp.

Submissions

  • Kaye, M, Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J (2003) Submission to Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs Child Custody Arrangements Inquiry, House of Representatives, Commonwealth Parliament.
  • Kaye, M, Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J (2003) Submission to the Family Court of Australia Family Violence Inquiry.
  • Stubbs, J (2003) Submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper 45 (2002) Apprehended Violence Orders: Part 15A of the Crimes Act
  • Stubbs, J (1999) Submission to the Criminal Law Review Division, NSW Attorney General’s Department on Apprehend Violence Orders and Part 15A of the Crimes Act.
  • Stubbs, J (1998) Submission to the Domestic Violence Working Group (Criminal Law Division, Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department) on Model Domestic Violence Laws.
  • Stubbs, J (1997) Submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission concerning the inquiry into s316 Crimes Act 1900.

Conference Papers (presentations from 1998 – further details available on request)

  • Stubbs, J, 'Empirical Research Methods' presented at 'Theory' & Postgraduate Research Seminar, Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence, Sydney Law School (14 August 2008)
  • Stubbs, J, 'Critical reflections on homicide prosecutions of battered women', presented at the Australasian Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference, The Crime and Justice Research Network and Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Network, UNSW, Sydney (19-20 June 2008)
  • Stubbs, J, 'Critical Criminological Research', paper presented to the Australasian Teaching Critical Criminology conference Sydney, University of Sydney (13 July 2007)
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Engaging Critiques of Traditional Methodology and Interrogating Alternative Methods’, presented at the Sydney University Law School Australasian Teaching Critical Criminology Conference, Sydney (13 July 2007)
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Feminism, Restorative Justice, and Violence Against Women’, presented at the Humboldt University Law and Society Conference, Berlin (July 25-28, 2007)
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Beyond Apology? Domestic Violence and Critical Questions for Restorative Justice’, presented at the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney Seminar, Sydney (13 August 2007)
  • Stubbs, J, 'Individualising structural disadvantage: Legal responses to battered women who kill', Paper presented to the American Society of Criminology Conference, Toronto, November 2005 (with J Tolmie)
  • Stubbs, J, & Daly, K, ' Mapping the terrain of feminist and race politics on restorative justice', presented at the Australian & NZ Society Of Criminology Conference - Victoria University: Wellington, NZ (10 February 2005)
  • Stubbs, J, 'Violence Against Women & the Challenge of Making Access to Justice Achievable', Plenary Paper, presented at Amnesty International, Stop Violence Against Women Conference, Fremantle, WA, 4-6 June 2004.
  • Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, 'Cultural Criminology: Engaging with Race, Gender and Post-Colonial Identities?', paper presented to the American Society of Criminology Conference, Nashville, November 2004.
  • Stubbs, J, Keynote Speaker: ‘Self Defense’ presented at the Defences to Homicide in the Context of Domestic Violence Public Forum - Victorian Law Reform Commission (December 2003)
  • Stubbs, J, Keynote Speaker: Launch of 'Diversity Counts - Legal Information for Women Project' - Legal Aid Queensland: Brisbane, QLD (June 2003)
  • Stubbs, J, Keynote Speaker: Access to Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence - Legal Aid Queensland: Brisbane, QLD (June 2003)
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Spousal homicide, law reform and sentencing: Keeping women out of prison?’, presented to Is Prison Obsolete? Conference, November 2003, Brisbane.
  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Justice For Battered Women Who Kill?’, presented to Australian & NZ Society Of Criminology, Sydney, 1 October 2003.
  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Beyond Battered Women Syndrome?’, International Association of Law and Mental Health Abstract, Sydney 3 October 2003.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Restorative justice: A critical appraisal’, paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Domestic Violence Court Assistance Scheme, Achievements and challenges – Violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities, NSW Legal Aid Commission, University of Sydney, 2 July 2003.��
  • Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Defending Battered Women on Charges of Homicide: The Structural and Systemic Versus the Personal and Particular’, presented to the Feminist Legal Academics Workshop, Adelaide, 20 June 2003.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Sexual assault, criminal justice and law and order’, paper presented to Practice & Prevention: Contemporary Issues in Adult Sexual Assault in NSW Conference, University of Technology, Sydney, 12 February 2003.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Beyond apology? Domestic violence and critical questions for restorative justice’, paper presented to the American Society of Criminology, Presidential Panel on Feminist Perspectives on Restorative Justice, Chicago, November 2002.
  • Kaye, M, Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Domestic violence re-told’, paper presented to the British Society of Criminology Conference, Keele University, July 2002.
  • M.Kaye, Stubbs, J & Tolmie, J, ‘Negotiating child residence and contact arrangements against a background of domestic violence’ paper presented to International Conference- Expanding Our Horizons, Violence Against Women, University of Sydney, 18-22 February 2002.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Securing Women’s Safety?: Legal responses to Domestic Violence’, paper presented to ‘Australian Women Speak’, National Women’s Conference, Office of the Status of Women, Canberra, 28 August 2001.
  • Martin, C& Stubbs, J, ‘Neither Panopticon nor Panacea: Differing Meanings of CCTV Surveillance in Sydney’, paper presented to ANZ Society of Criminology Conference, University of Melbourne, 21-23 February 2001.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Feminist challenges to restorative justice’, Guest Speaker, Restorative Justice and Gendered Harms: Varied Contexts and Meanings, Feminist and Indigenous Challenges Seminar, Griffith University, 17 July 2000.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Domestic violence and women’s safety: Feminist challenges to restorative justice’, Keynote speaker, Restorative justice and family violence: New Ideas and Learning from the Past: A Conference of the Reshaping Australian Institutions Project, Australian National University, Canberra 11-13 July 2000; also presented to the American Society of Criminology Conference, San Francisco, 16 November 2000.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘The 'Battered Woman' of Legal Discourse: Recognising and Responding to Difference?’, paper presented to the American Society of Criminology Conference, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, 19 November 1999.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Moving beyond battered woman syndrome?’, paper presented to the ANZ Society of Criminology Conference, 29� September 1999,� University of Western Australia, Perth; also presented to the Conference, Beyond the barriers- Improving Legal Responses to Domestic Violence, 23 September 1999,� Grand Mercure Hotel, Gold Coast (published in conference proceedings, March 2000); and, the National Conference, Promoting Women’s Mental Health: From Theory to Practice, Parkroyal Hotel, Parramatta, 30 July 1999.
  • Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, ‘Migration, Political Economy And Violence Against Women: The Post Immigration Experiences Of Filipino Women In Australia’, paper presented to the International Conference, Migration, Culture and Crime, Jerusalem, Israel, 6-8 July 1999.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Diverse Identities and Their Intersections in Research and Teaching: Problems and Creative Solutions’, presented to Feminist Legal Academics Workshop, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, February 1999.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Gender, 'race' and international relations: Interpreting the heightened vulnerability of Filipino women to homicide in Australia’, seminar presented to Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, Canada, 27 November 1998.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘International Perspectives on Domestic Violence Law and Policy’, Guest speaker, Faculty of Law, Brunel University, UK, September 1998.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Violence against Filipino women in Australia’, Plenary Address, presented to Relationships Australia 50th Anniversary Conference, 13 August 1998.
  • Stubbs, J, ‘Restorative Justice and Conferencing Domestic Violence: Cause for Concern', Plenary Address, Relationships Australia 50th Anniversary Conference, 14 August 1998.
  • Cunneen, C & Stubbs, J, ‘Male violence, male fantasy and the commodification of gender through the internet: Violence against Filipino women in Australia’, presented to Staff Colloquium, School of Sociology, University of Newcastle, 11 August 1998.