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Dr Susan Robinson worked for over 20 years in the public service in South Australia, the ACT and the UK in the areas of child protection, juvenile justice and adult corrections. She currently resides in the Goulburn district and works fulltime as an academic with the Charles Sturt University. She currently teaches in JST323 Police Custody and Duty of Care for the School of Policing Studies and also teaches in JST433 the Principles of Correctional Management for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Both of these subjects are delivered by distance education mode. Dr Robinson also supervises students undertaking research higher degrees

Teaching

• Bachelor Policing & Bachelor of Policing (Investigations)
• Supervision of Research Higher degrees.

Research

• Currently conducting research in the area of women in policing.
  

Publications

• Robinson S. (1997) Unintentional non-enforcement and female offenders of child sexual abuse. Paper presented at the 9th International Symposium of Victimology. Amsterdam, 26 July-2 August
• Robinson S.(1997) Occupational Violence:  An Evaluation of Post Trauma Support Following a Riot at Yatala Labour Prison in South Australia, Paper presented at the 9th International Symposium of Victimology Amsterdam, 26 July-2 August
• Robinson S. (1997) Unintentional non-enforcement and female offenders of child sexual abuse. Paper presented at the 9th International Symposium of Victimology. Amsterdam, 26 July-2 August
• Robinson S.(1997) Occupational Violence:  An Evaluation of Post Trauma Support Following a Riot at Yatala Labour Prison in South Australia, Paper presented at the 9th International Symposium of Victimology Amsterdam, 26 July-2 August
• Robinson S. (1998) From victim to offender:  female offenders of child sexual abuse. European Journal of Criminal Policy and Research, 6, 1, pp 59-73.
• Robinson S. (1999) An Evaluation of Critical Incident Debriefing in South Australian Department for Correctional Services, paper presented at the Australasian
  Critical Incident and Trauma Management Conference, Adelaide South Australia
• Robinson S., Paget J., Markowitz S. & Johnson C. (2002) Towards Corrections 2020. South Australian Government Policy and Research Report. Department for Correctional Services, Adelaide, South Australia.
• Robinson S. (2004) Unintentional non-enforcement and the processing of alleged female offenders of child sexual abuse in the South Australian Criminal Justice System. PhD Thesis, unpublished. Flinders University of South Australia.
• Robinson S., Chester M. & Cussen T. (2004) Positive Links:  An Integrated Approach to Youth Offending in the ACT, Office For Children Youth and Family Support, ACT Government Policy Research Report, unpublished. Department for Disability, Housing and Family Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
• Robinson S. & Arentsen V. (2011) A Pilot Study of Women in the New South Wales Police Force 1979 to 2008: Have Thirty Years Really Made Any Difference?
  Paper presented at the 7th Australasian Women in Policing Conference, Police and Community: Making it Happen , 21-24 August 2011, Hobart, Australia
  

Journal Articles

• 2012    Social investment in children: The benefits of child protection early intervention and prevention programs in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Canadian Social Work. Autumn. 14 (1). pp. 27-52. With S. Qualtieri.

• 1998    “From victim to offender:  female offenders of child sexual abuse”, European Journal of Criminal Policy and Research, 6, 1, pp 59-73.

Conference Papers

• 2012 Missing children: issues for investigators involved in potential stereo-typical (non-family) child abduction cases. Paper presented to the Missing Persons: Issues and Implications Conference Brisbane July 5-6 2012.    
• 2011 A Pilot Study of Women in the New South Wales Police Force 1979 to 2008: Have Thirty Years Really Made Any Difference? Conference paper presented to the The 7th Australasian Women in Policing Conference Police and Community: Making it Happen , Hobart, Australia 21-24 August 2011 with V. Arentesen.
• 1999  An Evaluation of Critical Incident Debriefing in South Australian Department for Correctional Services, paper presented to the Australasian Critical Incident and Trauma Management Conference, Adelaide South Australia.
• 1997 Unintentional non-enforcement and female offenders of child sexual abuse, paper presented to the 9th International Symposium of Victimology in Amsterdam.
• 1997 Occupational Violence:  An Evaluation of Post Trauma Support Following a Riot at Yatala Labour Prison in South Australia, paper presented to the 9th International Symposium of Victimology.

Government Reports

• 2006 Positive Links:  An Integrated Approach to Youth Offending in the ACT, Office for Children Youth and Family Support, Department for Disability, Housing and Family Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia. with Cussen T. & Chester M.
• 2002 Towards Corrections 2020, Department for Correctional Services, Adelaide, South Australia.

Thesis

• 2005 Unintentional non-enforcement and the processing of alleged female offenders of child sexual abuse in the South Australian Criminal Justice System, PhD Thesis, Flinders University of South Australia.
• 1993 A Study of the Nature and Probable Extent of Youth Homelessness in Whyalla, South Australia, Honours Thesis, University of South Australia.