Alice Neikirk
@alice_neikirk
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Lecturer, Newcastle Law School.
Newcastle, Australia
Joined October 2022
Proud of my PhD student, Grace Barham's, latest publication "Women’s Housing Precarity in the Context of Domestic and Family Violence: an analysis of Australian policy", co-authored by @justRellis @alice_neikirk
https://t.co/4gT1n7RUjw
@CQU
tandfonline.com
Housing provision for women escaping domestic and family violence (DFV) has become a salient aspect of government policy in Australia and globally. This has occurred amid ongoing political failure ...
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It’s time again. @alice_neikirk joins #HCNet @BSC Speakers' Series to discuss ‘Matrons and Murderesses—Women Guarding Women in Gladstone Gaol.’ Save the date! 4 December 11am-12.30pm. #HistoricalCriminology #CriticalCriminology. To tune in, Register here:
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What role can a historical criminology platform have in matters of contemporary concern? Where do our contemporary concerns with topics such as...
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Duty lawyers are often overlooked in academic research - so we are particularly delighted to publish this article by @RayNCrim and @alice_neikirk
@alice_neikirk and I just had an article arguing duty lawyers are legal first responders published in @CICrimJ @UON_research @uonlawschool @NatLegalAid @LegalAidSA @LegalAidACT
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@alice_neikirk and I were interviewed for today's @smh regarding our experience of medical negligence and calls for restorative justice in health care @UON_research @uonlawschool
smh.com.au
What does justice look like when your child dies due to catastrophic medical errors?
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Very excited to see the research from my first visit to the State Records of South Australia as part of the 2024 History Council Fellowship appearing in the Smithsonian Magazine. @UON_research @uonlawschool @Dr_KMcLoughlin @StateRecordsSA @HistorySA
smithsonianmag.com
Courts called on these jurors to determine whether women sentenced to death were pregnant or faking it to avoid execution
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Courts called on these jurors to determine whether women sentenced to death were pregnant or faking it to avoid execution.
smithsonianmag.com
Courts called on these jurors to determine whether women sentenced to death were pregnant or faking it to avoid execution
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Centuries ago, women could “plead the belly” - arguing they were pregnant to avoid the death penalty. It gave rise to the female jurors in Australian courtrooms, writes @alice_neikirk (@Uni_Newcastle). https://t.co/0cV8KcSW6n
theconversation.com
Centuries ago, women could “plead the belly” - argue they were pregnant to avoid the death penalty. It gave rise to the female jurors in Australian courtrooms.
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Hundreds of tiny 'homes' in Hunter to celebrate unity and finding freedom
newcastleherald.com.au
Hands-on project honours the Hunter's rich cultural tapestry
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On #WorldRefugeeDay we note THE ELEPHANT HAS TWO SETS OF TEETH: Bhutanese Refugees and Humanitarian Governance by @alice_neikirk. She shows how responses to refugee crises have shifted from helping the movement of people to enforcing their containment. https://t.co/kf2ak2AI6u
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Happy to share the first piece from my fellowship with the History Council of South Australia. @UON_research @uonlawschool @StateRecordsSA
theconversation.com
Centuries ago, women could “plead the belly” - argue they were pregnant to avoid the death penalty. It gave rise to the female jurors in Australian courtrooms.
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I was recently interviewed for Human Resource Director magazine to discuss judicial bullying. This is from the research @alice_neikirk and I are undertaking @UON_research @uonlawschool How judicial bullying can impact the mental health of lawyers
hcamag.com
'There's typically been a culture of, you've got to be tough and resilient, and you should just put up with it, it’s rite of passage', academic says
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I am looking forward to presenting in this webinar on 13 June: 'Collaboration over competition: Supporting fellow women researchers'. You can register below or sign up to receive the recording
womeninresearch.org.au
with Scientia Professor Jane McAdam and Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel (UNSW)
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To celebrate Asian Heritage Month, we are proud to note our latest book in Asian Studies, THE ELEPHANT HAS TWO SETS OF TEETH: Bhutanese Refugees and Humanitarian Governance by Alice Neikirk. https://t.co/kf2ak2AI6u
@alice_neikirk @uonlawschool #refugees #humanrights
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Long a taboo subject within the profession, judges or magistrates bullying lawyers continues to be a problem in courtrooms, and more needs to be done to stamp it out, writes experts from @Uni_Newcastle
theconversation.com
Long a taboo subject within the profession, judges or magistrates bullying lawyers continues to be a problem in courtrooms, and more needs to be done to stamp it out.
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This week @alice_neikirk and I had an article published in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law about judicial bullying, an under recognised issue for lawyers. @UON_research @uonlawschool @LadyShanina @TaniaSourdin
https://t.co/cHu0Rxao92
tandfonline.com
Judicial bullying has received increased attention in Australia in the past decade. Traditional attitudes that dismissed judicial bullying as a rite of passage have been superseded by recognition a...
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@alice_neikirk and I just published a deeply personal paper on the need for restorative justice in health care. We hope it achieves something positive from our experience @UON_research @uonlawschool
journals.sagepub.com
Current responses to medical negligence insufficiently consider the broader needs of affected stakeholders. We argue that responses to medical negligence should...
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A deeply personal and insightful paper by lawyer and restorative scholar Dr Ray Nickson & Alice Neikirk about the death of a daughter and why non-adversarial options may be better placed to address the needs of victims and encourage restoration https://t.co/J9IsIB4ch6
journals.sagepub.com
Current responses to medical negligence insufficiently consider the broader needs of affected stakeholders. We argue that responses to medical negligence should...
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The reality of working in family legal assistance. If the government is serious about ending the violence, it must commit to increased legal assistance funding. #justiceonthebrink @NatLegalAid
https://t.co/7jUj6mAAd9
smh.com.au
The workload is near endless and at times overwhelming; the risk is significant, and mistakes can be catastrophic. This is what life is like on the frontline of the domestic violence crisis.
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