The UoN Crim Podcast

Why are white collar criminals called so? What is white collar crime? How does it affect people and organisations? Find out in episode 7 season 7 of the UoN Crim Podcast! I'm your host, Marcel Bock and in this episode, I am joined by co-host Gemma Ralph and senior lecturer in the School of Law and Justice, Dr Mirealla Atherton.TimestampsWhat is white collar crime? - 1:05Why doesn't white collar crime get the same news coverage as other types of crime? - 2:05How often are white collar criminals caught? - 4:02What happens when a white collar criminal is caught? - 7:50Has the evolution of technology influenced white collar crime? - 10:37Should the punishment of white collar crime mirror street crime in terms of severity? - 11:52Has white collar crime increased with socioeconomic harms? - 13:29How does workplace culture affect the commission of white collar crime? - 14:51Find the UONCCJS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uonccjs/Find Dr Mirella AthertonLinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/mirella-atherton-8b807731

In a belated Pride Month episode, Dr Justin Ellis and I talk the essential questions surrounding LGBTQIA+ hate crimes and their effect on the whole community, as well as distinguishing between various types of conduct including hate crimes and hate incidents.Timestamps:1:18 - What is a hate crime?2:19 - What is the difference between a hate crime and a hate incident?4:46 - How can the underreporting of data affect the whole community?9:40 - Can the police be trusted to help with victims of queer hatecrimes?15:35 - How have emerging technologies contributed to harms perpetrated against those in the queer community? 31:45 - The sexual emergency crisis frameFind the UONCCJS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uonccjs/Find Dr Ellis' work: Sexual Emergency Crisis Framing and the Far-Right in Australia: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/31245079Representation, Resistance and the Digiqueer: https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=N5e-EAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=representation,+resistance+and+the+digiqueer&ots=yZYrbuSG0F&sig=TVWLBw1vt5J5fDBOWCk80w1wDYY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=representation%2C%20resistance%20and%20the%20digiqueer&f=falseA Fairy Tale Gone Wrong: Social media, Recursive Hate and the Politicisation of Drag Queen Storytime: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00220183221086455

Welcome back to season 7 episode 5 of the UoN Crim Podcast! My name is Marcel Bock and I am joined by Dr Alice Neikirk where we will talk about how serial killers are represented in shows and documentaries as well as other similar pieces of media.Timestamps: 3:50 - How does this type of media alter perceptions of crime in real life?7:56 - How do these adaptations go against the rights of victims?12:28 - What is murderbilia? 16:34 - Why are young people so obsessed with serial killers?21:06 - Does 'pretty privilege' exist in court?25:30 - The Golden State Killer and ethics of evidence 29:15 - The CSI effect and interest in crime31:54 - Why is violent crime so interestingFind the UONCCJS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uonccjs/?hl=enFind Dr Alice Neikirk:LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/alice-neikirk-702072384UoN Profile: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/alice-neikirkThe Conversation articles: https://theconversation.com/profiles/alice-neikirk-1375221/articles

Welcome back to season 7 episode 4 of the UoN Crim Podcast! I' your host, Marcel Bock and in this episode, I am joined again by Damien Linnane, editor and manager of the prison newspaper PaperChained. This is a part 2 to the previous episode so feel free to listen to that one first to get a bit of background into Damien's personal experiences and what prison is like in terms of Mental Health, overall Wellbeing and Education. This part focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders and if anything is really being done to help people after their release. Timestamps: 1:03 - Available jobs in prisons12:28 - The problem with recidivism20:47 - Set-up from release26:04 - The problem with contradictions29:23 - What gets votes vs what we need33:22 - PaperChained43:52 - The PaperChained art exhibitionFind the UONCCJS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uonccjs/?hl=enFind PaperChained: Website: https://www.paperchained.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paper.chained/

Welcome back to season 7 episode 3 of the UON Crim podcast! I'm your host, Marcel Bock and today I am joined by Damien Linnane, editor of PaperChained to discuss how health, wellbeing and education are represented and treated within the prison system.Timestamps:11:00 - mental health in prisons14:45 - solitary confinement20:24 - mental health in the community 22:47 - medicare in prison34: 23 - education in prison Find the UONCCJS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uonccjs/?hl=enFind PaperChained: Website: https://www.paperchained.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paper.chained/

Join Ella, Ivana, and Tia as they answer the questions every uni student, and criminology student has wondered. How can I build valuable connections with people in the field? What's the best way to make friends at uni? How can I get experience in the field whilst I study? What's your best advice to get through uni?As Criminology students themselves, they know firsthand the struggles of navigating these questions and provide you with tips they wish they knew earlier in their degree to help students get the best out of their university experience!This episode is helpful for all students studying at uni.The hosts for this episode are the 2025 CCJS Executive Team: Ivana Pedruco Aniceto - Director of Student EngagementElla Jones - Secretary and Director of Social Media and PromotionsTia Lambert - Director of EventsTimestamps:How to make friends at uni? 1:50How can I get experience in the field? How can I build valuable connections with people in the field? 12:10Advice for getting through uni. 30:55Instagram: @uonccjsEmail: [email protected]

Welcome to the first episode of season 7 of the UON Crim Podcast! I’m your host, Marcel Bock and in this episode, I talk with Tomika from Hillebrand Shaw & Co. where she fills us in on her life as a criminology student and how that led to her starting her own business in the field of NDIS work. We will discuss some of the challenges faced and rewards gained from her journey!Find the UONCCJS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uonccjs/?hl=en⁠Hillebrand Shaw & Co.: Website: https://www.hillebrandshawco.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hillebrandshaw_co/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HillebrandShawCo/

Welcome back to the UON criminology podcast, episode 3 of season 6! I am your host Estelle Cutler. Have you ever wondered what it means to call upon an expert witness in court? Also, how do they help the jury make a final decision?! Today, we will be talking to Professor Jane Goodman-Delahunty, a leading expert on human memory and jury behaviour. We will discuss about what it means to be an expert witness in a criminal case and how it might cause challenges in court proceedings. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uonccjs/?hl=en Charity Ball: https://clubs.getqpay.com/?eid=20717  

This year marks the 125th anniversary for the first recognition of a woman in a policing role here in Australia. On this months episode we have a discussion with Alice Neikirk about how police matrons turned into the modern day female police officer.

In Ep. 1 Season 6 of the UON Crim podcast, Estelle talks with cyber security specialist Professor Greg Austin about cyber crime in Australia. We ask why Australia is so vulnerable and what our government should be doing to fix this. As well as this we discuss who are the victims of cyber crime and are we seeing a new rise to cyber criminals? Check us out on instagram at uonccjs. If you would like to learn more about Greg Austin, hop over to his linkedin.