Crowley-Cyr contributes to new textbook on "Abnormal Psychology"

USQ School of Law and Justice Associate Professor Lynda Crowley-Cyr has contributed a chapter to a new Wiley textbook titled Abnormal Psychology (1st edition, 2018).  Along with Adina Piosevena, Crowley-Cyr wrote Chapter 13, "Legal and Ethical Issues."  Here is the publisher's blurb about the textbook:

"The first edition of Abnormal Psychology  is a must-have resource for students who want to succeed in their unit and leave with an in-depth understanding in the area of Abnormal Psychology. This resource offers students comprehensive coverage of current research, theory and treatment, while also supporting a multiple paradigm approach and covering the cutting-edge research and theory that is central to the discipline.

This edition has been adapted to the Australia and New Zealand region from the popular American edition, which has been a trusted and staple resource for instructors and students for many years. Local research is spread throughout with many carefully curated articles and news items to provide you with relevant examples to help you engage better with the content during tutorials or self-study.

Written by an author team of experienced academics and researchers, led by Ann M. Kring from the University of California, each chapter is engaging and highlights key issues with well-informed research. Delivered as a full colour printed textbook with an interactive eBook code included, this title enables you to master concepts and succeed in assessment by taking the roadblocks out of self-study, with features designed so you get the most out of learning."

Hemming on "Criminal Code Design and Sentencing: A Response to Joshua Kleinfeld's Theory of Criminal Victimization"

Dr. Andrew Hemming, a Senior Lecturer in the USQ School of Law and Justice, has just published a rejoinder article titled 'Criminal Code Design and Sentencing: A Response to Joshua Kleinfeld's Theory of Criminal Victimization.'  The article appears in Volume 52(2) of the University of San Francisco Law Review.

Crowley-Cyr asks "Are warnings effective in communicating jellyfish hazards?"

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Associate Professor Lynda Crowley-Cyr of the USQ School of Law and Justice has published an article that attempts to answer the important question:  Are warnings effective in communicating jellyfish hazards?  The article appears in Volume 34(2) on pages 181-197 of the Journal of Health, Safety and Environment.

Gray on "Internment of Terrorism Suspects: Human Rights and Constitutional Issues"

Professor Anthony Gray of the USQ School of Law and Justice has recently published an article titled Internment of Terrorism Suspects: Human Rights and Constitutional Issues in the Australian Journal of Human Rights (Vol 24, No. 3).  Here is the abstract:

"There have been recent calls for the parliament to re-introduce a system of internment of those suspected of future terrorist activity. Preventive detention regimes have a long history within the common law, and to some extent our laws still contain preventive detention aspects. International legal materials would arguably generally prohibit such regimes; however, they also contain exceptions permitting governments to derogate from fundamental human rights in times of emergency or war. This article considers whether, if the Australian Parliament were to implement such a scheme, it would be constitutionally valid. This involves determining whether the Commonwealth’s defence power would support such a law, and the nature of the power to preventively detain an individual. Could such a power be exercised by a government minister, or would it need to be exercised, if at all, by a court?"

Hemming in "Halsbury's Laws of Australia"

USQ Senior Lecturer Andrew Hemming has recently published three entries in the comprehensive legal encyclopedia Halsbury's Laws of Australia.  The entries are:

* Criminal Law GC V Chapters 6 and 7, GC VI, and GC VII;

* Criminal Law GC VIII. Update of Criminal Law GC VIII;

* Contract GC I, II, and V (with Michael Daniel).

Gray on "The Enterprise Risk Theory of Vicarious Liability"

Professor Anthony Gray of the USQ School of Law and Justice has recently published an article titled The Enterprise Risk Theory of Vicarious Liability in Volume 46 (Part 3) of the Australian Business Law Review.  Here is the abstract:


"While the law of vicarious liability has existed for centuries, a satisfactory rationale or explanation for it has proven to be elusive. United States courts began asserting a theory of “enterprise risk” based on economic principles, seeking to allocate the costs associated with doing business to the enterprise. On this basis, the fact that an employee or other worker commits a wrong, and causes a third party injury or loss, is a “cost of doing business” which should properly be allocated to the business activity. This doctrine has apparently been accepted in Canada and the United Kingdom, including seeing child abuse committed within an educational institution as effectively a cost of doing business. While the Australian courts at one point seemed to accept such reasoning, more recently they have turned away from it. This article argues the Australian courts were right to do so, and should continue to not accept such a basis of vicarious liability."

Patrick on Individual Spirituality and Freedom of Religion

Dr. Jeremy Patrick, a Lecturer at the USQ School of Law and Justice, has written a piece for The Conversation titled "Religious freedoms should include spiritual beliefs too".  Patrick discussed the topic in subsequent interviews with Radio Adelaide and ABC RN Drive.