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Dr Alistair Harkness

Associate Professor in Criminology - School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Phone: +61 02 6773 3528

Biography

Alistair Harkness is an associate professor in criminology at the University of New England, where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students. He served as Head of Department of Social and Philosophical Inquiry between July 2023 and December 2025. He is co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology at the University of New England; Treasurer of the International Society for the Study of Rural Crime, co-editor of the Bristol University Press Research in Rural Crime Series, and a co-editor of the International Journal of Rural Criminology. His primary research interests are in acquisitive crime, with a particular emphasis on crime prevention, policing responses and community partnerships.

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, courses and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Aboriginal community and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.

Dr Alistair Harkness

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