Ms Michelle Edgely
Acting Associate Dean Teaching and Learning and Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law; School of Law
Qualifications
BCom LLB(Hons) LLM
Teaching Areas
LAW162 Criminal Law LAW261 Criminal Procedure
LAW314 Advanced Criminal Law
LAW315 Criminal Sentencing and Punishment
LAW490 Honours-in-Law
Primary Research Area/s
Therapeutic jurisprudence; Sentencing; Criminal procedure
Research Supervision Experience
2024, ‘The Equity, Efficacy and Legal Soundness of Post-Appellate Review for Wrongful Convictions in Australia’, Honours
2024, ‘Will a Charter of Human Rights in NSW help people with mental or cognitive disabilities achieve equity’, LLM Research Topic
2023, ‘Criminalising Coercive Control: A Search for the ‘Ideal’ Provision’ (Honours)
2020, ‘Specialist Sentencing Courts for Indigenous Offenders’, Master of Laws (Research) Thesis
2018, ‘Investigating the Nexus between the Over-Representation of Indigenous People and Wrongful Conviction in Australia’ Honours
2017, ‘How can the use of Specialist Domestic Violence Courts, as informed by Therapeutic Jurisprudence, make a difference to the incidence of Domestic Violence in Australia?’ Honours
Publications
Book Chapters
M. Edgely, 'Truth or Justice? Double Jeopardy Reform for Queensland: Rights in Jeopardy' in G. Radha Kalyani (ed), Double Jeopardy: Emerging Issues (Amicus Books, 2008), 57-100.
M. Edgely, 'The Coalition Campaign: Unity & Stealth' in Andrew Fraser (ed), Electoral Wrath: the 1995 Queensland General Election, (Centre for Australian Public Sector Management,1997) 26-32.
Refereed Journal Articles (100% contribution unless otherwise specified)
M. Edgely, Addressing the Solution-Focused Sceptics: Moving Beyond Punitivity in the Sentencing of Drug-Addicted and Mentally Impaired Offenders, (2016) University of New South Wales Law Journal 39(1) 206-233.
M. Edgely, 'Why do Mental Health Courts Work? A Confluence of Treatment, Support and Adroit Judicial Supervision' (2014) 37 International Journal of Law & Psychiatry 572-580.
M. Edgely, 'Solution-focused Court Programs for Mentally Impaired Offenders: What Works?' (2013) 22 Journal of Judicial Administration 207-223.
M. Edgely & E. Marchetti, 'Women who Kill Their Abusers: How Queensland's New Abusive Relationships Defence Continues to Ignore Reality' (2011) 13 Flinders Law Review 125-176.
M. Edgely, 'Criminals and (Second-Class) Citizenship: 21st Century Attainder?' (2010) 19(3) Griffith Law Review 403-437.
M. Edgely, 'Common Law Sentencing of Mentally Impaired Offenders in Australian Courts: A Call for Coherence & Consistency' (2009) 6(2) Psychiatry, Psychology & Law 240-261.
M. Edgely, 'Preventing crime or punishing propensities? A purposive examination of the preventative detention of sex offenders in Queensland and Western Australia' (2007) 7(1) University of Western Australia Law Review 351-386.
M. Edgely, 'Truth or Justice? Double jeopardy reform for Queensland: Rights in jeopardy' (2007) 7(1) QUT Law & Justice Journal 108-13.
Conference Papers
M. Edgely, ‘Promoting Academic Integrity in the Era of GAI’ (paper presented at the Australasian Law Academics Association Conference at University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ, July 2023).
M. Edgely, 'What are the barriers to effectively mainstreaming therapeutic jurisprudence for mentally impaired offenders? Views from three Australian states' (paper presented at 34th International Congress on Law & Mental Health, Vienna, July 2015).
M. Edgely, 'Two Models of Mainstreaming Therapeutic Jurisprudence for Mentally Impaired Offenders: A Tale of Two Cities' (Paper presented at 8th Annual Australian & New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference, Melbourne, December 2014).
M. Edgely, 'Mainstreaming therapeutic jurisprudence for mentally impaired offenders: Can the challenges be overcome?' (Paper presented at 34th Annual Australian & New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology & Law Congress, Sydney, November 2014).
M. Edgely, 'Transforming the Judiciary: Can Judges Learn Therapeutic Jurisprudence?' (Paper presented at Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference, Florida, September 2014).
M. Edgely, 'Mentally Impaired Offenders: Does Therapeutic Jurisprudence Require Special Courts?' (Paper presented at 32nd International Congress on Law & Mental Health, Berlin, July 2011).
M. Edgely, 'Prisoners and (Second Class) Citizenship: 21st Century Attainder?' (Paper presented at Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Wellington NZ, Dec. 2010).
Memberships
- Therapeutic Jurisprudence in the Mainstream Advisory Group
- Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
- Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology
- Australian Institute of Judicial Administration
- Law and Justice Institute (Qld)
