The UoN Crim Podcast

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.4 Season 5 of the UON Crim Podcast, Nick talks with Dr. Faye Nitschke about the psychological processes that underlying jury-decision making and interventions designed to achieve more accurate verdicts in sexual violence cases.

This episode of the UON Crim Podcast features Dr. Hayley Cullen and Nick Minch discuss the psychology behind false confessions, its prevalence, and interventions implemented to reduce the likelihood of false confessions.

In Season 5 Episode 2 of the UON Crim Podcast, I interview PhD candidate Tori Berezowski and criminologist Peter Gogarty about their work with the Bridge of Hope Innocence Initiative. Their work involves the investigation of potentially wrongful convictions and other miscarriages of justice.

Season 5 of the UON Crim Podcast begins with a new host. Nick Minch, a fourth year psychology and criminology student who is joined by university academic and criminologist Peter Gogarty talking about sexual and domestic violence.

Welcome back to episode 5! In this episode, Jess talks with Chris Bray, Director and Founder of Trauma Cleaning Services Australia. For a brief overview, trauma cleaning or crime scene cleanup is a term applied to the cleanup of blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially infectious materials. This isn’t your regular cleaning job so strap in and get ready to hear about what it takes to be a trauma cleaner!

Welcome back to episode 4! This episode will get your spine tingling - I talk with Megan, an embalmer who has worked privately and as a police contractor. If you’re not sure what an embalmer is, keep listening because you’re in for a treat!

Join Jessica in episode 3 of the UON Crim Podcast as she talks with Selena the Stripper - a stripper and sex work activist based in the United States. Selena talks about their experiences in the sex work industry, decriminalisation of sex work and the importance of advocating for sex worker safety. You won’t want to miss this one!

Welcome back to episode 2 of the UON Crim Podcast for season 4. This episode is part 2 to the A to B(arrister) series where Jessica is joined by Sydney barrister Renee Bianchi, to discuss what being a woman in the legal profession is like and breaking down the misconceptions around being a barrister.

The UON Crim Podcast is back for 2022 with a brand new host! Meet Jessica Horne, a third-year business and law student who in her first episode, is joined by experienced criminal barrister, Stephen Ryan. Tune in as they discuss the ins and outs of what being a barrister is really like in an eye-opening two-part series.

Body farms? They're real. Listen now for Tori Berezowski and Dr Xanthé Mallett to take you inside Australia's Taphonomy Facility (Body Farm).

Trigger Warning: Discussion of child abuse

Bianca Davis of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation joins Isabella to discuss child safety and how the Daniel Morcombe Foundation has encouraged the need for a fresh perspective on child protection.

Loved Underbelly and want to find out more about the reality of the Australian Underworld? Historian Dr Nancy Cushing, course coordinator of HIST2006, takes Isabella into the underworld and reveals the reality.

Tori Berezowski lends her forensic expertise to explore the impacts of the CSI effect. 

Isabella is joined by Dr Sally Hunt to discuss coerced populations and the role of psycholgists within the prison system.

Dr Hayley Cullen provides insight into Eyewitness Memory. She explains the psychology behind it and how it impacts the criminal justice system. Hayley discusses her speciality within the field, intentional blindness.

Isabella is joined by BJ Jones of Fire Forensics to discuss fire investigation. BJ provides a wealth of knowledge on fire and fire investigation, and shares her experience as an investigator. 

Isabella is joined by Peter Gogarty (Judas Church: Memoirs of a Shy Young Boy) to investigate the mind of a peadophile. Peter discusses the psychology and biology of a peadophile, and makes recommendations on why wider society should know about this topic

Welcome to our new host Isabella Crebert! In Isabella's first episode, she is joined by Dr Xanthé Mallett to investigate the mind of psychopaths and sociopaths. They discuss their psychology, biology and where you may have encountered a psychopath or sociopath.

We go back to the end of 2020 with an episode that was hosted by Tomika Hillebrand. This episode delves into the research of Dr. Justin Ellis and focuses upon the impact of digital media technologies on police-civilian relations with a focus on the LGBTQ+ community. It is important to know your rights and how to best protect yourself in confrontational situations involving the police - find out more in this episode. 

Dr. Xanthe Mallet is a forensic anthropologist and criminologist that is a lecturer at the University of Newcastle. Xanthe's research has focused on the impact of external influences that may bias or prejudice the decision making processes of jurors. Her research focuses specifically on: women and the courts. She has worked on some of Australia's biggest cases: Lindy Chamberlain, Kathleen Folbigg, Keli Lane and Akon Guode. This episode helps us understand the concept of reasonable doubt and why individuals may struggle with it. We finish off the episode with how we as criminology students can get involved in pursuing justice for mothers who murder. 

In this week's episode we talk to PhD student Victoria Berezowski, who is a Canadian anthropologist that specialises in clandestine grave discovery. We draw upon her studies to compare the manual measurements of a skeleton using trilateration, the use of a digital scanner and a total station; but along the way it seems like we learn so much more.  Gravesites, skeletons and new age technology... What could be better? 

The first episode of the Crim Podcast is a truly inspiring interview with Newcastle's very own criminologist, Peter Gogarty. Peter has dedicated himself to uncovering the injustices of the Catholic Church, to further the protection of children across the globe. These conversations will spark frustration within yourself and will force you to ask: how can I make a difference within a criminal justice system that has failed its victims?