Professor Richard Harding

Professor Richard Harding was the founding Director of the Crime Research Centre.  Formerly the Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology, Professor Harding’s research interests include the use of weapons in crime, gun control, corporate crime and the privatisation of corrections.  His most recent book is Private Prisons and Public Accountability (Open University Press, 1997).  Professor Harding has also had a long-standing involvement in international organisations, including United Nations bodies.  In July 2000, Professor Harding was appointed as the State’s first Inspector of Custodial Services, an independent office which reports directly to Parliament.  He continues to play an active role in the Centre’s teaching and research activities.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Gun Control
• Weapon Choice and Violence
• Crime Prevention
• Penology
• Private Prisons
• Race and Crime
• Domestic Violence
• Corporate Crime