Criminal justice -- managerialism and beyond

Monash Law dean, Professor Arie Freiberg, will address the spread of managerialism in Australia's criminal justice system, as part of his inaugural lecture tonight, Wednesday 17 November.

Professor Freiberg believes the discipline of managerialism has been the most powerful -- but not necessarily the most helpful -- trend in public administration in Australia over the past 30 years.

"Managerialism has been described as an ideologically driven process under which management rhetoric dominates the substance of the activities it purports to manage," Professor Freiberg said.

"If asked to identify the major trends and issues in criminology over the past three or four decades, most criminologists would readily identify matters such as gender and race, white-collar crime, drugs, sex offending, crime prevention, organised crime and corruption," he said.

"Yet I believe it is the theory and practice of managerialism that has produced the most sweeping reforms of the criminal justice system in over a century."

Professor Freiberg will suggest an outline of a post-managerial criminal justice system.

What: Lecture - 'Managerialism in Australian Criminal Justice: RIP for KPI's?'
When: 6 pm, Wednesday 17 November
Where: Monash University Law Chambers, 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Essential. Jodi Rockman +61 3 9905 2630 or email: jodi.rockman@law.monash.edu.au

Further information call Ms Robyn Anns, Media Communications, Monash University, on + 61 3 9905 9317 or 0417 568 781.