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The controversial offence of defensive homicide was introduced in Victoria in 2005, and abolished in 2014. Shutterstock

November 28, 2017

Why Victoria should rethink the abolition of defensive homicide

Asher Flynn, Monash University; Danielle Tyson, Deakin University, and Madeleine Ulbrick, Monash University

Abolishing defensive homicide in Victoria was a mistake has left the law inflexibile in dealing with homicide offences.

We need to acknowledge the diverse contexts in which teens engage in sexting. Mahdi Abdulrazak

September 27, 2012

‘Sexting’ teens: decriminalising young people’s sexual practices

Danielle Tyson, Monash University; Amy Shields Dobson, Monash University, and Mary Lou Rasmussen, Monash University

Cases of teenagers “sexting” each other have recently provoked panicked responses by media, parents, educators and policy makers in Australia. Now a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the practice has…

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