Jumbunna Talks. Defund the Police
In this episode, we caught up with Professor Chris Cunneen to talk about the history behind Defunding the Police, in light of the last few years of Black Lives Matter movement and the rise in Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in Australia. (1 April 2024)
Rear Vision (ABC). Tough on Crime. A history of putting kids in prison
Figuring out the best way to respond to young people who commit crimes is a vexed issue.
Especially when there is a perception that not enough is being done to keep the community safe.
We examine the evolution of juvenile justice and the use of institutions to reform and punish children. (24 February 2024)
Guests: Chris Cunneen – Professor of Criminology at the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education UTS; Debbie Kilroy – CEO Sisters Inside; Keith Hamburger – Fmr Director QLD Corrective Services; Dan Macallair – Centre on Juvenile and Criminal Justice; Katherine Hayes – CEO Youth Advocacy Centre; William Wood — School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University.
Transforming Society. Defunding the police is the best route forward
In this episode, Chris Cunneen, author of Defund the Police: An International Insurrection, speaks to Rebecca Megson-Smith about the broad need to defund the police. They discuss why defunding is the best route forward instead of further investment and reform, what viable alternatives there might be and what we would need in order to make this vision of society a reality.
Transforming Society. The challenge of dismantling the police
In this episode, Chris Cunneen, author of ‘Defund the Police’, regrets the limits of the Casey report proposals and suggests that they follow a well-trodden path of police reformism which leaves the nature of police power unchanged.
Speaking Out (ABC). Defund the Police. An International Insurrection
Over the past few months, much has been made about an increase in youth crime and antisocial behaviour, particularly in the Northern Territory and Queensland. But what are the alternatives to the criminal justice system? Chris Cunneen speaks with Larissa Behrendt in this episode of Speaking Out. (26 March 2023)
Speaking Out (ABC). Call it Out online racism register
Chris has been part of a number of Royal Commissions and inquiries – including the Stolen Generations Inquiry, Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and the National Inquiry into Racist Violence. He’s also behind Call It Out – an online register for First Nations people to report instances of Racism. He speaks with Larissa Behrendt in this episode of Speaking Out. (17 May 2024)
Talking Time with Lukas and Alicia
Talking Time is a place where uncomfortable conversations about incarceration and everything to do with it take place. It is where the voice of those who have lived it, have loved ones that have or are living it, work in it or have an interest in it, come together in a safe and supportive place to share their stories. Lukas and Alicia talk time with University of Technology Sydney Professor Chris Cunneen. (5 February 2022)
Interview with Alan Boyd on Defunding the Police
Calls to “defund the police” following the death of George Floyd in the US have led to various proposals to either dismantle or cut funding to police departments in several North American cities. And there has been similar anger over Indigenous deaths in custody here in Australia – with over 10,000 people marching with the Black Lives Matter movement in Perth. But, would the idea of defunding the police – or something similar work here…
I caught up with Professor Chris Cunneen – from the University of Technology Sydney – (who wrote an article in the Conversation – “Defunding the police could bring positive change in Australia. These communities are showing the way“) and asked him – what does Defund the Police actually mean? And can this happen in Australia? (June 2020)
Interview with Amy McQuire on 98.9fm
Prof Chris Cunneen is a professor of criminology in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales and has written extensively on juvenile justice. He joins Amy McQuire to discuss the recently released Amnesty International report into juvenile detention in Queensland.
Interview with Boe Spearim on 98.9fm
On Let’s Talk this morning Boe speaks with Amnesty International Advocates – Tammy Solonec & Belinda Lowe about the need to raise the age of incarcerating young people in Australia, at the moment Australia is one of a few country around the world that still lock up young people at the age of 10. Also on the discussion panel are Professor Chris Cunneen, Dr Janet Hammill & Uncle Randal Ross who runs Red Dust Healing.
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