Alex Steel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6602798 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Steel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Steel |
| SIGNATURE | STEEL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7442-6352 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Are we reading enough crime? Examining the content and depth of criminal law courses
What should be learnt in law school is currently a debated topic. One aspect of this debate is whether what is taught in the core subjects is necessary or taught to the right level. In this article, we examine one such core subject: criminal law. The aim is to provide baseline information on what students are expected to read in the subject as a proxy for what is taught and what is learnt. By examining the range of topics, and the amount of words…
Learning to feel like a lawyer: Law teachers, sessional teaching and emotional labour in legal education
Contemporary higher education, including legal education, incorporates complexities that were not identified even a decade ago. Law programs first moved from traditional content-focussed programs toward incorporating critique and legal skills. Many are now working toward recognising inclusion and student wellbeing as integral to law graduates’ professional identities and skillsets. Yet the professional dispositions law teachers require to teach i…
Contract cheating: Will students pay for serious criminal consequences
There are increasing reports of university students contracting with third parties to write their essays and assignments. While getting caught is likely to mean the student faces disciplinary action within the university, the students and those offering the service may also be exposing themselves to criminal prosecution. This article looks at the range of offences that students and the contract cheating services could be committing – including fr…
Penal Culture and Hyperincarceration: The Revival of the Prison
What are the various forces influencing the role of the prison in late modern societies? What changes have there been in penality and use of the prison over the past 40 years that have led to the re-valorization of the prison? Using penal culture as a conceptual and theoretical vehicle, and Australia as a case study, this book analyses international developments in penality and imprisonment. Authored by some of Australia’s leading penal theorists…
Penal Culture and Hyperincarceration: The Revival of the Prison
What are the various forces influencing the role of the prison in late modern societies? What changes have there been in penality and use of the prison over the past 40 years that have led to the re-valorization of the prison? Using penal culture as a conceptual and theoretical vehicle, and Australia as a case study, this book analyses international developments in penality and imprisonment. Authored by some of Australia’s leading penal theorists…
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Penal Culture and Hyperincarceration: The Revival of the Prison
What are the various forces influencing the role of the prison in late modern societies? What changes have there been in penality and use of the prison over the past 40 years that have led to the re-valorization of the prison? Using penal culture as a conceptual and theoretical vehicle, and Australia as a case study, this book analyses international developments in penality and imprisonment. Authored by some of Australia’s leading penal theorists…
Penal Culture and Hyperincarceration: The Revival of the Prison
What are the various forces influencing the role of the prison in late modern societies? What changes have there been in penality and use of the prison over the past 40 years that have led to the re-valorization of the prison? Using penal culture as a conceptual and theoretical vehicle, and Australia as a case study, this book analyses international developments in penality and imprisonment. Authored by some of Australia’s leading penal theorists…
Learning to feel like a lawyer: Law teachers, sessional teaching and emotional labour in legal education
Contemporary higher education, including legal education, incorporates complexities that were not identified even a decade ago. Law programs first moved from traditional content-focussed programs toward incorporating critique and legal skills. Many are now working toward recognising inclusion and student wellbeing as integral to law graduates’ professional identities and skillsets. Yet the professional dispositions law teachers require to teach i…
Contract cheating: Will students pay for serious criminal consequences
There are increasing reports of university students contracting with third parties to write their essays and assignments. While getting caught is likely to mean the student faces disciplinary action within the university, the students and those offering the service may also be exposing themselves to criminal prosecution. This article looks at the range of offences that students and the contract cheating services could be committing – including fr…
Are we reading enough crime? Examining the content and depth of criminal law courses
What should be learnt in law school is currently a debated topic. One aspect of this debate is whether what is taught in the core subjects is necessary or taught to the right level. In this article, we examine one such core subject: criminal law. The aim is to provide baseline information on what students are expected to read in the subject as a proxy for what is taught and what is learnt. By examining the range of topics, and the amount of words…
Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Administration (2 works) · Administration of Criminal justice (2 works) · Australia (2 works) · Corrections (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works)