David Indermaur

David Indermaur is an Australian clinical psychologist, criminologist, writer, and academic. He is a research associate professor at the University of Western Australia's Crime Research Centre.

Education and career

Indermaur graduated from the University of Western Australia, obtaining a masters in clinical psychology in 1979 and a Doctor of Law in 1997.[1] In 1976 he worked as a psychologist for prisoners in Western Australia, researching public views on punishment for crimes and court sentencing.[2] In the 1980s and 1990s Indermaur worked on criminal investigations involving drugs and violent crime.[3] His research involves the decision making processes of violent crime offenders in Australia.[4][5] Later in the 1990s, Indermaur researched crime prevention, domestic violence, and road rage.[3][6] From 1989 until 1993 he was a lecturer at Edith Cowan University.[3] He has also researched how the fear of crime negatively impacts communities and quality of life.[7]

On 20 April 2010 Indermaur was a speaker at the Rally For Your Rights event, organized by Search For Your Rights, where he criticized stop and search laws.[8]

Personal life

Indermaur is a member of the In der Maur family. He lives in Nedlands, Western Australia.[9]

Bibliography
  • Are we becoming more violent? A comparison of trends in violent and property offenses in Australia and Western Australia (1995)
  • Violent Crime in Australia: Patterns and Politics (2000)
  • Penal Populism and Public Opinion (2003)
  • Confidence in the Criminal Justice System, Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice (2009)
  • The Ethics of Research with Prisoners (2018)
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References
  1. https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament%5CCommit.nsf/(Evidence+Lookup+by+Com+ID)/9E634C5759B6CA0A48257831003C124F/$file/Dr+David+Indermaur+CV.pdf
  2. Indermaur, David (January 30, 1996). "Offender Psychology and Sentencing". Australian Psychologist. 31 (1): 15–19. doi:10.1080/00050069608260169 – via Wiley Online Library.
  3. "David Indermaur". The Conversation.
  4. Indermaur, David (December 30, 2000). "Violent Crime in Australia: Patterns and Politics". Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 33 (3): 287–299. doi:10.1177/000486580003300303.
  5. Indermaur, David (September 1, 1995). "Are we becoming more violent? A comparison of trends in violent and property offenses in Australia and Western Australia". Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 11 (3): 247–270. doi:10.1007/BF02221139 – via Springer Link.
  6. Indermaur, David (November 3, 2017). "Young Australians and domestic violence". Australian Institute of Criminology.
  7. Pietsch, Juliet; Aarons, Haydn (November 1, 2012). "Australia: Identity, Fear and Governance in the 21st Century". ANU E Press – via Google Books.
  8. "David Indermaur speaks against Stop and Search laws". Green Left. September 6, 2016.
  9. Clarke, Connie. "Break up without breaking the kids | Health+Medicine". health.thewest.com.au.
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