Professor Heather Douglas researches in the areas of criminal justice and domestic violence. Heather has published widely on criminal justice issues and around legal responses to domestic violence and child protection. In 2014- 2019 she was awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship to research the way in which women who have experienced domestic violence use the legal system to help them leave violence. She was the lead researcher and project co-ordinator with the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration on the development of the National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book, a project funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government. Between 2012-2015 Heather was the lead chief investigator on the Australian Feminist Judgments Project funded by the Australian Research Council.
Heather has considered the criminal justice response to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and to the drug khat. Her earlier work explored the work of Justice Martin Kriewaldt, the sole judge of the Northern Territory Supreme Court during the 1950s and more generally the relationship between Indigenous people and the criminal law. In 2012 she co-authored (with Professor Mark Finnane) Indigenous Crime and Settler Law: White Sovereignty After Empire. In 2016 Heather was appointed as a Member to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts. From 2001-2007 she was a part-time commissioner with the Queensland Law Reform Commission and in 2004 she was a visiting scholar at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University. Heather was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law in 2013 and a Fellow of theAcademy of Social Sciences in Australia in 2017. In 2016 Heather was an Institute of Advanced Studies fellow at Collingwood College, Durham University (January-March 2016). In 2018 Heather was a fellow at the Humboldt University Faculty of Law and Center for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies in Berlin.
Journal Article: Domestic and family violence and the approach to bail
Ng, Emily and Douglas, Heather Anne (2016) Domestic and family violence and the approach to bail. Law in Context: a socio-legal journal, 34 2: 36-57.
Book Chapter: Practice and persuasion: women, feminism and judicial diversity
Douglas, Heather and Bartlett, Francesca (2016). Practice and persuasion: women, feminism and judicial diversity. In Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Jonathan Crowe (Ed.), Judicial independence in Australia: contemporary challenges, future directions (pp. 76-88) Sydney, Australia: Federation Press.
Book: Indigenous crimes and settler law: white sovereignty after empire
Douglas, Heather and Finnane, Mark Indigenous crimes and settler law: white sovereignty after empire. Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. doi:10.1057/9781137284983
(2018–2020) ARC Discovery Indigenous
National Family Violence Bench Book
(2015–2020) The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Incorporated
Using law and ending domestic violence: Women's voices.
(2015–2019) ARC Future Fellowships
A Place at the Table: Queer Indigenous Women in Australian Health Law and Policy
Doctor Philosophy
Dealing with the unrepresented defendants in criminal matters - A comparative study between Australia and Bhutan
Doctor Philosophy
Migration and domestic violence: Women's experiences of proving domestic violence as a requirement for permanent residency.
Doctor Philosophy
Criminal law and procedure
For further information contact Professor Heather Douglas, e: h.douglas@law.uq.edu.au
Topics that explore legal issues related to domestic and family violence
For further information contact Professor Heather Douglas, e: h.douglas@law.uq.edu.au
Domestic and family violence and the approach to bail
Ng, Emily and Douglas, Heather Anne (2016) Domestic and family violence and the approach to bail. Law in Context: a socio-legal journal, 34 2: 36-57.
Practice and persuasion: women, feminism and judicial diversity
Douglas, Heather and Bartlett, Francesca (2016). Practice and persuasion: women, feminism and judicial diversity. In Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Jonathan Crowe (Ed.), Judicial independence in Australia: contemporary challenges, future directions (pp. 76-88) Sydney, Australia: Federation Press.
Indigenous crimes and settler law: white sovereignty after empire
Douglas, Heather and Finnane, Mark Indigenous crimes and settler law: white sovereignty after empire. Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. doi:10.1057/9781137284983
Criminal process in Queensland
Douglas, Heather, Higgins, Emma and Barrett, Malcolm Criminal process in Queensland 2nd ed. Sydney, Australia: Lawbook Company and Thomson Reuters, 2017.
National domestic and family violence bench book
Douglas, Heather and Chapple, Kate National domestic and family violence bench book. Brisbane, Australia: Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration, 2017.
National family violence bench book
Douglas, Heather Anne and Chapple, Kate National family violence bench book. Melbourne, Australia: Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA), 2016.
Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law
Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law. Edited by Heather Douglas, Francesca Bartlett, Trish Luker and Rosemary Hunter Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart, 2014.
Indigenous crimes and settler law: white sovereignty after empire
Douglas, Heather and Finnane, Mark Indigenous crimes and settler law: white sovereignty after empire. Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. doi:10.1057/9781137284983
Criminal process in Queensland and Western Australia
Douglas, Heather, Everton-Moore, Kimberly, Harbidge, Sue and Levy, Laurie Criminal process in Queensland and Western Australia. Pyrmont, N.S.W., Australia: Thomson Lawbook Co, 2010.
Stories from survivors: domestic violence and criminal justice interventions
Douglas, Heather and Stark, Tanja (2010) Stories from survivors: domestic violence and criminal justice interventions Brisbane, QLD, Australia: TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Aboriginal Australians and the criminal law: History, policy, culture
Douglas, Heather Aboriginal Australians and the criminal law: History, policy, culture. Saarbrucken: VDM Verlag, 2009.
Mothers and the Child Protection System: A Report, (Brisbane, 2009)
Douglas, H., Walsh, T. and Blore, K. (2009) Mothers and the Child Protection System: A Report, (Brisbane, 2009) Brisbane, Qld Australia: The University of Queensland
Criminal process in Queensland
Douglas, Heather and Harbidge, Sue Criminal process in Queensland. Pyrmont, NSW, Australia: Lawbook Co., 2008.
Banks, Cate and Douglas, Heather Law on the Internet 3rd ed. Annandale, N.S.W., Australia: Federation Press, 2006.
Bennett, Belinda and Douglas, Heather (2018). Abortion. In Ben White, Lindy Willmott and Fiona McDonald (Ed.), Health Law in Australia 3rd ed. (pp. 473-496) Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Domestic violence protection orders and their role in ensuring personal security
Heather Douglas (2018). Domestic violence protection orders and their role in ensuring personal security. In Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Sandra Walklate, Jude McCulloch and JaneMaree Maher (Ed.), Intimate partner violence, risk and security: securing women’s lives in a global world (pp. 216-232) London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315204765-13
Stenning, Philip, Colvin, Victoria and Douglas, Heather (2018). Introduction. In Victoria Colvin and Philip Stenning (Ed.), The evolving role of the public prosecutor: challenges and innovations (pp. 1-12) New York, NY United States: Routledge.
Prosecuting domestic violence cases: listening to victims
Douglas, Heather (2018). Prosecuting domestic violence cases: listening to victims. In Victoria Colvin and Philip Stenning (Ed.), The evolving role of the public prosecutor: challenges and innovations (pp. 154-168) New York, NY United States: Routledge.
Practice and persuasion: women, feminism and judicial diversity
Douglas, Heather and Bartlett, Francesca (2016). Practice and persuasion: women, feminism and judicial diversity. In Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Jonathan Crowe (Ed.), Judicial independence in Australia: contemporary challenges, future directions (pp. 76-88) Sydney, Australia: Federation Press.
An unsettling presence: Indigenous art and settler law
Douglas, Heather and Besley, Jo (2015). An unsettling presence: Indigenous art and settler law. In Fiona Foley, Louise Martin-Chew and Fiona Nicoll (Ed.), Courting Blakness: Recalibrating Knowledge in the Sandstone University (pp. 124-133) St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2015). Criminal responsibility and family violence: the relationship between (feminist) academic critique and judicial decision-making. In Thomas Crofts and Arlie Loughnan (Ed.), Criminalisation and criminal responsibility in Australia (pp. 176-190) South Melbourne, VIC Australia: Oxford University Press.
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Marginalised Families
Douglas, Heather and Walsh, Tamara (2015). Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Marginalised Families. In Matthews, Ben and Bross, Donald C (Ed.), Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect 1st ed. (pp. 491-509) New York, United States: Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9685-9_23
Mothers in crisis: mothers and the child protection system
Walsh, Tamara and Douglas, Heather (2015). Mothers in crisis: mothers and the child protection system. In Lisa Raith, Jenny Jones and Marie Porter (Ed.), Mothers at the Margins: Stories of Challenge, Resistance and Love (pp. 89-107) Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Perils of Using Law: A Critique of Protection Orders to Respond to Intimate Partner Violence
Douglas, Heather and Nancarrow, Heather (2015). Perils of Using Law: A Critique of Protection Orders to Respond to Intimate Partner Violence. In Holly Johnson, Bonnie S. Fisher and Veronique Jaquier (Ed.), Critical issues on violence against women : international perspectives and promising strategies (pp. 77-87) New York, NY United States: Routledge.
Social framework evidence: its interpretation and application in Victoria and beyond
Douglas, Heather (2015). Social framework evidence: its interpretation and application in Victoria and beyond. In Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Arie Freiberg (Ed.), Homicide law reform in Victoria: retrospect and prospects (pp. 94-109) Sydney, NSW, Australia: Federation Press.
Intersectionality and Indigenous Sentencing Courts
Douglas, Heather (2014). Intersectionality and Indigenous Sentencing Courts. In Heather Douglas, Francesca Bartlett, Trish Luker and Rosemary Hunter (Ed.), Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law (pp. 339-344) Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.
Introduction: Righting Australian Law
Douglas, Heather Anne, Bartlett, Francesca, Luker, Trish and Hunter, Rosemary (2014). Introduction: Righting Australian Law. In Heather Douglas, Francesca Bartlett, Trish Luker and Rosemary Hunter (Ed.), Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law (pp. 1-18) Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.
Douglas, Heather (2014). Reconsidering Precedent. In Heather Douglas, Francesca Bartlett, Trish Luker and Rosemary Hunter (Ed.), Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law (pp. 229-233) Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.
Reflections on rewriting the law
Douglas, Heather Anne, Bartlett, Francesca, Luker, Trish and Hunter, Rosemary (2014). Reflections on rewriting the law. In Heather Douglas, Francesca Bartlett, Trish Luker and Rosemary Hunter (Ed.), Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law (pp. 19-40) Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.
Douglas, Heather and Finnane, Mark (2013). Obstacles to 'a proper exercise of jurisdiction' – sorcery and criminal justice in the settler–indigenous encounter in Australia. In Lisa Ford and Tim Rowse (Ed.), Between Indigenous and Settler Governance (pp. 59-69) London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Domestic violence research: Valuing stories
Douglas, Heather (2011). Domestic violence research: Valuing stories. In Lorana Bartels and Kelly Richards (Ed.), Qualitative criminology: Stories from the field (pp. 129-139) Leichardt, NSW, Australia: Hawkins Press.
The Demise of the Provocation Defence and the Failure of Equality Concepts
H Douglas (2008). The Demise of the Provocation Defence and the Failure of Equality Concepts. In Rosemary Hunter (Ed.), Rethinking Equality Projects in Law: Feminist Challenges 1st ed. (pp. 41-58) Portland: Hart Publishing.
Stories of mistaken consent: Still in the shadow of Morgan
Douglas, H. A. (2007). Stories of mistaken consent: Still in the shadow of Morgan. In Hunter, R. and Cowan, S. (Ed.), Choice and Consent: Feminist Engagements with Law and Subjectivity (pp. 109-124) Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge Cavendish. doi:10.4324/9780203937389
How Australian law schools endeavour to support indigenous students
Douglas, Heather (2005). How Australian law schools endeavour to support indigenous students. In Greg Shaw (Ed.), Tertiary teaching and learning : Dealing with diversity (pp. 177-186) Darwin, N.T., Australia: Charles Darwin University Press.
Fitzgerald, Robin, Douglas, Heather and Heybroek, Lachlan (2019) Sentencing, Domestic Violence, and the Overrepresentation of Indigenous Australians: Does Court Location Matter?. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, . doi:10.1177/0886260519885916
The national domestic and family violence bench book 2019
Douglas, Heather and Chapple, Kate (2019) The national domestic and family violence bench book 2019. Alternative Law Journal, 1037969X1988169. doi:10.1177/1037969x19881699
McNamara, Luke, Quilter, Julia, Hogg, Russell, Loughnan, Arlie, Douglas, Heather, Brown, David and Farmer, Lindsay (2019) Understanding processes of criminalisation: Insights from an Australian study of criminal law-making.. Criminology and Criminal Justice, . doi:10.1177/1748895819868519
Domestic and family violence, child support and ‘the exemption’
Douglas, Heather and Nagesh, Rachna (2019) Domestic and family violence, child support and ‘the exemption’. Journal of Family Studies, . doi:10.1080/13229400.2019.1653952
The Whole Story: The Dilemma of the Domestic Violence Protection Order Narrative
Fitzgerald, Robin and Douglas, Heather (2019) The Whole Story: The Dilemma of the Domestic Violence Protection Order Narrative. The British Journal of Criminology, . doi:10.1093/bjc/azz043
Policing domestic and family violence
Douglas, Heather (2019) Policing domestic and family violence. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 8 2: 31-49. doi:10.5204/ijcjsd.v8i2.1122
Experiences of reproductive coercion in Queensland women
Price, Elizabeth, Sharman, Leah, Douglas, Heather, Sheeran, Nicola and Dingle, Genevieve (2019) Experiences of reproductive coercion in Queensland women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, . doi:10.1177/0886260519846851
Technology-facilitated domestic and family violence: Women’s experiences
Douglas, Heather, Harris, Bridget and Dragiewicz, Molly (2019) Technology-facilitated domestic and family violence: Women’s experiences. The British Journal of Criminology, . doi:10.1093/bjc/azy068
Sharman, Leah S., Douglas, Heather, Price, Elizabeth, Sheeran, Nicola and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2019) Associations between unintended pregnancy, domestic violence, and sexual assault in a population of Queensland women. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 26 4: 541-552. doi:10.1080/13218719.2018.1510347
Adolescent family violence: what is the role for legal responses?
Heather Douglas and Tamara Walsh (2018) Adolescent family violence: what is the role for legal responses?. Sydney Law Review, 40 499-526.
Domestic and family violence, reproductive coercion and the role for law
Douglas, Heather and Katherine Kerr (2018) Domestic and family violence, reproductive coercion and the role for law. Journal of Law and Medicine, 26 341-355.
'Eve teasing'- a scenario from Bangladesh
Nishat, Khandakar Josia, Walsh, Deborah B. and Douglas, Heather (2018) 'Eve teasing'- a scenario from Bangladesh. South Asia Journal, Special Issue 90-99.
'Benchmarking' a Supreme Court and Federal Court Judge in Australia
Bartlett, Francesca and Douglas, Heather (2018) 'Benchmarking' a Supreme Court and Federal Court Judge in Australia. Onati Socio-Legal Series, 8 9: 1355-1385. doi:10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-0992
Douglas, Heather and Fitzgerald, Robin (2018) The domestic violence protection order system as entry to the criminal justice system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. International Journal For Crime, Justice And Social Democracy, 7 3: 41-57. doi:10.5204/ijcjsd.v7i3.499
Theorising criminalisation: the value of a modalities approach
McNamara, Luke, Quilter, Julia, Hogg, Russell, Douglas, Heather, Loughnan, Arlie and Brown, David (2018) Theorising criminalisation: the value of a modalities approach. International Journal For Crime, Justice And Social Democracy, 7 3: 91-121. doi:10.5204/ijcjsd.v7i3.511
Douglas, Heather Anne and Burdon, Mark (2018) Legal responses to non-consensual smartphone recordings in the context of domestic and family violence. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 41 1: 1-29.
Douglas, Heather and Burdon, Mark (2018) Legal responses to non-consensual smartphone recordings in the context of domestic and family violence. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 41 1: 157-184.
Domestic and family violence, mental health and well-being, and legal engagement
Douglas, Heather Anne (2018) Domestic and family violence, mental health and well-being, and legal engagement. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 25 3: 341-356. doi:10.1080/13218719.2017.1396865
Legal systems abuse and coercive control
Douglas, Heather (2018) Legal systems abuse and coercive control. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 18 1: 84-99. doi:10.1177/1748895817728380
Domestic and family violence and police negligence
Shircore, Mandy, Douglas, Heather Anne and Morwood, Victoria (2017) Domestic and family violence and police negligence. Sydney Law Review, 39 4: 539-567.
Sexual Violence and Evidence: The Approach of the Feminist Judge
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017) Sexual Violence and Evidence: The Approach of the Feminist Judge. Insights, .
Why are rates of domestic violence in Australia still so high?
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017, November 10). Why are rates of domestic violence in Australia still so high?. , .
Australia’s archaic abortion laws harming women
Douglas, Heather Anne and de Costa, Caroline (2017) Australia’s archaic abortion laws harming women. Crikey, .
Harpur, Paul and Douglas, Heather Anne (2017) Submission To The Fair Work Commission 4 Yearly Review Of Modern Awards Family And Domestic Violence Leave (Am2015/1) : Fair Work Commission
Sexual violence, domestic abuse and the feminist judge
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016) Sexual violence, domestic abuse and the feminist judge. Journal of International and Comparative Law, 3 2: 317-343.
Time to repeal outdated abortion laws in New South Wales and Queensland
Douglas, Heather Anne and de Costa, Caroline M. (2016) Time to repeal outdated abortion laws in New South Wales and Queensland. Medical Journal of Australia, 205 8: 353-354. doi:10.5694/mja16.00807
Judges to Draw on New Guide for Family and Domestic Violence by Melissa Coade
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016) Judges to Draw on New Guide for Family and Domestic Violence by Melissa Coade. Lawyers Weekly, .
Abortion, law reform and the context of decision-making
Douglas, Heather and Kerr, Katherine (2016) Abortion, law reform and the context of decision-making. Griffith Law Review, 25 1: 129-145. doi:10.1080/10383441.2016.1201882
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016) Submission: Abortion Law Reform (Women's Right to Choose) Amendment Bill 2016 and inquiry into laws governing termination of pregnancy in Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia: T. C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
What would a feminist judge do? Considerations in sexual offence cases
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016) What would a feminist judge do? Considerations in sexual offence cases. CDFVReader, 14 2: 3-4.
Intellectual disabilities, domestic violence and legal engagement
Douglas, Heather and Harpur, Paul (2016) Intellectual disabilities, domestic violence and legal engagement. Disability and Society, 31 3: 305-321. doi:10.1080/09687599.2016.1167673
Domestic and family violence and the approach to bail
Ng, Emily and Douglas, Heather Anne (2016) Domestic and family violence and the approach to bail. Law in Context: a socio-legal journal, 34 2: 36-57.
Sentencing parents: the consideration of dependent children
Walsh, Tamara and Douglas, Heather (2016) Sentencing parents: the consideration of dependent children. Adelaide Law Review, 37 1: 135-161.
Douglas, Heather and de Costa, Caroline (2015) Abortion law reform needed. Alternative Law Journal, 40 4: 280-281.
Abortion law in Australia: it's time for national consistency and decriminalisation
de Costa, Caroline M. and Douglas, Heather (2015) Abortion law in Australia: it's time for national consistency and decriminalisation. Medical Journal of Australia, 203 9: 349-350. doi:10.5694/mja15.00543
Patriarchal terrorism and burning women at the stake: The petty treason of Elizabeth Herring 1773
Douglas, Heather and Bronitt, Simon (2015) Patriarchal terrorism and burning women at the stake: The petty treason of Elizabeth Herring 1773. Criminal Law Journal, 39 5: 272-275.
E-cigarettes and the law in Australia
Douglas, Heather, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2015) E-cigarettes and the law in Australia. Australian Family Physician, 44 6: 415-418.
Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment
Douglas, Heather (2015) Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment. Social and Legal Studies, 24 2: 321-324. doi:10.1177/0964663915575630c
Abortion law across Australia - A review of nine jurisdictions
de Costa, Caroline, Douglas, Heather, Hamblin, Julie, Ramsay, Philippa and Shircore, Mandy (2015) Abortion law across Australia - A review of nine jurisdictions. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 55 2: 105-111. doi:10.1111/ajo.12298
Do we need a specific domestic violence offence?
Douglas, Heather (2015) Do we need a specific domestic violence offence?. Melbourne University Law Review, 39 2: 434-471.
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a consideration of sentencing and unreliable confessions
Douglas, Heather Anne (2015) Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a consideration of sentencing and unreliable confessions. Journal of Law and Medicine, 23 427-442.
Black, Kirsten I., Douglas, Heather and de Costa, Caroline (2015) Women's access to abortion after 20 weeks' gestation for fetal chromosomal abnormalities: Views and experiences of doctors in New South Wales and Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 55 2: 144-148. doi:10.1111/ajo.12305
Strangulation, domestic violence and the legal response
Douglas, Heather and Fitzgerald, Robin (2014) Strangulation, domestic violence and the legal response. Sydney Law Review, 36 2: 231-254.
Disability and domestic violence: protecting survivors' human rights
Harpur, Paul and Douglas, Heather (2014) Disability and domestic violence: protecting survivors' human rights. Griffith Law Review, 23 3: 405-433. doi:10.1080/10383441.2014.1000241
Selective Reduction of Fetuses in Multiple Pregnancies and the Law in Australia
Davis, Colleen and Douglas, Heather (2014) Selective Reduction of Fetuses in Multiple Pregnancies and the Law in Australia. Journal of Law and Medicine, 22 155-173.
Understanding the power of law: engaging students in criminal law casework
Douglas, Heather and Taylor, Monica (2014) Understanding the power of law: engaging students in criminal law casework. Legal Education Review, 24 1: 28-43.
de Costa, Caroline, Douglas, Heather and Black, Kirsten (2013) Making it legal: abortion providers' knowledge and use of abortion law in New South Wales and Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 53 2: 184-189. doi:10.1111/ajo.12035
A Consideration of the legitimacy and equity of Queensland's offender levy
Douglas, Heather and April Chrzanowski (2013) A Consideration of the legitimacy and equity of Queensland's offender levy. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 24 3: 317-339.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) within the criminal justice sector in Queensland
Douglas, Heather, Hammill, Janet, Hall, Wayne and Russell, Elizabeth (2013) Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) within the criminal justice sector in Queensland Deakin, ACT, Australia: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
Continuing the Stolen Generations: child protection interventions and indigenous people
Douglas, Heather Anne and Walsh, Tamara K.E. (2013) Continuing the Stolen Generations: child protection interventions and indigenous people. International Journal of Children's Rights, 21 1: 59-87. doi:10.1163/157181812X639288
Legal processes and gendered violence: cross-applications for domestic violence protection orders
Douglas, Heather and Fitzgerald, Robin (2013) Legal processes and gendered violence: cross-applications for domestic violence protection orders. UNSW Law Journal, 36 1: 56-87.
Douglas, Heather, Black, Kirsten and de Costa, Caroline (2013) Manufacturing mental illness (and lawful abortion): doctors' attitudes to abortion law and practice in New South Wales and Queensland. Journal of Law and Medicine, 20 3: 560-576.
A consideration of the merits of specialised homicide offences and defences for battered women
Douglas, Heather (2012) A consideration of the merits of specialised homicide offences and defences for battered women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 45 3: 367-382. doi:10.1177/0004865812456851
Battered women's experiences of the criminal justice system: Decentring the law
Douglas, Heather (2012) Battered women's experiences of the criminal justice system: Decentring the law. Feminist Legal Studies, 20 2: 121-134. doi:10.1007/s10691-012-9201-1
Judicial views of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Queensland's criminal justice system
Douglas, Heather, Hammill, Janet, Russell, Elizabeth Anne and Hall, Wayne (2012) Judicial views of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Queensland's criminal justice system. Journal of Judicial Administration, 21 3: 178-188.
Law enforcement and khat: an analysis of current issues
Douglas, Heather, Pedder, Merali and Lintzeris, Nicholas (2012) Law enforcement and khat: an analysis of current issues Canberra, Australia: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
Walsh, Tamara and Douglas, Heather (2012) Lawyers' views of decision-making in child protection matters: the tension between adversarialism and collaborative approaches. Monash University Law Review, 38 2: 181-211.
Douglas, Heather, Hammill, Janet, Russell, Elizabeth Anne and Hall, Wayne (2012) The importance of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder for criminal law in practice: Views of Queensland lawyers. Queensland Lawyer, 32 3: 153-164.
The health impacts of Khat: a qualitative study among Somali-Australians
Douglas, Heather, Boyle, Merali and Lintzeris, Nicholas (2011) The health impacts of Khat: a qualitative study among Somali-Australians. The Medical Journal of Australia, 195 11/12: 666-669. doi:10.5694/mja11.10166
Lawyers, advocacy and child protection
Walsh, Tamara and Douglas, Heather (2011) Lawyers, advocacy and child protection. Melbourne University Law Review, 35 2: 620-650.
The shifting moral compass: Post-sentence detention of sex offenders in Australia
Douglas, Heather (2011) The shifting moral compass: Post-sentence detention of sex offenders in Australia. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 17 1: 91-116.
'A Tragedy of Monumental Proportions': Indigenous Australians and the sentencing process
Douglas, Heather and Corrin, Jennifer (2010) 'A Tragedy of Monumental Proportions': Indigenous Australians and the sentencing process. Social & Legal Studies, 19 2: 197-215. doi:10.1177/0964663909353141
Legal regulation of the drug khat in Australia
Douglas, Heather and Pedder, Merali (2010) Legal regulation of the drug khat in Australia. Journal of Law and Medicine, 18 2: 284-301.
Mothers, domestic violence, and child protection
Douglas, Heather A. and Walsh, Tamara K. E. (2010) Mothers, domestic violence, and child protection. Violence Against Women, 16 5: 489-508. doi:10.1177/1077801210365887
Mothers, domestic violence, and child protection: Toward collaboration and engagement
Douglas, Heather and Walsh, Tamara (2010) Mothers, domestic violence, and child protection: Toward collaboration and engagement. Violence Against Women, 16 5: 537-542. doi:10.1177/1077801210366291
Khat and Islamic legal perspectives: Issues for consideration
Douglas, Heather and Hersi, Abdi (2010) Khat and Islamic legal perspectives: Issues for consideration. Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 62 95-114.
The sentencing response to defendants with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Douglas, Heather (2010) The sentencing response to defendants with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Criminal Law Journal, 34 4: 221-239.
Abortion Reform: A State Crime or a Woman's Right to Choose?
Douglas, Heather A. (2009) Abortion Reform: A State Crime or a Woman's Right to Choose?. Criminal Law Journal, 33 2: 74-86.
Justice Martin Kriewaldt. Frontier justice: Aboriginal people, assimilation and the law in the 1950s
Douglas, Heather (2009) Justice Martin Kriewaldt. Frontier justice: Aboriginal people, assimilation and the law in the 1950s. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia, T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland..
Law on Australia's northern frontier: The fall and rise of race
Chesterman, John and Douglas, Heather (2009) Law on Australia's northern frontier: The fall and rise of race. Canadian Journal of Law and Society, 24 1: 69-83.
Legal responses to child protection, poverty and homelessness
Walsh, Tamara K.E. and Douglas, Heather A. (2009) Legal responses to child protection, poverty and homelessness. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 31 2: 133-146. doi:10.1080/09649060903043513
Mothers and the child protection system
Douglas, Heather and Walsh, Tamara (2009) Mothers and the child protection system. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 23 2: 211-229. doi:10.1093/lawfam/ebp004
Searching for a safe place: Immigrant women and child protection
Douglas, Heather and Walsh, Tamara K.E. (2009) Searching for a safe place: Immigrant women and child protection. Pandora's Box, 2009 14-19.
Another Aboriginal death in custody: Uneasy alliances and tensions in the Mulrunji case
Corrin, Jennifer and Douglas, Heather (2008) Another Aboriginal death in custody: Uneasy alliances and tensions in the Mulrunji case. Legal Studies, 28 4: 531-558. doi:10.1111/j.1748-121X.2008.00097.x
Post-Sentence Preventive Detention: Dangerous and Risky
Douglas, Heather (2008) Post-Sentence Preventive Detention: Dangerous and Risky. The Criminal Law Review, 2008 11: 854-873.
'Crime, aboriginality and the decolonisation of justice', by Harry Blagg
Douglas, Heather (2008) 'Crime, aboriginality and the decolonisation of justice', by Harry Blagg. Adelaide Law Review, 29 2: 385-388.
Creating a Legal Identity: Aboriginal People and the Assimilation Census
H Douglas and J Chesterman (2008) Creating a Legal Identity: Aboriginal People and the Assimilation Census. Journal of Australian Studies, 32 3: 375-391. doi:10.1080/14443050802294125
Homelessness and legal needs: A South Australia and Western Australia case study
Walsh, T. and Douglas, H. (2008) Homelessness and legal needs: A South Australia and Western Australia case study. Adelaide Law Review, 29 2: 359-380.
The Criminal Law's Response to Domestic Violence: What's Going On?
Douglas, Heather (2008) The Criminal Law's Response to Domestic Violence: What's Going On?. Sydney Law Review*, 30 3: 439-469.
'Criminal law: problems in context' by Mark Findlay
Douglas, Heather (2007) 'Criminal law: problems in context' by Mark Findlay. University of Queensland Law Journal, 26 1: 213-214.
Assimilation and authenticity: The 'ordinary Aboriginal person' and the provocation defence
Douglas, H. A. (2007) Assimilation and authenticity: The 'ordinary Aboriginal person' and the provocation defence. Adelaide Law Review, 27 2: 199-226.
Not a crime like any other: Sentencing breaches of domestic violence protection orders
Douglas, H. A. (2007) Not a crime like any other: Sentencing breaches of domestic violence protection orders. Criminal Law Journal, 31 4: 200-233.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2007) The First Women Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Gender and the Legal Professions by Mary Jane Mossman. Griffith Law Review, 281-283.
The curse of 'white man's water': Aboriginal people and the control of alcohol
Douglas, H. A. (2007) The curse of 'white man's water': Aboriginal people and the control of alcohol. The University of New England Law Journal, 4 1: 3-33.
Equity, diversity and student engagement in a law school - A case study approach
Stevens, Elizabeth, Douglas, Heather, Cullen-Mandikos, Bridget and Hunter, Rosemary (2006) Equity, diversity and student engagement in a law school - A case study approach. Legal Education Review, 16 1/2: 1-33.
Maximum security: 'Being in the belly of the beast'
Douglas, Heather and Touchie, John (2006) Maximum security: 'Being in the belly of the beast'. Criminal Law Journal, 30 2: 73-83.
Customary law, sentencing and the limits of the state
Douglas, Heather (2005) Customary law, sentencing and the limits of the state. Canadian Journal of Law and Society, 20 1: 141-156.
Indigenous legal education: Towards Indigenisation
Douglas, H. A. (2005) Indigenous legal education: Towards Indigenisation. Indigenous Law Bulletin, 6 8: 12-15.
She knew what was expected of her: The white legal system's encounter with traditional marriage
Douglas, Heather (2005) She knew what was expected of her: The white legal system's encounter with traditional marriage. Feminist Legal Studies, 13 2: 181-203. doi:10.1007/s10691-005-7541-9
Douglas, Heather (2005) Towards Indigenisation. Indigenous Law Bulletin, 6 .
'Their Ultimate Absorption': Assimilation in 1930s Australia
Chesterman, John and Douglas, Heather (2004) 'Their Ultimate Absorption': Assimilation in 1930s Australia. Journal of Australian Studies, 81 47-58.
Assimilation, Lutheranism and the 1950s Justice of Kriewaldt
Douglas, Heather (2004) Assimilation, Lutheranism and the 1950s Justice of Kriewaldt. Australian Journal of Legal History, 8 2: 285-312.
Crime in the Intimate Sphere : Prosecutions of Intimate Partner Violence
Douglas, Heather (2004) Crime in the Intimate Sphere : Prosecutions of Intimate Partner Violence. Newcastle Law Review, 7 2: 79-100.
Intimate partner violence: Transforming harm into a crime
Douglas, Heather and Godden, Lee (2003) Intimate partner violence: Transforming harm into a crime. E Law - Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, 10 2: 1-17.
Douglas, H. and Godden, L. (2003) The Decriminalisation of Domestic Violence: Examining the Interaction Between the Criminal Law and Domestic Violence. Criminal Law Journal, 27 Part 1: 32-1-32-12.
Justice Kriewaldt, Aboriginal Identity and Criminal Law
Douglas, H. (2002) Justice Kriewaldt, Aboriginal Identity and Criminal Law. Criminal Law Journal, 26 Part 4: 204-1-204-19.
The participation of Indigenous students in legal education: 1990-2000
Douglas, Heather (2001) The participation of Indigenous students in legal education: 1990-2000. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 24 2: 485-514.
"From a different place altogether": Indigenous students and cultural exclusion at law school
Douglas, Heather Anne and Banks, Cate (2000) "From a different place altogether": Indigenous students and cultural exclusion at law school. Australian Journal of Law and Society, 15 42-66.
Gender in Cyberspace: Women Lawyers and the Internet
Heather Douglas (1999) Gender in Cyberspace: Women Lawyers and the Internet. Griffith Law Review, 8 .
"This is not just about me": Indigenous students insights into law school study
Douglas, Heather (1998) "This is not just about me": Indigenous students insights into law school study. Adelaide Law Review, 20 349-370.
Heather Douglas (1998) Anunga Guidelines. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 21 .
Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol II, by Jocelynne A. Scutt
Douglas, Heather Anne (1998) Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol II, by Jocelynne A. Scutt. Griffith Law Review, 7 2: 317-320.
The cultural specificity of evidence: the current scope and relevance of the Anunga guidelines
Douglas, Heather (1998) The cultural specificity of evidence: the current scope and relevance of the Anunga guidelines. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 21 27-54.
Review of Majah: Indigenous Peoples and the Law by Bird, Martin and Nielson
Douglas, Heather Anne (1997) Review of Majah: Indigenous Peoples and the Law by Bird, Martin and Nielson. International Journal of Cultural Property, 6 1: 171-173. doi:10.1017/S0940739197000246
Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol I by Jocelynne A. Scutt
Douglas, Heather Anne (1997) Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol I by Jocelynne A. Scutt. Griffith Law Review, 6 228-230.
Indigenous Legal Education: Looking Towards the Future
Douglas, Heather (1996) Indigenous Legal Education: Looking Towards the Future. Legal Education Review, 7 225-246.
Indigenous legal education: looking towards the future
Douglas, Heather (1996) Indigenous legal education: looking towards the future. Legal Education Review, 7 2: 225-246.
Walsh, Tamara and Douglas, Heather (2018). Adolescent Family Violence. In: Community Legal Centres Queensland Conference 2018, Brisbane, Qld Australia, (). 8-9 March 2018.
Domestic violence and the law: achievements and future directions
Douglas, Heather (2018). Domestic violence and the law: achievements and future directions. In: Emmanuel College Occasional Papers. Sir Harry Gibbs Law Dinner, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (). 30 August 2018.
Contraventions of DVOs: the Queensland context
Douglas, Heather Anne and Fitzgerald, Robin (2017). Contraventions of DVOs: the Queensland context. In: Not Now, Not Ever Research Symposium, Mackay, QLD, Australia, (). 23-24 February 2017.
Contraventions of Domestic Violence Protection Orders
Douglas, Heather Anne and Fitzgerald, Robin (2017). Contraventions of Domestic Violence Protection Orders. In: Criminal Law Researchers Workshop 2017, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (). 15 February 2017.
Domestic violence and mental illness: Implications for legal engagement
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Domestic violence and mental illness: Implications for legal engagement. In: XXXVth International Congress on Law and Mental health, Charles University, Prague, (). 12 July 2017.
Domestic violence protection orders and their role in ensuring personal security
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Domestic violence protection orders and their role in ensuring personal security. In: Monash Prato Roundtable: Intimate partner violence, risk and security: Securing women’s lives in a global world, Prato, Italy, (). 19 September 2017.
Fitness to plead and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Fitness to plead and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. In: Joint symposium of the Australian Psychological Society College of Forensic Psychologists and the Australian and New Zealand Association for Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Brisbane, (). 13 October 2017.
It’s not 1899, abortion is not a crime
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). It’s not 1899, abortion is not a crime. In: Unplanned Pregnancy and Abortion in Australia Conference, Brisbane, Australia, (). 3 August 2017.
Legal responses to domestic and family violence
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Legal responses to domestic and family violence. In: Brisbane HR Representatives Networking Event, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (). 2 March 2017.
Legal responses to domestic violence in the context of Human Services
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Legal responses to domestic violence in the context of Human Services. In: Department of Human Services (Cth) In-service, Brisbane, QLD Australia, (). 11 October 2017.
Panel Discussion, Public Forum
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Panel Discussion, Public Forum. In: The Royal Commission into Family Violence: Today and into the Future, Melboure, VIC, Australia, (). 7 April 2017.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Prosecution of rape and sexual assault in Queensland’, Sexual Violence, Consent and the Law Symposium: What is required to create innovative criminal justice to survivors in Queensland? . In: Queensland Parliament House (opening of Sexual Violence Awareness month 2017), Queensland, (). 5 October 2017.
Race and incarceration: perspectives from Australia and the United States
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Race and incarceration: perspectives from Australia and the United States. In: Life Course Centre, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (). 14 March 2017.
Strangulation in the context of domestic and family Violence
Douglas, Heather Anne (2017). Strangulation in the context of domestic and family Violence. In: Queensland Domestic Violence Death Review Board, Queensland, (). 25 August 2017.
The Use of Smartphone Recordings as Evidence in DV proceedings
Douglas, Heather Anne and Burdon, Mark (2017). The Use of Smartphone Recordings as Evidence in DV proceedings. In: Queensland Magistrates Continuing Professional Development Series, Magistrates Court, Brisbane, (). 5 December 2017.
Coordinating Responses: Plugging the Gaps in the System
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Coordinating Responses: Plugging the Gaps in the System. In: AFCC Australian Chapter: Third Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Brisbane, Australia, (). 19 August 2016.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Evidence and Victim Experience in Sexual and Domestic Violence Cases: The Approach of the Feminist Judge. In: Public Lecture, Durham University, Durham, (). 14 March 2016.
Evidence and the Feminist Judge
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Evidence and the Feminist Judge. In: Northumbria Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, Northumbria University, UK, (). 17 February.
Evidence and the Feminist Judge
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Evidence and the Feminist Judge. In: Northumbria Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, Northumbria University, UK, (). 17 February.
Legal systems abuse and coercive control
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Legal systems abuse and coercive control. In: Two Steps Forward and Two Steps Back? Contemporary Issues in Access to Justice for Victims of Family and Domestic Violence, Wollongong, Australia, (). 15 April 2016.
Policing domestic violence panel
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Policing domestic violence panel. In: Policing Domestic Violence Forum, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (). 4 November 2016.
Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases: Balancing Victim Autonomy and Perpetrator Accountability
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases: Balancing Victim Autonomy and Perpetrator Accountability. In: The Evolving Role of the Prosecutor, Domestically and Internationally, Onati, Spain, (). 28 July 2016.
Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases: Is a New Offence the Answer?
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases: Is a New Offence the Answer?. In: IAS Fellows Seminar, Durham University, UK, (). 25 January.
Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases: Is a New Offence the Answer?
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases: Is a New Offence the Answer?. In: IAS Fellows Seminar, Durham University, UK, (). 25 January.
Report on the work of the development of the national family violence bench book
Douglas, Heather Anne, Chapple, Kate and Morris, Elizabeth (2016). Report on the work of the development of the national family violence bench book. In: 2016 AIJA Conference: Improving Court Practice in Family Violence Cases, Melbourne, Australia, (). 15-17 June, 2016.
Using Law in Response to Domestic Abuse: Women's Experiences
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Using Law in Response to Domestic Abuse: Women's Experiences. In: Domestic Abuse and the Search for Justice: Principles, Practices, Policies, Durham, (). 16 March 2016.
Working with the National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016). Working with the National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book. In: Domestic and Family Violence: Legal Aid and Prosecutions One Day Workshop, Brisbane, Australia, (). 5 October 2016.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2015). Abortion Law in Australia. In: Abortion in Australia Conference, Brisbane, (). 20 February 2015.
Cross Applications in the Magistrates Court.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2015). Cross Applications in the Magistrates Court.. In: Annual Queensland Magistrates Conference, Brisbane, (). 31 July 2015.
Do We Need a Specific Domestic Violence Offence?
Douglas, Heather Anne (2015). Do We Need a Specific Domestic Violence Offence?. In: Criminal Law Researchers' Workshop, Melbourne Law School and LaTrobe University, (). 19 February 2015.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2015). Evidence and Victim Experience in Sexual and Domestic Violence Cases: The Approach of the Feminist Judge.. In: Inside Out: Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, SA, Australia, (). 1 December 2015.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Consideration Sentencing and Unreliable Confessions.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2015). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Consideration Sentencing and Unreliable Confessions.. In: Queensland District Court Judges' Conference, Sunshine Coast, (). 10 August 2015.
International Women's Day and the One Woman Project: Making It Happen
Douglas, Heather Anne (2015). International Women's Day and the One Woman Project: Making It Happen. In: International Women's Day High Tea, One Women Project, Brisbane, (). 8 March 2015.
Wheels within Wheels: Nicotine Regulation Reform in Australia
Fraser, D., Douglas, H., Hall, W. and Gartner, C. (2015). Wheels within Wheels: Nicotine Regulation Reform in Australia. In: Global Forum on Nicotine, Warsaw, Poland, (). 5-6 June 2015.
Women, Feminism and Judicial Diversity
Douglas, Heather Anne and Bartlett, Francesca (2015). Women, Feminism and Judicial Diversity. In: Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions, Brisbane, (). 11 July 2015.
An Unsettling Presence: Indigenous Art in Courts of Law
Douglas, Heather Anne and Joanna Besley (2014). An Unsettling Presence: Indigenous Art in Courts of Law. In: Courting Blakness:Recalibrating Knowledge in the Sandstone University, Brisbane, (). 6 September 2014.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2014). Battered Woman Syndrome: The Relationship Between Feminist Academic Critique and Judicial Decision-making.. In: Criminal Law Workshop, Sydney, (). 14 February 2014.
Domestic Violence, Cross-Orders and Alcohol Use.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2014). Domestic Violence, Cross-Orders and Alcohol Use.. In: Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Brisbane, (). 3-5 December 2014.
Reconceptualising Battered Woman Syndrome
Douglas, Heather Anne (2014). Reconceptualising Battered Woman Syndrome. In: Homicide: Precursors and Prevention, Brisbane, (). 25 March 2014.
Social Framework Evidence: Its Interpretation and Application in Victoria and Beyond
Douglas, Heather Anne (2014). Social Framework Evidence: Its Interpretation and Application in Victoria and Beyond. In: Homicide Law Reform in Victoria and Beyond: Prospects and Retrospect, Melbourne, (). 16 August 2014.
The Australian Feminist Judgments Project in Law School
Douglas, Heather Anne (2014). The Australian Feminist Judgments Project in Law School. In: Australian Law Teachers Association, Bond Law School, Gold Coast, (). 12 July 2014.
Douglas, Heather Anne and Heather Nancarrow (2013). Civil Domestic Violence Order: Reflections on a Quasi-criminal Justice Response to Intimate Partner Violence. In: Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, Brisbane, (). 1 October 2013.
Domestic violence protection orders and attempted strangulation
Douglas, Heather Anne and Fitzgerald, Robin (2013). Domestic violence protection orders and attempted strangulation. In: Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, Brisbane, (). 3 October 2013.
Economic research into Indigenous inequality and development
Douglas, Heather and Prayaga, Prabha (2013). Economic research into Indigenous inequality and development. In: Diversity Week, University of Queensland, (). 21 May 2013.
Exploring the Effects of Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy and Its Effects on Child Development.
Douglas, Heather Anne and Prabha Prayaga (2013). Exploring the Effects of Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy and Its Effects on Child Development.. In: Australian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Conference, Brisbane, (). 19 November 2013.
FASD in Australia: Judges Survey
Douglas, Heather Anne (2013). FASD in Australia: Judges Survey. In: FASD and the Law: A Conversation About Current Research and Practices, Vancouver, (). 26 February 2013.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2013). Manufacturing Mental Illness (and Lawful Abortion): Doctors' Attitudes to Abortion Law and Practice in Two Australian States.. In: Staff Seminar, Victoria University Law School, Victoria, Canada, (). 4 March 2013.
Panel: FASD and the Law- A Conversation About Current Research
Douglas, Heather Anne (2013). Panel: FASD and the Law- A Conversation About Current Research. In: The 5th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Vancouver, (). 27 February 2-13.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2012). Court's Processes and Gendered Violence: Domestic Violence Protection Orders in the Magistrates Courts. In: International Conference on Feminism and the Law, Pune, India, (). 10 February 2012.
Domestic Violence Protection Orders: Cross Orders in Queensland's Courts
Douglas, Heather Anne (2012). Domestic Violence Protection Orders: Cross Orders in Queensland's Courts. In: Intimate Partner Violence and Homicide Symposium, Brisbane, (). 3 May 2012.
FASD and Criminal Justice Interventions
Douglas, Heather Anne (2012). FASD and Criminal Justice Interventions. In: Queensland Court Services Training Program Seminar, Brisbane, (). 20 November 2012.
FASD and Criminal Justice: Explaining the Spectrum, Policing, Sentencing and Innovation
Douglas, Heather Anne (2012). FASD and Criminal Justice: Explaining the Spectrum, Policing, Sentencing and Innovation. In: Queensland Government: Crime Research and Statistics Network, Brisbane, (). 18 April 2012.
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Sentencing
Douglas, Heather Anne (2012). Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Sentencing. In: Queensland Magistrate's Conference, Brisbane, (). 1 August 2012.
Gendered violence and cross orders in Queensland's magistrates courts
Douglas, Heather (2012). Gendered violence and cross orders in Queensland's magistrates courts. In: Responding to Family Violence, Ipswich, (). 22 May 2012.
Objective Legal Criteria on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome?
Douglas, Heather Anne (2012). Objective Legal Criteria on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome?. In: Psychiatry, the Law and Addiction: Institute of Australasian Psychiatrists, Alice Springs, (). 25 March 2012.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2012). Preventive Detention Regimes. In: Preventive Detention: Asking the Fundamental Questions, Gold Coast, (). 27 July 2012.
Sorcery and Criminal Justice in the Settler-Indigenous Encounter in Australia
Heather Douglas and Mark Finnane (2012). Sorcery and Criminal Justice in the Settler-Indigenous Encounter in Australia. In: School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, (). 1 June 2012.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2012). The Interaction Between Domestic Violence Law and Criminal Law: What Hope for Improved Application of Both?. In: Domestic Violence Related Laws: Then and Now, Brisbane, (). 3 August 2012.
'When is Abortion a Criminal Offence in Queensland: Healthcare Providers' Views'
Douglas, Heather Anne and Caroline deCosta (2011). 'When is Abortion a Criminal Offence in Queensland: Healthcare Providers' Views'. In: Crime and Punishment: Medicine and The Law, Conference of the Medico-legal Society of Queensland, Sanctuary Cove, (). 9-10 September 2011.
Child Protection, Family Group Meetings and Procedural Fairness
Walsh, Tamara K.E. and Douglas, Heather Anne (2011). Child Protection, Family Group Meetings and Procedural Fairness. In: Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration: Child Protection in Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane, Australia, (). 5 May, 2011.
Constructing Lawful Abortion in Queensland
Douglas, Heather Anne (2011). Constructing Lawful Abortion in Queensland. In: Ceremonies of Law, Doctrine, Ritual, Ceremonial (Law and Society / Law, Literature and Humanities), Wollongong, (). 8 December 2011.
FASD and Criminal Justice Issues in Australia
Douglas, Heather (2011). FASD and Criminal Justice Issues in Australia. In: 4th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Vancouver, Canada, (). 2-5 March 2011.
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Criminal Justice
Douglas, Heather Anne (2011). Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Criminal Justice. In: Inaugural Symposium of the Queensland Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network, QIMR, Brisbane, (). 9 September 2011.
Khat: analysis of current issues
Douglas, Heather Anne, Nicholas Lintzeris and Merali Boyle (2011). Khat: analysis of current issues. In: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Conference (APSAD), Hobart, (). 16 November 2011.
Marginalised Mothers and Child Protection Interventions
Walsh, Tamara K.E. and Douglas, Heather Anne (2011). Marginalised Mothers and Child Protection Interventions. In: Mothers at the Margins: Sixth International Conference on Motherhood, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, (). 28 April.
Marginalised Mothers and Child Protection Interventions
Walsh, Tamara K. E. and Douglas, Heather Anne (2011). Marginalised Mothers and Child Protection Interventions. In: Mothers at the Margins: Sixth International Conference on Motherhood, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, (). 28 April 2011.
Douglas, Heather Anne and Mark Finnane (2011). Obstacles to 'a Proper Exercise of Jurisdiction' - Administering Criminal Justice in the Settler-Indigenous Encounter in Australia. In: Between Indigenous and Settler Governance, Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy, UWS, Bankstown, (). 18-20 August 2011.
Domestic Violence and Criminal Justice Interventions
Douglas, Heather Anne (2010). Domestic Violence and Criminal Justice Interventions. In: Global Domestic Violence Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (). 1 November 2010.
The Shifting Moral Compass: Post-sentence Incarceration
Douglas, Heather Anne (2010). The Shifting Moral Compass: Post-sentence Incarceration. In: Australasian Law Reform Agencies Conference, Brisbane, (). 10 September 2010.
Breaches of Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Process
Douglas, Heather Anne (2009). Breaches of Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Process. In: Distinguished Visitor Program, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, Mackay, (). 4 June 2009.
Criminalised Mothers and the Child Protection System
Douglas, Heather Anne (2009). Criminalised Mothers and the Child Protection System. In: Is Prison Obselete Conference, Brisbane, (). 4 September, 2009.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2009). Elements of a Criminal and Civil Response and Why a Criminal Response Matters in Domestic Violence Cases.. In: Family Violence ...Is It a Crime?, Melbourne, (). 22 July 2009.
From Family Centred to Child-centred: Effects of Policy Change in Child Protection on Mothers
Douglas, Heather Anne and Walsh, Tamara K.E. (2009). From Family Centred to Child-centred: Effects of Policy Change in Child Protection on Mothers. In: FIN 2009 National Gathering, Canberra, (). 27th November.
Mother, Domestic Violence and Child Protection
Douglas, Heather Anne and Walsh, Tamara K.E. (2009). Mother, Domestic Violence and Child Protection. In: Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance Seminars, Griffith University, (). 22 April 2009.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2008). Abortion Law. In: Abortion in Queensland, Brisbane, (). 17 October 2008.
Breaches of Domestic Violence Orders: Criminal Process Problems
Douglas, Heather Anne (2008). Breaches of Domestic Violence Orders: Criminal Process Problems. In: Understanding and Preventing Domestic Violence, Rydges, South Bank, Brisbane, (). 18 August 2008.
Domestic Killings and the Reframing of the Provocation Defence
Douglas, Heather Anne (2008). Domestic Killings and the Reframing of the Provocation Defence. In: International Conference of Homicide: Domestic-related Homicide, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, (). 3-5 December 2008.
Douglas, Heather Anne and Walsh, Tamara K.E. (2008). Hyper Vigilance and Risk Avoidance in the Child Protection Context: What is the Role of Lawyers in the Child Protection Process. In: Law and Justice in the Risk Society, Research Committee on the Sociology of Law, University of Milano 'Statale', Milan, (). 10 July 2008.
Post Sentence Preventive Detention: Dangerous and Risky
Douglas, Heather Anne (2008). Post Sentence Preventive Detention: Dangerous and Risky. In: Annual Supreme Court Judges' Seminar, Customs House, Brisbane, (). July 2008.
Preventive Detention in Criminal Matters and the Judicial Assessment of Risk
Douglas, Heather Anne (2008). Preventive Detention in Criminal Matters and the Judicial Assessment of Risk. In: Law and Justice in the Risk Society, Research Committee on the Sociology of Law, University of Milano 'Statale', Canberra, (). 8-10 February 2008.
Preventive Post-sentence Detention Versus Indefinite Detention: A Consideration of Principles.
Douglas, Heather Anne (2008). Preventive Post-sentence Detention Versus Indefinite Detention: A Consideration of Principles.. In: 26-28 November 2008, Canberra, (). 111.
Responses to breaches of domestic violence orders
Douglas, H. A. (2007). Responses to breaches of domestic violence orders. In: Law and Society in the 21st Century: Transformations, Resistances, Futures. Joint Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association and the Research Committee on Sociology of Law: Law and Society in the 21st Century: Transformations, Resistances, Futures, Humboldt University, Berlin, (). 25-28 July, 2007.
Uneasy alliances and tensions in the Mulrunji case
Corrin, J. and Douglas, H. A. (2007). Uneasy alliances and tensions in the Mulrunji case. In: Proceedings of: 2007 International Conference of the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand: Markings: Sites of Analysis, Discipline, Interrogation. 2007 International Conference of the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand: Markings: Sites of Analysis, Discipline, Interrogation, Melbourne, Australia, (). 28-30 November 2007.
A health issue not a crime: it’s time to scrap outdated abortion laws
deCosta, Caroline and Douglas, Heather (2017, June 24). A health issue not a crime: it’s time to scrap outdated abortion laws. The Guardian, .
Prosecution of rape and sexual assault in Queensland: report on a pilot study
Scott,Rebecca, Douglas, Heather Anne and Goss, Caitlin (2017) Prosecution of rape and sexual assault in Queensland: report on a pilot study St Lucia QLD Australia: T.C.Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Opinion: Drag Abortion laws out of the 19th century
deCosta, Caroline and Douglas, Heather (2017, February 21). Opinion: Drag Abortion laws out of the 19th century. The Courier Mail, .
Using Law and Leaving Domestic Violence: Women’s Voices (Year 2 report)
Douglas, Heather Anne (2016) Using Law and Leaving Domestic Violence: Women’s Voices (Year 2 report) St. Lucia QLD Australia: TC Beirne School of Law
Douglas, Heather Anne, Fitzgerald, Robin, Feodoroff, Janine, Norrie, Grace and Barclay, Felix (2015) Domestic violence order applications in Queensland, 2008-09 – 2013-14 Preliminary results from the Queensland Wide Interlinked Courts system (QWIC) :
Using Law and Leaving Domestic Violence: Women’s Voices (Year 1 report)
Douglas, Heather Anne (2015) Using Law and Leaving Domestic Violence: Women’s Voices (Year 1 report) St. Lucia QLD Australia: TC Beirne School of Law
(2018–2020) ARC Discovery Indigenous
National Family Violence Bench Book
(2015–2020) The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Incorporated
Using law and ending domestic violence: Women's voices.
(2015–2019) ARC Future Fellowships
Australian Feminist Judgments Project: Jurisprudence as Praxis
(2012–2014) ARC Discovery Projects
FASD within the Criminal Justice Sector in Queensland
(2011–2012) Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd.
Law enforcement and Khat: An analysis of current issues
(2009–2011) National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
(2008–2009) UQ External Support Enabling Grant
A Place at the Table: Queer Indigenous Women in Australian Health Law and Policy
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Dealing with the unrepresented defendants in criminal matters - A comparative study between Australia and Bhutan
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Migration and domestic violence: Women's experiences of proving domestic violence as a requirement for permanent residency.
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Violence against Women and Girls in Public: A Study Exploring `Eve Teasing¿ in Bangladesh
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
The Charging Decision: Accountability, Transparency, and Control of the Decision to Prosecute
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The role of the victim in criminal proceedings in Australia and Germany - a comparison
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Murri Courts: An ethnography of Indigenous sentencing courts in Southeast Queensland, Australia
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Criminal law and procedure
For further information contact Professor Heather Douglas, e: h.douglas@law.uq.edu.au
Topics that explore legal issues related to domestic and family violence
For further information contact Professor Heather Douglas, e: h.douglas@law.uq.edu.au