Rebecca Wallis is a Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law. Rebecca’s teaching and research interests fall broadly within the areas of criminal law and procedure, the law of evidence, and criminal justice system structure and operation. She is concerned with how criminal law theories and principles play out in policy and practice, and how these shape the operation of the criminal justice system in intended and unintended ways. In addition, she is currently working on a set of projects concerning the criminalisation of threats, particularly in the context of domestic and family violence.
Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland, a Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Hons) and PhD from Griffith University. She is admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia (non-practising).
Conference Publication: Special witness protections and other initiatives: accumulative implications for criminal procedure
Wallis, Rebecca (2023). Special witness protections and other initiatives: accumulative implications for criminal procedure. Emerging Challenges in Managing Sexual Assault Trials, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 9 June 2023.
Conference Publication: The criminalisation of threats
Lelliott, Joseph, Wallis, Rebecca and Rimer, Jonah (2023). The criminalisation of threats. Annual Criminal Law Research Workshop, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 9-10 February 2023.
Journal Article: Threats of fire in the context of domestic and family violence: views on prevalence, forms and contexts from service providers in Queensland
Joseph Lelliott and Rebecca Wallis (2023). Threats of fire in the context of domestic and family violence: views on prevalence, forms and contexts from service providers in Queensland. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 35 (2), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2022.2161844
(2022–2023) Queensland Police Service
(2019) Australian Institute of Criminology
Understanding the youth justice system
Chrzanowski, April and Wallis, Rebecca (2011). Understanding the youth justice system. Evidence based policy and practice in youth justice. (pp. 7-27) edited by Anna Stewart, Troy Allard and Susan Dennison. Sydney, New South Wales: Federation Press.
Joseph Lelliott and Rebecca Wallis (2023). Threats of fire in the context of domestic and family violence: views on prevalence, forms and contexts from service providers in Queensland. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 35 (2), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2022.2161844
Eggins, Elizabeth, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Higginson, Angela, Hine, Lorelei, Walsh, Kerryann, Sydes, Michelle, McEwan, James, Hassall, Georgia, Roetman, Scott, Wallis, Rebecca and Williams, John (2021). Criminal justice responses to child sexual abuse material offending: a systematic review and evidence and gap map. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice (623) 623. doi: 10.52922/ti78023
Jeffries, Samantha, Chuenurah, Chontit and Wallis, Rebecca (2018). Gendered pathways to prison in Thailand for drug offending? Exploring women’s and men’s narratives of offending and criminalization. Contemporary Drug Problems, 46 (1), 009145091881817-104. doi: 10.1177/0091450918818174
Out of the shadows: republican criminology and the children of prisoners
Wallis, Rebecca and Dennison, Susan (2015). Out of the shadows: republican criminology and the children of prisoners. Law in Context, 32, 86-107.
Wallis, Rebecca (2011). Legislation comment: the role of the Australian Crime Commission in policing indigenous violence and child abuse. Criminal Law Journal, 35 (6), 398-402.
Special witness protections and other initiatives: accumulative implications for criminal procedure
Wallis, Rebecca (2023). Special witness protections and other initiatives: accumulative implications for criminal procedure. Emerging Challenges in Managing Sexual Assault Trials, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 9 June 2023.
The criminalisation of threats
Lelliott, Joseph, Wallis, Rebecca and Rimer, Jonah (2023). The criminalisation of threats. Annual Criminal Law Research Workshop, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 9-10 February 2023.
Eggins, Elizabeth, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Higginson, Angela, Hine, Lorelei, Walsh, Kerryann, Sydes, Michelle, McEwan, James, Hassall, Georgia, Roetman, Scott, Wallis, Rebecca and Williams, John (2019). Criminal justice responses to child exploitation material offending: a systematic review and evidence and gap map. American Society of Criminology Conference, San Francisco, CA United States, November 2019.
Dousing threats and DFV: media reporting
Lelliott, Joseph, Wallis, Rebecca and Noble-Dickinson, Lucy (2022). Dousing threats and DFV: media reporting. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Dousing threats and DFV: prevalence, forms, and context
Lelliott, Joseph and Wallis, Rebecca (2022). Dousing threats and DFV: prevalence, forms, and context. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Eggins, Elizabeth, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Higginson, Angela, Hine, Lorelei, Walsh, Kerryann, Sydes, Michelle, McEwan, James, Hassall, Georgia, Roetman, Scott, Wallis, Rebecca and Williams, John (2021). Criminal justice responses to child exploitation material offending: a systematic review and evidence and gap map. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology.
Douglas, Heather, Walsh, Tamara, Lelliott, Joseph and Wallis, Rebecca (2019). Submission to Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council: review of community based sentencing orders, imprisonment and parole options.
Bronitt, Simon , Wallis, Rebecca and O'Donnell, Kate (2018). Report of the Independent Review of the Operation and Effectiveness of Chapter 19A of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld). Brisbane, Australia: TC Beirne School of Law.
(2022–2023) Queensland Police Service
(2019) Australian Institute of Criminology
Preventive Justice and Cyber-Surveillance
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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