ANZSOC Awards 2013

The Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Inc confers a number of Awards:

General award application procedures can be viewed here.

Christine M Alder Book Prize 2013

Nominations are invited for the Christine M Alder Book Prize 2013. The Christine M Alder Book Prize is awarded biennially for an outstanding monograph or book which, in the opinion of the judges, has made a valuable and outstanding contribution to criminology. Dr Christine Alder has made a leading contribution to the development of Australian and New Zealand criminology through her pioneering research on gender, crime and justice, drawing international recognition to Australian criminological research in the 1980s and 1990s, her collaboration with practitioners in criminal justice reform and through her work in mentoring future generations of criminologists.

Sole or multi-authored monographs or books may be nominated for the Christine M Alder Book Prize but only one Prize will be given every two years to be shared amongst all authors. Recipients must be residents of either Australia or New Zealand and be financial members of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology at the time the Prize is awarded.

Nominations for the Prize must be sent to the ANZSOC Secretary by the due date and enclose three hard copies of the monograph or book which, on completion of judging, will be retained by the Judges of the Prize. Three Judges for the Prize will be chosen by the President of ANZSOC and are ineligible for the Prize in the year of their appointment. Previous winners of the Prize are eligible to be nominated in subsequent years. Nominations for the Prize must be endorsed by two financial members of the Society and authors may only be nominated in respect of one monograph or book in any given year. Nominated monographs or books must have been published by a commercial publisher between 1 November 2010 and 1 January 2013. Current ANZSOC Officers and Committee members are ineligible to receive the Prize during the term of their office, although past Officers and Committee members may be considered.

The winning monograph or book will be acknowledged with a Certificate being presented at the Society's 2013 Conference to be held in Brisbane from 1 to 3 October 2013 and $500 in total will be provided to go towards travel and registration to attend this Conference, to be shared amongst all authors. The closing date for nominations is 1 April 2013.

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New Zealand Student Award for Best Abstract 2013

In order to assist postgraduate criminology students resident in New Zealand to attend the annual conference of ANZSOC, the Society is providing an "ANZSOC New Zealand Student Award for Best Abstract". Candidates for the Award should be residents of New Zealand at the time their abstract is submitted, and must be currently studying criminology at postgraduate level at a New Zealand University. Indigenous people are particularly encouraged to apply. This Award is for abstracts submitted to the main ANZSOC conference, not the separate Post-Graduate Conference.

Conference registration fees (excluding the conference dinner) will be waived for the recipient of the Award and up to A$500.00 is available to cover travel and accommodation costs, on condition that the recipient attends and presents their paper at the conference, and on production of receipts.

*Application is through the normal Conference call for papers. The decisions will be made by the Abstract Selection Committee. The successful recipient of the Award will be notified at the same time that successful Abstracts are notified.

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New Scholar Prize 2013

The New Scholar Prize is awarded each year for the best publication in criminology or a related area written by a member or members of the Society. Applicants should be members of the Society at the time the application is made. Judges of the Prize are not eligible for the Prize. All candidates for the New Scholar Prize must be within five years of their appointment to their first full-time or fractional academic or other research-related position. Sole or multi-authored publications may be submitted for the New Scholar Prize but only one Prize will be given to be shared amongst all authors. Previous winners of this Prize are eligible to apply in subsequent years. Candidates for the New Scholar Prize may nominate themselves, but may only submit one application in any given year. Publications must have been published (appeared in print or electronically for online publications) between 1 November 2011 and 1 January 2013. Both print and electronic journals must be refereed. Criteria taken into account in judging are: the quality of project; the quality of the article and the article’s contribution to scholarship. The winning article for the New Scholar Prize will be acknowledged with a Certificate being presented at the Society's 2013 Conference to be held in Brisbane from 1 to 3 October 2013 and $500 in total will be provided to go towards travel and registration to attend this Conference to be shared amongst all authors. The closing date for applications is 1 April 2013.

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Student Paper Prize 2013

The Student Paper Prize is awarded each year for the best paper in criminology or a related area written by a member of the Society who is a student (undergraduate, honours, or masters by coursework candidate, with eligibility limited to those upon whom the degree has yet to be conferred) at the time of writing. Papers submitted for the Student Paper Prize are to be written by the applicant as sole author and must be under 8,000 words (including references), and applicants may only submit one application in any given year. Applicants should be a member of the Society at the time the application is made. Candidates for the Student Paper Prize must be supported by an academic. Papers must have been submitted for examination between 1 November 2011 and 1 January 2013 as part of an undergraduate, honours or masters coursework program. Honours and Masters research theses are ineligible. The winner of the Student Paper Prize will be presented with a Certificate at the Society's 2013 Conference to be held in Brisbane in October 2013 and will be granted $500 to go towards travel and registration to attend this Conference. The closing date for applications is 1 April 2013.

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The Allen Austin Bartholomew Award 2013, supported by Sage Publications

An Award for the best article published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology is awarded every year. The next Award will be made in respect of articles published in volume 45 (2012) of the Journal. The winner of the Best Article will be presented with a Certificate at the Society's 2013 Conference to be held in Brisbane in October 2013 and will be granted A$500 to go towards travel and registration to attend this Conference. In addition, the winner is entitled to receive £100 worth of Sage books. It is not necessary for candidates for the Allen Austin Bartholomew Award 2013 to make an application.

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Adam Sutton Crime Prevention Award 2013

The Adam Sutton Crime Prevention Award is awarded each year to an individual who, in the opinion of the judges, has written the best publication or report in the area of crime prevention. Submissions will be judged according to the extent to which they demonstrate pragmatic and workable solutions to Australasian crime problems, that reflect the values of a tolerant and inclusive society, and which are founded in theory and research on crime prevention.

Publications or reports submitted for the Award must be written by the candidate as sole or first-named author, and may be academic publications, or reports submitted to government agencies, non-governmental bodies or community groups. Previous winners of the Award are eligible to apply in subsequent years. Candidates for the Award may nominate themselves, but may only submit one application in any given year. Publications or reports must have been published / finalised between 1 November 2011 and 1 January 2013. Judges of the Award are not eligible to apply.

Candidates should accompany their submission with a statement that, in no more than 250 words, indicates how their publication or report:

(a) demonstrates pragmatic and workable solutions to Australasian crime problems;
(b) reflects the values of a tolerant and inclusive society; and
(c) which is founded in theory and research on crime prevention.

The winner of the Award will be presented with a Certificate and book at the Society's 2013 Conference to be held in Brisbane in October 2013. The Society will provide up to A$200 to go towards the purchase of a book on crime prevention selected by the winner, that will be presented at the conference. In addition, winners who are not currently members of the Society will be entitled to one year's free full, student or international membership of the Society, as appropriate. The closing date for applications is 1 April 2013.

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Distinguished Criminologist Award 2013

The ANZSOC Distinguished Criminologist Award is awarded each year to an individual who, in the opinion of the judges, has demonstrated outstanding, significant and sustained contribution to Australian or New Zealand criminology in one or more of the following areas: teaching and scholarship; advancing international appreciation of criminology through research and publications; or involvement in criminology in public life. The award is made in recognition of the recipient’s lifetime contribution to criminology.

In February each year, a panel comprising of the current President, immediate Past-President of ANZSOC and the two Vice-Presidents, shall compile a short-list of suitable candidates for receipt of the Award. The names of these individuals along with their full curricula vitae and brief statements of the grounds for their selection, shall be circulated amongst the full Committee of Management, in confidence, for consideration and decision by 1 April annually. The decision shall not be announced publicly until the Award is presented at the annual conference, although the winner shall be notified, in confidence, once the decision has been made. The names of all unsuccessful candidates shall remain confidential. Current ANZSOC Officers and Committee members are ineligible to receive the Award during the term of their office, although past Officers and Committee members may be considered. Previous winners of the Award are also ineligible, although previous unsuccessful candidates may be considered for an Award in future years. Posthumous Awards will not be given.

Only one Award will be given each year, unless exceptional circumstances exist, and the Committee may decide not to give an Award in any given year. The Award is decided by a majority decision of the Committee of Management with the President having an additional deciding vote in the event of an equal vote by the Committee.

The winner of the Award will be presented with a Certificate at the Society's next annual conference and will be expected to contribute an article for publication in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology reflecting on criminology during the period of their career in Australia and or New Zealand.

Candidates for receipt of the Award are not required to make any application.

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The Allan van Zyl Memorial Prize

An amount of $1000 is available to the winner of this prize to defray costs associated with travel to, and registration for, the ANZSOC conference in Brisbane 1-3 October.

An eligible applicant will be a resident of the Northern Territory who is currently an enrolled student of criminology or criminal justice or a related discipline, or any person employed by NT police, NT corrections, or an NT justice department or Non-Government Organisation (NGO), with an interest in criminology generally.

Applicants are required to email to the Secretary of ANZSOC (secretary@anzsoc.org) a one page CV with an accompanying email of no more than 250 words explaining how they could add to, and benefit from, the Brisbane conference.

Closing date, 26 April 2013.

The panel of judges for this prize will be the ANZSOC President, the two Vice Presidents, and Teresa Cunningham, with ratification by the ANZSOC committee at their meeting of 3 May.

Award application procedure

Applications for the Christe M Alder Book Prize, the New Scholar Prize 2013, the Student Paper Prize 2013 and the Adam Sutton Crime Prevention Award 2013 should be sent to arrive no later than close of business, 1 April 2013.

Applications or Nominations for these awards should be made in writing, accompanied by documentation supporting all aspects of eligibility for the award in question.

Application for the ANZSOC New Zealand Student Award for Best Abstract is through the normal Conference call for papers. The decisions will be made by the Abstract Selection Committee. The successful recipient of the Award will be notified at the same time that successful Abstracts are notified.

It is not necessary for candidates for the Allen Austin Bartholomew Award or the ANZSOC Distinguished Criminologist Award to make an application.

Applications should be submitted only by e-mail attachment to:

Kate Hancott    
Secretary, ANZSOC Inc.
secretary@anzsoc.org

Closing date: 1 April 2013

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