Don Weatherburn

Donald James "Don" Weatherburn PSM (born 14 May 1951) has been Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research in Sydney since 1988 and is an Adjunct Professor with the School of Social Science and Policy at the University of New South Wales.

Early life

Weatherburn attended Newington College (1964-1969)^[1] and the University of Sydney where in 1974 he received his BA with first class honours. He completed a Ph.D in 1979 and lectured in the School of Justice Administration at Charles Sturt University.

Career

In 1983 Weatherburn was appointed Senior Research Officer at the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and four years later he was appointed Foundation Director of Research at the NSW Judicial Commission. He has held his current position since 1988.

For his long and dedicated service, he was award the Public Service Medal in January 1998.^[2]

Publications

• Delinquent-prone Communities (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
• Law and Order in Australia: Rhetoric and Reality (Federation Press, 2004)

References

1. ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 210
2. ^ "Don Weatherburn PSM". Australian Honours Database. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=868778&search_type=simple&showInd=true. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 

External links

• Biography at the University of Sydney

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Name	Weatherburn, Donald James
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