New support for justice in the South

Flinders University’s Law School and Anglicare SA have combined to develop the Southern Justice Network (SJN), an initiative that draws together individuals and organisations with an interest in the justice system in Adelaide’s Southern region.

Spotting the real villains

As South Australia prepares to overhaul legislation regulating criminal identification parades, Flinders psychologist Professor Neil Brewer, an international expert on factors affecting eyewitness reliability, is backing a move to photographic, computer-based line-ups.

Hume still enlightening after 300 years

David Hume is among the best known names in Western philosophy, but appreciation of the influential Scottish thinker’s work tends to be fragmented, according to world-renowned Hume scholar Dr Stephen Buckle.

Dutch support for disaster zone phone software

Software developed by Flinders University’s Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen which enables mobile phones to communicate during a disaster will be freely available to the public by the end of the year thanks to the support of the Dutch NLnet Foundation.