Stella Tarrant

Associate Professor Stella Tarrant researches criminal law reform with focus on gender justice and Indigenous rights. Her work challenges systemic biases in legal responses to violence.

Education: Ph.D. (ANU), LL.M. (Yale)

Key research areas:

• Over-representation of Aboriginal people in justice systems
• Legal frameworks addressing intimate partner violence
• Diversionary alternatives to incarceration
• Pedagogical innovations in legal education

Current collaborations with Australian police services develop trauma-informed approaches to domestic violence cases. Consultant to law reform commissions on sexual offence legislation.