Althea Jane Gibson

Dr. Althea Jane Gibson is a Lecturer in the School of Law, Society and Criminology within the Faculty of Law & Justice at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney). With extensive experience in criminal law practice and legal policy research, she brings practical insights to her academic role.

Dr. Gibson earned her PhD from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where her thesis "On the face of it: CCTV images, recognition evidence and criminal prosecutions in NSW" received the UTS Chancellor's Award for the most outstanding PhD in 2017.

Her research examines critical intersections within the justice system, with particular focus on evidence law, sentencing practices, policing methodologies, and visual surveillance technologies. Dr. Gibson has made significant scholarly contributions to understanding the relationship between criminal justice and child protection systems, women's experiences in correctional facilities, and governmental responses to domestic and family violence. Her work consistently bridges theoretical legal frameworks with practical applications in real-world justice settings.

• Criminal law
• Criminology
• Evidence law
• Visual surveillance technologies

Dr. Gibson has received notable recognition for her scholarly work, most prominently the UTS Chancellor's Award for the most outstanding PhD in 2017, which honored her groundbreaking research on CCTV evidence in criminal proceedings.

Prior to her academic career, Dr. Gibson served as a prosecutor at the NSW Office of Director of Public Prosecutions and worked as a legal officer at the Australian Law Reform Commission. She was a senior researcher on the 2019 Family is Culture Independent Review of Aboriginal Children and Young People in Out-of-Home Care and conducted a 2023 evaluation of the NSW Co-located Caseworker Program for Corrective Services NSW. She currently teaches Court Process, Evidence and Proof and Issues in Policing at UNSW Sydney and is available for graduate student supervision in her areas of expertise.