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Associate Professor Vicki Sentas holds a position at the School of Law, Society & Criminology at UNSW. With qualifications including LLB/BA from James Cook University and a PhD from Monash University, her work focuses on criminalization, racialization, counter-terrorism, and policing practices. She teaches criminal law, criminology, and coordinates the Police Powers Clinic with Redfern Legal Centre.
Her research examines counter-terrorism impacts on racialized communities, police accountability, and criminal justice reform. Notable projects include analyses of security lists, pre-emptive policing, and diaspora criminalization. Recent publications address pandemic policing, drug decriminalization, and state crime in Israel.
- Key Awards: ARC Research Supervision Award (2018)
- Engagement: Editorial Board, Australian Feminist Law Journal; Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law; submissions to parliamentary inquiries on policing and security policies.
Teaching and supervision include guiding students on topics like offshore migration governance, counter-terrorism in Pakistan, and racial profiling. Her work emphasizes legal accountability and social justice, with a focus on marginalized communities.
