Jarryd Bartle is a Lecturer at RMIT University's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies and serves as a Consultant/Investigator for the Bridge of Hope Innocence Initiative and Criminal Case Review Project. He holds a Deemed Equivalent PhD from RMIT (2024), a Bachelor of Biological Sciences from Deakin University (2009), and a Master of Laws from Monash University (2014). As a practicing lawyer admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria, he has prior experience as a criminal defense solicitor and private consultant to government agencies and NGOs in criminal justice domains. His research focuses on evidence-based policing practices, wrongful conviction prevention, and criminal justice responses to vice activities like illicit drug use and sex work. He also advocates for experiential learning in criminal justice education, coordinating internship programs placing students in law enforcement, courts, corrections, and other agencies. Bartle teaches courses such as Foundations of Policing, Professional Ethics, and Drug Related Crime. In 2023, he received the Australian Award for University Teaching for his work in the Bridge of Hope program. He has contributed to multiple government inquiries including the NSW Special Commission on Ice and the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia. Bartle is a member of the Harm Reduction Victoria Board and has advised on drug policy, workplace drug testing, and legal frameworks addressing AI-generated child pornography.











