Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Kate Burns is a criminologist in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. Dr Burns has wide public-sector experience and prior to taking up her academic position at Monash, worked in various public policy positions in the United Kingdom with a focus on the criminal justice system.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Criminology, PhD, Justice Reinvestment: Reimagining Criminal Justice Policy?, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 5 Jun 2018
Research area keywords
- Punishment and Society
- Criminal justice reform
- Public Policy
- Justice and social issues
- governmentality
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Elder Abuse And Cognitive Impairment
Burns, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Warren, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Harris, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pfitzner, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Banks, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Benier, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moir , E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stevens , C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lim, Y. Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Avella Archila, A. (Project Manager)
15/01/25 → 1/06/26
Project: Research
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Evaluation of the Justice-based Impacts of the Public Intoxication Reform
Cripps, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Warren, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rusho, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gray, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Penovic, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Sullivan, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Arunachalam, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Murrup-Stewart, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Burns, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
18/10/23 → 19/12/25
Project: Research
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Research on elder abuse in regional, rural and remote communities
Harris, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Pfitzner, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burns, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Benier, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Warren, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gear , C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stevens , C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cations , M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moir , E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parkinson, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Adams, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Attorney-General's Department (Australia)
6/06/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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A Literature Review (Rapid Evidence Assessment) to identify strategies to support and sustain healthy behaviour as part of active ageing in Australian veterans
Warren, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Barbosa Neves, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burns, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Colon Cabrera, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia)
3/09/21 → 22/04/22
Project: Research
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Review of the family violence information sharing legislative scheme
McCulloch, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Maher, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fitz-Gibbon, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Segrave, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Benier, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burns, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & McGowan, J. (Project Manager)
2/10/17 → 31/05/20
Project: Research
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Embedding First Nations Knowledges, perspectives, and experiences in university criminology curricula in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: Findings from a transnational survey
Gleeson, J., Burns, K., Keene, S., Wood, M. A. & Loney-Howes, R., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Criminology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVSS) Deliverable 5.1: Updated Project Plan
Neves, B., Freak-Poli, R. L. A., Ko, P.-C., Burns, K. & Warren, N., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Monash University. 34 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
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Police sergeants and disaster management during Australia’s Black Summer bushfire crisis
Hendy, R., Miccelli, M., Blaustein, J. & Hutton Burns, K., 2025, In: Policing and Society. 35, 6, p. 733-752 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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University student disclosures of crime, violence, and trauma: findings from a survey of criminology educators across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Wood, M. A., Keene, S., Gleeson, J., Hutton Burns, K., Iliadis, M. & Loney-Howes, R., Sept 2025, In: International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy. 14, 3, p. 50-65 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Australian and Aotearoa scholarship of teaching and learning in criminology: a scoping review
Hutton Burns, K., Loney-Howes, R., Wood, M. A. & Iliadis, M., 2024, In: Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 35, 1, p. 56-76 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
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Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Annual Conference 2018
Burns, K. (Speaker)
6 Dec 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Annual Conference 2018
Burns, K. (Speaker)
7 Dec 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Monash University Criminology HDR Retreat
Burns, K. (Invited speaker)
2 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Annual Conference 2017
Burns, K. (Speaker)
7 Dec 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference 2015
Burns, K. (Speaker)
26 Nov 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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The new Bachelor of Criminology at Monash University
22/05/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities