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Dr Megan McElhone researches policing, race, and racism. Her PhD thesis, completed in the Faculty of Law at UNSW, examined the targeted policing of Middle Eastern people in Sydney. She is currently preparing a book on the same topic, provisionally titled Middle Eastern Crime: Orientalist Policing and Politics in Sydney. Having previously held a lectureship at Birkbeck, University of London (2020-24), Megan has also taken up UK-focused projects regarding police institutional racism, the effects of austerity upon policing, and calls to defund the police.
In 2024, Megan received the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology's Early Career Award. The same year, she was awarded a Visiting Fellowship at the Centre of Law and Society, Cardiff University.
Megan is also a member of the Editorial Review Board of Policing: An International Journal, and sits on the Advisory Board of the European Research Council-funded project RECEDE, which investigates the regulation and oversight of criminal justice custody.
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):
Law, PhD, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Award Date: 21 Aug 2019
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
McElhone, Megan (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Megan McElhone (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Megan McElhone (Visiting academic)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Megan McElhone (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Emma Russell (Invited speaker) & Megan McElhone (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Jamie Amparo Alves (Invited speaker) & Megan McElhone (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Sarah Lamble & Megan McElhone
26/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Social Media Article