// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Rick Sarre? A guy with a lot of "arresting" personality?
Rick Sarre | |
|---|---|
| Born | Warwick Turner Sarre 25 July 1955 |
| Occupations | Lawyer, academic |
| Spouse | Debra Sarre |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | LLB, MA, PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Warwick Turner (Rick) Sarre (born 25 July 1955) is an Australian legal scholar and Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice at the University of South Australia.
Education and career
[edit]Sarre completed his secondary education at King's College in Kensington Park, South Australia (1968–1972).[1] He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Adelaide (1976), a Master of Arts in Criminology from the University of Toronto (1983), and a Doctor of Juridical Science from the University of Canberra (2002).[2] He was awarded an honorary Juris Doctor from Umeå University, Sweden in 2015, and completed a PhD at the University of South Australia in 2023.[1]
Sarre taught at the University of South Australia for 35 years,[2] serving as Head of the School of Law and Legal Practice (1992–1998)[3] and Dean of the Law School (2019–2020).[2]
Sarre served as President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (2012–2016) and was awarded Fellow status in 2018.[2] He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and an Honorary Professorial Fellow of the Australian Institute of Police Management.[2]
Additional service includes Past President of the South Australian Council for Civil Liberties and South Australian Patron of the Justice Reform Initiative.[1]
Sarre has been a member of the Australian Labor Party since 1984.[1] He has lived in Adelaide's eastern suburbs throughout his life.[4] He has been a candidate for the Labor Party in the federal seat of Sturt (2010, 2013) and the state seat of Bragg (2018, 2022).[1]
Recognition
[edit]Awards include the Carrick citation from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (2008), Research Excellence Award from the Division of Business (2006), and Life Membership of Pembroke School (2024).[2]
Books
[edit]Sarre has authored and co-authored numerous books, including:
- Preventing Crime: What We Know, and What We Need to Do (2024)[5]
- Life Actually: A Feast of 500-Word Memories (2021)[6]
- Religion Matters: The Contemporary Relevance of Religion (co-editor with P.T. Babie, 2020)[7]
- Bail in Australia: Legislative Provisions and Current Challenges (co-author with Max Travers, Emma Colvin, et al., 2021)[8]
- Crime and Justice in Australia: 2000 and Beyond (co-editor, 2018)[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rick Sarre Profile". The Conversation. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rick Sarre Home Page". University of South Australia. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Rick Sarre". Australian Institute of Police Management. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Rick Sarre ALP candidate for Sturt". No Fibs. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Sarre, Rick (2024). Preventing Crime: What We Know, and What We Need to Do. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-3488-7.
- ↑ Sarre, Rick (2021). Life Actually: A Feast of 500-Word Memories. Moonglow Publishing.
- ↑ Babie, Paul; Sarre, Rick (2020). Religion Matters: The Contemporary Relevance of Religion. Springer.
- ↑ Travers, Max; Colvin, Emma; Bartkowiak-Théron, Isabelle; Sarre, Rick; Day, Andrew; Bond, Christine (2021). Bail in Australia: Legislative Provisions and Current Challenges. Springer.
- ↑ Deckert, Antje; Sarre, Rick (2018). Crime and Justice in Australia: 2000 and Beyond. Springer.
