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Reports, Publications and Presentations

Refereed publications

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, "The National Survey of Australian Judges: An Overview of Findings" (2008) Journal of Judicial Administration (accepted for publication).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, "The Professionalization of Australian Magistrates: Autonomy, Credentials and Prestige" (2008) 44(2) Journal of Sociology 185-203.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, '"Getting through the List": Judgecraft and Legitimacy in the Lower Courts'  (2007) 16(3) Social and Legal Studies 341-361.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, "Australian Magistrates, Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Social Change" in Greg Reinhardt and Andrew Cannon (eds), Transforming Legal Processes in Court and Beyond: A Collection of Refereed Papers from the 3rd International Conference on Therapeutic Jurisprudence, presented by the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration in Perth, Western Australia on 7-9 June 2006) (2007) 173-186. 

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, "Magistrates, Magistrates Courts and Social Change" (2007) 29 Law & Policy 183-209.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, "The Security of Tenure of Australian Magistrates" (2006) 30 Melbourne University Law Review 370.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, "Magistrates' Everyday Work and Emotional Labour" (2005) 32 Journal of Law and Society 590.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, "Judicial Appointment and the Skills for Judicial Office" (2005) 15 Journal of Judicial Administration 37.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The Administrative Authority of Chief Judicial Officers in Australia”  (2004) 8 Newcastle Law Review 1.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Emotional Labour in the Magistrates Court” (December 2003) Refereed Proceedings of the Australian Sociology Association (TASA) Annual Conference, Armidale, New South Wales eds Corrigan, Gibson, Hawkes, Livingston, Scott, Thiele and Carpenter.

Professional journals and newsletters

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Magistrates: Job Satisfaction and Stress” (October 2004) 78 Law Institute Journal (Vic) 32.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Who are Magistrates Today?” (August 2004) 26 Law Society Bulletin (SA) 32.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “The Changing Face of the Magistrates Court” (December 2003) SA Women Lawyers Newsletter.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “The Magistrates Research Project: Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress” (October 2003) The Mag: the Victorian Magistrates Journal.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The Changing Role of the Magistrates Court: Preliminary Survey Findings” (October 2003) The Court Reporter (Tasmania).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “The Changing Role of the Magistrates Court: Research Report” (October 2003) AAM Newsletter

Research reports

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, Magistrates Research Project: Overview of Research Findings (June 2006) Report No. 7/06 (12,786 words, 4 figures).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, Magistrates’ Household, Family and Community Activities (September 2006) Report No. 6/06 (11,600 words, 21 tables, 13 figures).

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, National Court Observation Study: Overview of Findings (June 2006) Report No. 5/06 (23,558 words, 20 tables, 5 figures).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, Magistrates’ Judicial and Non-Judicial Functions, Including Working Relationships (May 2006) Report No. 4/06 (20,061 words, 17 tables, 11 figures).

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, Who are the Magistrates? Social and Demographic Characteristics (May 2006) Report No. 3/06 (15,239 words, 39 tables, 1 figure, 3 graphs).

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, Becoming a Magistrate (May 2006) Report No. 2/06 (20,774 words, 22 tables, 12 figures).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, Magistrates’ Out of Court Work (March 2006) Report No. 1/06 (11,838 words, 12 tables).

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, Educational and Career Background of Magistrates: A Preliminary Report (December 2005) Report No. 2/05 (10421 words, 23 tables).

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, Changes and Innovations (July 2005) Report No. 1/05 (5792 words, 4 tables).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, Magistrates Research Project: A Report (June 2004) (In addition to previous reports, this report included an overview of survey findings, 3700 words, 1 table, annotated bibliography, 800 entries).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, The Qualities and Skills Important for Magistrates’ Daily Tasks:  Preliminary Findings (May 2004) Report No. 4/04 (10,700 words, 20 tables, 1 figure).

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, Career Change and Retirement: A Preliminary Report (May 2004) Report No 3/04 (8700 words, 10 tables).

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, Magistrates and Continuing Education: A Preliminary Report (February 2004) Report No 2/04 (7500 words, 7 tables, 1 graph).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, Preliminary Findings on Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress - Years on the Bench, Age and Location (February 2004) Report no 1/04 (19,000 words, 21 tables).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, Preliminary Findings on Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress (Victoria) (September 2003) Report No 3/03 (8000 words, 6 tables).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, Preliminary Findings on Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress (New South Wales) (September 2003) Report No 2/03 (6000 words, 6 tables).

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, Preliminary Findings on Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress (June 2003) Report No 1/03 (8000 words, 14 tables, 2 graphs).

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, The Changing Role of Magistrates Courts, including “Project Description”, “Issues Outline”, “Magistrates and Magistrates Courts: An Overview” and “Annotated Bibliography” (2002).

Conference Presentations and Papers

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, "Australian Magistrates: Continuity and Change", Association of Australian Magistrates 16th Biennial Conference, Sydney, New South Wales, 6-9 June 2008.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, "Women's Lives, Judges' Work", Les Territoires du Droit: Placing Law, Joint Annual Meetings of the Law Society Association and Canadian Law and Society Association, Montreal, Canada, 29 May-1 June 2008.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Detachment and Engagement: Guilty Pleas and Judicial Demeanour in the Lower Courts”, International Conference, Law and Society in the 21st Century, Joint Annual Meetings of the Law and Society Association and Research Committee on Sociology of Law (ISA), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, 25-28 July 2007.

 

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “The Intersections of In-Court Procedures and the Production of Guilty Pleas”, International Conference, Law and Society in the 21st Century, Joint Annual Meetings of the Law and Society Association and Research Committee on Sociology of Law (ISA), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, 25-28 July 2007.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, "Judicial Demeanour: Implications for Public Confidence", Confidence in the Courts Conference, 9-11 February 2007, Canberra (paper provided for conference CD)

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, "Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Social Change: An Examination of Magistrates and their Courts", Australian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA) Third International Conference on Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Perth, 7-9 June 2006.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, "Job Satisfaction among Judicial Officers: Findings from the National Survey of Australian Magistrates" The Australian Sociology Association (TASA) Annual Conference, Hobart, 5-8 December 2005.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, "Courts and Social Change: A View from the Magistrates' Court" Social Change in the 21st Century Annual Conference Brisbane, 28 October 2005.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Emotion Management in the Lower Courts”, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, USA, June 2005.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The Judicial Independence of Australian Magistrates”, The Judicial Conference of Australia’s Colloquium 2004, Adelaide, Australia, 2 October 2004.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Magistrates, Magistrates Courts and Social Change”, Australian Lawyers and Social Change Conference, Canberra, Australia, 23 September 2004.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Everyday Work and Emotional Labour in the Magistrates Court”, The American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 16 August 2004.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The National Survey of Australian Magistrates: An Overview” and “Court Observations Research Strategy”, Association of Australian Magistrates Biennial Conference, Hobart, Australia, June 2004.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Australian Magistrates and Judicial Independence” Australian Law and Society Conference Newcastle, Australia, 9 December 2003.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Emotional Labour in the Magistrates Court" The Australian Sociology Association (TASA) Annual Conference, Armidale, Australia, 4-6 December 2003.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Judicial Independence of Australian Magistrates” International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, The Hague, Netherlands, 24 August 2003.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The Magistrates Research Project: Skills and Daily Work” Phoenix Magistrates Program, National Judicial College of Australia, Australian National University, ACT, Australia, 4 August 2003.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Magistrates Everyday Work and Emotional Labour” Feminist Legal Academic Workshop, Adelaide, Australia, June 2003.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Roundtable: Empirical Research into Courts and Judicial Officers” Australian Law and Society Conference, Wollongong Australia, 9-11 December 2003.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Magistrates in Australia: Distinctiveness and Professionalisation”  International Sociology Association's World Congress of Sociology, Brisbane, Australia, July 2002.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “The National Survey of Australian Magistrates” AIJA Magistrates Conference, Brisbane, Australia, September 2002.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Magistrates Courts in Australia: Law's Reach and Law's Limits in the Lower Courts” Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, June 2002.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Project Report: The Changing Role of the Magistrates Court”, Association of Australian Magistrates Biennial Conference, Adelaide, Australia, June 2002.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “The Professionalisation of Magistrates in Australia” The Sociology Association of Australia Annual Conference, University of Sydney, December 2001.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The Changing Professional Identities of Magistrates” 19th Annual Australian Law and Society Conference: Forms of Legal Identity, Melbourne, Australia, December 2001.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “The Changing Role of the Magistrates Court” AIJA Magistrates Conference, Melbourne, Australia, July 2001.

Seminars/Panels/Workshops

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, "National Court Observation Study: Preliminary Findings", Staff Seminar, Flinders University Law School, 27 March 2007

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Research Impact: The Magistrates Research Project”, Social Monitoring and Policy Futures Research Network Forum, Flinders University, August 2005.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Magistrates Everyday Work: Qualities and Skills”, Staff Seminar, Flinders University, August 2005.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Job Satisfaction, Stress and Emotions”, Victorian Magistrates Association Annual Conference, 17-18 March 2005.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Magistrates Everyday Work and Emotional Labour”, Staff seminar, Law School, Flinders University, August 2004.

Kathy Mack  and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “National Survey of Australian Magistrates: An Overview”, Northern Territory Magistrates Conference, August 2004.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “National Survey of Australian Magistrates: Job Satisfaction and Stress”, Western Australian Magistrates Conference, November 2003.

Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, “Job Satisfaction, Stress and Emotions”, South Australian Magistrates Conference, October 2003.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “National Survey of Australian Magistrates: Preliminary Findings”, Staff seminar, Sociology Department, Flinders University, October 2003.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The Magistrates Research Project: Issues for Magistrates”, South Australian Forensic Science Seminar, July 2003.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The Magistrates Research Project: The National Survey”, Staff seminar, Law School, Flinders University, May 2003.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The Magistrates Research Project: A National Survey of Magistrates”, Staff seminar, University of Newcastle Law School, April 2003.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Magistrates and Magistrates Courts: An Overview”, South Australian Magistrates’ Visit to Flinders University, March 2003.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “Magistrates Courts”, Staff seminar, Sociology Department, Flinders University, September 2001.

Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu, “The Magistrates Research Project”, Staff seminar, Law School, Flinders University, May 2001.

 

 

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