Caroline Doyle

Postgraduate Coordinator and Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer

I am Postgraduate Coordinator and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business at UNSW, Canberra.

I study how policymakers can develop and implement policies to respond to social problems, such as crime and violence. My PhD involved fieldwork in Medellin, Colombia where I was investigating reductions in homicide rates. More recently, I've been involved in research projects investigating the experiences of people leaving prison in the ACT and gaps in National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) support for people involved in the criminal justice system. 

My research has been published in policy, crime, and justice journals and my work has been featured in public media such as ABC Radio, ABC News, the Canberra Times, SBS News, The Conversation and the Australian Institute of International Affairs. I also have several years of experience as the President of Prisoners Aid (ACT). In this role, I regularly provide advice to policymakers and service providers on policies and programs to improve the lives of ACT detainees during incarceration and post-release. 

List of Publications: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=sQI6v7MAAAAJ&hl=en

PUBLICATIONS
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Journal articles
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Doyle C; Yates S; Bartels L; Hopkins A; Taylor H, 2022, '‘If I don't get a job in six months' time, I can see myself being back in there’: Post-prison employment experiences of people in Canberra', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 57, pp. 627 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.197
2022
Doyle C; Yates S; Bartels L; Hopkins A; Taylor H, 2022, '‘Just a bunch of what ifs and unknowns’: The post-prison service provision experiences of people in Canberra, Australia', International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, vol. 70, pp. 100546 - 100546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2022.100546
2022
Dickinson H; Yates S; Dodd S; Buick F; Doyle C, 2022, '"Most people don't like a client group that tell you to get fucked": Choice and control in Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme for formerly incarcerated people', PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09520767221134320
2022
Dodd S; Doyle C; Dickinson H; Buick F; Yates S, 2022, 'The forgotten prisoners: Exploring the impact of imprisonment on people with disability in Australia', Criminology and Criminal Justice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17488958221120895
2022
Yates S; Dodd S; Doyle C; Buick F; Dickinson H, 2022, 'Where specialist and mainstream service systems collide: The National Disability Insurance Scheme in prisons', Australian Journal of Public Administration, vol. 81, pp. 611 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12555
2022
Doyle C; Yates S; Bartels L; Hopkins A; Taylor H, 2022, '“People say you’re going home, but I don’t have a home”: Housing After Prison', International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, pp. 306624X221132226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221132226
2022
Doyle C; Yates S; Hargrave J, 2022, 'Reflecting on the Value of Community Researchers in Criminal Justice Research Projects', Social Sciences, vol. 11, pp. 166 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci11040166
2022
Doyle C, 2021, 'The Criminal Actors Have a Social Base in Their Communities: Gangs and Service Provision in Medellín, Colombia', Latin American Politics and Society, vol. 63, pp. 27 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/lap.2020.31
2021
Doyle C; Gardner K; Wells K, 2021, 'The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates', International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.1666
2021
Doyle C; Gardner K; Wells K, 2021, 'The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates', International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, vol. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/IJCJSD.1942
2021
Jackson I; Doyle C; Bartels L, 2020, '‘An awful state of affairs for you’: managing the needs of older prisoners–a case study from the Australian Capital Territory', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, vol. 32, pp. 243 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2020.1739815
2020
McCarthy-Jones A; Doyle C; Turner M, 2020, 'From hierarchies to networks: The organizational evolution of the international drug trade', International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, vol. 63, pp. 100436 - 100436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2020.100436
2020
Dávila LF; Doyle C, 2020, 'Insider and outsider fieldwork challenges in medellín, colombia', International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, vol. 9, pp. 87 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.v9i3.1207
2020
Doyle C, 2019, 'Perceptions and realities of violence in Medellín, Colombia', International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, vol. 8, pp. 149 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.v8i2.1010
2019
Doyle C, 2019, 'Social urbanism: public policy and place brand', Journal of Place Management and Development, vol. 12, pp. 326 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JPMD-01-2018-0006
2019
Doyle C; McCarthy-Jones A, 2017, 'Researching in volatile environments and the importance of adaptive methods for junior researchers', Qualitative Research Journal, vol. 17, pp. 335 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-03-2017-0005
2017
Doyle C, 2016, 'Explaining Patterns of Urban Violence in Medellin, Colombia', Laws, vol. 5, pp. 3 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/laws5010003
2016
Doyle C; Easteal P; Emerson-Elliott D, 2012, 'Domestic Violence and Marriage Like Relationships: Have We Begun to Emerge from the Dark Ages?', Alternative Law Journal, vol. 37, pp. 91 - 95, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2181785
2012
Easteal PL; Emerson-Elliott D, 'Domestic Violence and Marriage-Like Relationships: Social Security Law at the Crossroads', SSRN Electronic Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1535108
Reports
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Doyle C; Dodd S; Dickinson H; Yates S; Buick F, 2022, ‘There’s not just a gap, there’s a chasm’: The boundaries between Australian disability services and prisons, Public Service Research Group, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.21569.22883
2022
Doyle C; Pfotenhauer D; Bartels L; Hopkins A, 2020, ‘[T]hey Say “You’re Going Home, You’re Going Home” … But I Don’t Have A Home… I’m Getting Out, But I’m Not Going Home, There’s No Home…’ The Experiences of People Leaving Prison in the Australian Capital Territory
2020
Theses / Dissertations
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Doyle C, 2017, What explains the reduction of urban violence in Medellín, Colombia?
2017

MEDIA RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT
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Recent media:

2022. How do you break the cycle of crime? A study of ACT prisoners released from the Alexander Maconochie Centre has some surprising results. ABC Radio Canberra. 

2022. Incarcerated people with disability don’t get the support they need that makes them more likely to reoffend. The Conversation. Yates, Doyle & Dodd.

2021. Finding work after prison: barriers and opportunities for former detainees in the ACT. Power to Persuade. Doyle, Yates, Bartels, Hopkins & Taylor.

2021. Efforts ramp up to prevent Canberra's prisoners returning to jail. Canberra Times.

2020. A protest movement of a different kind is taking place in Colombia with singers, actors and journalists holding a virtual concert, highlight concerns about recent killings. SBS News.

2020. Older prisoners need dedicated case manager as numbers grow, new research suggests. Canberra Times.

2020. Exploring ways to reduce Australia's reoffending rates. Canberra Times

Podcasts: 

2021. Experiences of people in Australian prisons. Talking Time Podcast.

AWARDS
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2015. Vice Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence (Innovation). University of Canberra. 

AREA OF EXPERTISE
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Colombia; People in Prison; Reintegration; Prison; Post-Release Experience

Organisational units
lensSchool of Business
lensPublic Service Research Group
Sub Theme
lensPublic Service Management