Crime and me

From an early age I was interested in law, not crime per-se but law and the Australian legal system. My interest was further facilitated in high school when I enrolled for legal studies.

After leaving high school, crime became fascinating, (not committing a crime) but it seemed like another world and I was interested to see what drove people to commit crime and also the legal implication of doing so. After enrolling in Criminology I have found it interesting to study crime and all its characteristics.

I am currently finishing an International Relations and Politics major in my degree which has led me to a significant interest in international crime and international law in particular.

The crime shows I sometimes watch are “Banged up abroad” and “America’s hardest prisons”. I love the Underbelly series because it’s Australian and because it is “based” on true events, even though its portrayal is not always realistic and true to actual events.

My closest encounter with the criminal justice system…

Recently I lost my licence, by having too many demerit points on my driving record for a P plate driver. I appealed my punishment handed down by the Roads and Traffic Authority to my

Local Court

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I subsequentally lost the appeal, but it was an interesting experience, and sitting in a courtroom in front of a magistrate was a huge deterrent for the future. I will now always drive with P plates on the car (after my suspension of course)!