Dr Marietta Martinovic

Marietta's research interests include electronic monitoring, incarceration, and teaching in prisons.

Teaching responsibilities

• HUSO2225/HUSO2224 – Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

• JUST2237/JUST2244 – Crime Prevention

• JUST2309/JUST2310 – Community Based Corrections

• POLI1076 – Corrections

Awards and achievements

• 2005–2012: Achieving a mean of 95 out of possible 100 in the Good Teaching Score over the last seven years in the delivery of thirteen courses

• 2011: Recognition – Learning and Teaching Award for excellence in teaching in the International and Justice Studies academic group

• 2011: Recognition – Emerging Researcher Award for sustained record of publication and doctoral studies in the field of criminal justice

• 2010: Recognition – Learning and Teaching Award for outstanding achievement in the provision of feedback to students

• 2007: University Teaching Award (Social Sciences)

• 2007: Nominated for the Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award

• 2006: Portfolio Certificate of Achievement – Student Centered Teaching

• 2005: Portfolio Commendation - Outstanding Early Career Teaching

• 2001–2002: Australian Postgraduate Award

• 2000: Sir John Minogue Medal for Academic Excellence (Graduate of the year Award for the Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration))

• 1998: Golden Key National Honour Society Award (Outstanding Scholastic Achievement and Excellence)

Research

Research and consultancies

• 2011: Project Manager and Principle Researcher, Review of International and National literature on electronic monitoring of offenders. (35,000 words). Funded by Corrections Victoria ($25,000).

• 2011: Criminological Theory Consultant, Frankston Community Safety Strategy. Funded by Frankston Local Council ($15,000).

• 2010: Trainer and Project Manager, Pakistani Senior Officials Study Tour and Training. Funded by Federal Police ($60,000).

• 2009: Member of Internal RMIT Project. Peer and self-assessment. Funded by RMIT University.

• 2009: Member of Internal RMIT Project. Dialogic teaching. Funded by RMIT University.

• 2009: Trainer, VET and Higher Education Tender, Court report writing. Department of Human Services (Youth Justice). ($6,400).

• 2008: Member of Internal RMIT Project. CES Analysis project. School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences. Funded by RMIT University.

• 2008: Member of LTIF Project. Hearing Each Other – Improving student learning through providing feedback that students acknowledge is meaningful and useful. Funded by RMIT University ($35,440).

• 2006: Member of Curriculum Design Team-Tender response. A Victoria Police and university collaboration in the co-delivery of higher education for Victoria Police foundation education.

• 2006: Lecturer in Charge. Advanced Crime Prevention Training and Education for Victoria Police. Funded by Victoria Police ($15,000).

• 2006: Electronic Surveillance Expert and Trainer, Zambian Anti-Corruption Commission Study Tour and Training. Funded by AusAID ($30,000).

Media engagement

• Interview with Emily Stewart – Sex offenders with intellectual disabilities could soon be wearing electronic monitoring tags. 5 January 2014, ABC1 TV News 7:00pm.

• Interview with Waleed Aly – Sex offender cuts off his GPS bracelet and allegedly reoffends. 1 February 2012, Radio National Drive, (syndicated to 8 other stations), ABC National Radio.

• Interview with Erica Wovles – Electronic Monitoring. 1 November 2011, The Law Report, ABC National Radio.

• Interview with Jacinta Parsons – I wanna be a doctor 15 minutes live radio segment. 3 August 2011, 3RRR FM Melbourne.

• Interview with Paul Turton – State elections, a tough stance on sentencing and evidence based research. 30 November 2010, ABC Riverina NSW State Wide Drive.

• Interview with Ann Deslandes – pros and cons of home detention. 20 January 2010, ’The razor’s edge’, 2SER Sydney.

• Interview with Steve Liebmann – Home detention in Sydney. 14 January 2010, ’Mornings’, 2UE Sydney.

• Interview with Bellinda Kontominas & Geesche Jacobsen – Home detention in Sydney. 14 January 2010. ’Home detention sentencing risks deaths, magistrate says’. Sydney Morning Herald Sydney.

• Interview with Mark Smith – Inadequacy of laws for parents. 29 September 2009. ’Parents support push to change laws’. Whittlesea Leader, Melbourne.

• Interview with Charlene Gatt – Analysis of crime statistics. 15 September 2009. ’Border raid’. Star News Group (Keilor, Taylors Lakes, Sydenham, St Albans, Keilor, Caroline Springs, Sunshine, Ardeer & Albion).

• Interview with Charlene Gatt – Analysis of crime statistics. 15 September 2009. ’Criminals cross’. Star News Group (Footscray, Yarravillle and Braybrook).

• Interview with Charlene Gatt – Analysis of crime statistics. 18 August 2009. ’Thugs hit the CBD’. Star News Group (Footscray, Yarravillle and Braybrook).

• Interview with Bridie Byrne – Analysis of crime statistics. 18 August 2009. ’Mean streets’. Star News Group (Werribee, Hoppers Crossing & Point Cook).

• Interview with Eric Heller – Advice on the possibility of introducing HD for juvenile offenders in New South Wales. 1 May 2009. NSW Department of Juvenile Justice.

• Interview with Dan Moss – Crime prevention strategies. 5 December 2008. ’Crime expert: Police cannot be everywhere’. Centralian Advocate, Alice Springs.

Volunteer work

• Mentor Melton Youth Mentoring Program, 2010–2012.

• Community Corrections Officer/Community Corrections Volunteer, 1998–2002.

Professional activities

2013

• RMIT Criminal Justice representative, Corrections Victoria Stakeholder Forum, Department of Justice.

• Facilitator, The University beyond walls: Transformative prison education from the inside out, the University of Sydney, Australia.

• Invited guest speaker, “The application of Electronic monitoring technology (EMT) in the criminal justice system“ (co-presented with Philipp Schluter), Police Technology Forum, Melbourne, Australia, 14 March.

2012

• Invited guest speaker, “Electronic monitoring technology (EMT): Comparative perspectives“, Prison planning, design, construction and maintenance conference, Melbourne, Australia, 30 November.

• Invited guest speaker, “Global reference on Electronic/Technological monitoring application for offender tracking“, Technology Equipment Seminar, Taipei, Taiwan, 29 November.

• Invited guest speaker, “Developments in Electronic Monitoring in Australia and the US“, 8th European Electronic Monitoring Conference organised by CEP (European Organisation for Probation), Stockholm, Sweden, 10 November.

• Guest speaker at the Community Work Partnership Awards, Corrections Victoria, Department of Justice.

2011

• 2011-2013: Judge of the Community Work Partnership Awards, Corrections Victoria, Department of Justice.

• Peer reviewer of book proposal provisionally titled ’International and comparative criminal justice: Theory, research and new directions.’

• Invited guest speaker, “Electronic monitoring technology is only as good or bad as the legal framework that supports it – The perspective for Turkey“, Electronic Monitoring Seminar, Ankara, Turkey, 27 October.

2010

• 2010-ongoing: Editorial Board, International Journal of Social Inquiry, Uludag University (Turkey).

• 2010-2013: Invited guest speaker at the University of California, Fresno. Titles of paper - “Electronically Monitored Home Detention Based Sanctions.“

• Invited keynote speaker, “Electronic monitoring technology is only as good or bad as the legal framework that supports it“, Elmo-Tech 2nd International Electronic Monitoring Conference, Paris, France, 5-7 October. Title of panel directed - “The ever evolving electronic monitoring programs – what lies ahead operationally?“

2009

• Chair of a session titled ’Electronic monitoring’ at the 61st American Society of Criminology.

• Visiting fellow Uludag University (Turkey).

2008

• Visiting fellow William Paterson University (USA).

• Project Coordinator, Global Collaborative Partnership in teaching and learning with William Paterson University (USA).

• Contributor, ’Reflections on building bridges: the 20th annual ANZSOC conference’, Australia New Zealand Society of Criminology Newsletter (volume 5, issue 1).

2005–2007

• 2007–ongoing: Reviewer, International Journal of Social Inquiry. Uludag University Press.

• 2006–ongoing: Reviewer, Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences.

• 2006–2012: Chair of various sessions including ’Other areas of Social Science’ and ’Education’ at the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences.

• 2006–2007: Reviewer, Occasional Series in International Studies and Criminal Justice. RMIT Publishing.

• 2006: Member, Development of the Zambian Anti-Corruption Study Tour and Training.

• 2005–ongoing: Member – Student Progress Committee - Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration), RMIT University.

• 2005–ongoing: Member – Program Advisory Committee - Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration), Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration) (Honours) and Master of Social Science (Criminal Justice Administration), RMIT University.

• 2005–ongoing: Member – Student Staff Liaison Committee - Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration), Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration) (Honours) and Master of Social Science (Criminal Justice Administration), RMIT University.

• 2005–2012: Selection Officer for the Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration) (Honours), RMIT University.

• 2005–2007: Selection Officer for the Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration), RMIT University.

• 2005: RMIT Representative, Case Management Conference Department of Justice Victoria.

• 2005: Chair of a session ’Corrections and Penitentiary Policies’ at the 13th World Congress of Criminology.

• PhD (Social Science), RMIT University

• Master of Arts (Applied Criminology), RMIT University

• BA (Criminal Justice Administration), RMIT University

• Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment, RMIT University