Biography
Reece Walters joined Deakin in November 2018. He has previously held academic appointments at QUT, The Open University, University of Stirling, Victoria University of Wellington and LaTrobe University. His areas of research interest and expertise include Green and Southern Criminology, Crimes of the Powerful, and the Sociology of Criminological Knowledge.He is particularly interested in the ways in which corporations and governments exploit and compromise the ‘essentials of life’, namely air, food and water for power and profit.
Read more on Reece's profileAffiliations
European Society of Criminology
Knowledge areas
Green and Southern Criminology, Sociology of Knowledge, Crimes of the Powerful
Projects
Water Theft in Australia
The Compliance and Enforcement of Australian Air Pollution Regulations
Publications
Political Economy and the Government Attack on Sharks: A Non-Speciesist Southern Green Criminology
Reece Walters, Amy Couper
(2023), pp. 141-162, Green Crime in the Global South: Essays on Southern Green Criminology, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Reece Walters
(2023), pp. 123-146, Demystifying Power, Crime and Social Harm The Work and Legacy of Steven Box, London, Eng., B1
Criminology and Propaganda Studies: Charting New Horizons in Criminological Thought
Deborah Drake, Greg Koumouris, Reece Walters, Mark Wood
(2023), Vol. 63, pp. 1-18, The British Journal of Criminology: an international review of crime and society, Oxford, Eng., C1
Laura Bedford, Monique Mann, Reece Walters, Marcus Foth
(2022), Vol. 11, pp. 1-15, International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, Brisbane, Qld., C1
Ecocide, climate criminals and the politics of bushfires
Reece Walters
(2022), pp. 1-21, The British Journal of Criminology, Oxford, Eng., C1
V Letico, M Iliadis, R Walters
(2022), pp. 1-19, Criminology and Criminal Justice, London, Eng., C1
3D printing, policing and crime
A Daly, M Mann, P Squires, R Walters
(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 37-51, Policing and Society, C1
A Couper, R Walters
(2021), Vol. 57, pp. 842-859, Journal of Sociology, C1
Crime, Deviance and Society An Introduction to Sociological Criminology
Ana Rodas, Melanie Simpson, Paddy Rawlinson, Ronald Kramer, Emma Ryan, Emmeline Taylor, Reece Walters, Alan Beckley, Chris Cunneen, Ashlee Gore, Amanda Porter, Scott Poynting, Emma Russell
(2020), Cambridge, Eng., A1
Reece Walters
(2020), pp. 72-92, Crime, Deviance and Society: An Introduction to Sociological Criminology, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Avi Brisman, Nigel South, Reece Walters
(2020), pp. 187-204, Routledge International Handbook of Green Criminology, London, Eng., B1
The politics of water rights: scarcity, sovereignty and security
Avi Brisman, Bill McClanahan, Nigel South, Reece Walters
(2020), pp. 17-39, Water, governance, and crime issues, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Air pollution, climate change and international (in) action
Reece Walters
(2020), pp. 533-550, Emerald handbook of crime, justice and sustainable development, Bingley, Eng., B1
In and Against the State: The Dynamics of Environmental Activism
O Hasler, R Walters, R White
(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 517-531, Critical Criminology, C1
L Bedford, L McGillivray, R Walters
(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 481-499, Critical Criminology, C1
Water Theft Through the Ages: Insights for Green Criminology
A Baird, R Walters
(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 371-388, Critical Criminology, C1
Waste Crime and the Global Transference of Hazardous Substances: A Southern Green Perspective
R Walters, M Fuentes Loureiro
(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 463-480, Critical Criminology, C1
Water theft maleficence in Australia
A Baird, R Walters, R White
(2020), Vol. 9, International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, C1
Marcus Foth, Monique Mann, Laura Bedford, Walter Frieuw, Reece Walters
(2020), Melville, South Africa, A6
Kerry Carrington, Russell Hogg, John Scott, Maximo Sozzo, Reece Walters
(2018), London, Eng., A1-1
Water, crime and security in the twenty-first century : too dirty, too little, too much
Avi Brisman, Bill McClanahan, N South, Reece Walters
(2018), London, Eng., A1-1
Climate change denial: 'making ignorance great again'
Reece Walters
(2018), pp. 163-187, Ignorance, power and harm: agnotology and the criminological imagination, Cham, Switzerland, B1-1
Climate apartheid and environmental refugees
Avi Brisman, Nigel South, Reece Walters
(2018), pp. 301-321, Palgrave handbook of criminology and the global south, Cham, Switzerland, B1-1
Food, genetics and knowledge politics
Reece Walters
(2018), pp. 265-280, A handbook of food crime: immoral and illegal practices in the food industry and what to do about them, Bristol, Eng., B1
Supply and demand: regulation and the trade in illegal wildlife
Reece Walters, Amy Couper
(2018), pp. 72-87, Green crimes and dirty money, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1
Southernizing green criminology: human dislocation, environmental injustice and climate apartheid
Nigel South, Avi Brisman, Reece Walters
(2018), Vol. 2, pp. 1-21, Justice, power and resistance, London, Eng., C1-1
Hope Johnson, Nigel South, Reece Walters
(2017), pp. 133-146, Greening criminology in the 21st Century: contemporary debates and future directions in the study of environmental harm, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1
Reece Walters
(2017), pp. 220-236, Forging a socio-legal approach to environmental harms, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1
Reece Walters
(2017), pp. 165-181, Alternative criminologies, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1
Environmental crime, human rights and green criminology
Hope Johnson, Nigel South, Reece Walters
(2017), pp. 210-219, Routledge international handbook of criminology and human rights, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1
Criminology, war and environmental despoliation
Carmel Sullivan, Reece Walters
(2016), pp. 79-96, Palgrave handbook of criminology and war, London, Eng., B1-1
The commodification and exploitation of fresh water: property, human rights and green criminology
Hope Johnson, Nigel South, Reece Walters
(2016), Vol. 44, pp. 146-162, International journal of law, crime and justice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
'Crossing the line': criminological expertise, policy advice and the 'quarrelling society'
D Drake, R Walters
(2015), Vol. 35, pp. 414-433, Critical social policy, London, Eng., C1-1
Environmental crime and specialist courts: the case for a 'One-Stop (judicial) Shop' in Queensland
Evan Hamman, Reece Walters, Rowena Maguire
(2015), Vol. 27, pp. 59-77, Current issues in criminal justice, [Sydney, N.S.W], C1-1
Hope Johnson, Reece Walters
(2014), pp. 404-426, Handbook of security, London, Eng., B1-1
Trade in 'dirty air': carbon crime and the politics of pollution
Reece Walters, Peter Martin
(2014), pp. 121-132, Environmental crime and its victims: perspectives within green criminology, Farnham, Eng., B1-1
Air Pollution and Invisible Violence
R Walters
(2014), pp. 142-160, Critical Criminological Perspectives, B1-1
Crime and the commodification of carbon
Reece Walters, Peter Martin
(2013), pp. 93-107, Emerging issues in green criminology: exploring power, justice and harm, London, Eng., B1-1
Eco mafia and environmental crime
Reece Walters
(2013), pp. 281-294, Crime, justice and social democracy: international perspectives, London, Eng., B1-1
Eco Mafia and Environmental Crime
R Walters
(2013), pp. 281-294, Critical Criminological Perspectives, B1-1
Fraud risk and the visibility of carbon
Peter Martin, Reece Walters
(2013), Vol. 2, pp. 27-42, International journal for crime, justice and social democracy, Brisbane, Qld., C1-1
Green crime and the role of environmental courts
Reece Walters, Diane Westerhuis
(2013), Vol. 59, pp. 279-290, Crime, law and social change, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1-1
Emerging issues in green criminology
T Wyatt, D Westerhuis, R Walters, R White, L Bisschop, G Vande Walle, A Brisman, N South, R Sollund, R Walters, P Martin, A Nurse, M Kluin, P Stretesky, O Knight, M Hall, H Mol
(2013), London, Eng., A7-1
Justice, globalisation and human rights
James Mehigan, Reece Walters, Louise Westmarland
(2010), pp. 213-251, Criminal justice: local and global, Cullompton, Eng., B1-1
Reece Walters
(2010), pp. 867-883, Handbook on Crime, Cullompton, Eng., B1-1
Toxic atmospheres air pollution, trade and the politics of regulation
Reece Walters
(2010), Vol. 18, pp. 307-323, Critical criminology, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1-1
J Muncie, D Talbot, R Walters, G Mooney, S Neal, L Westmarland, S Tombs, D Whyte, P Green
(2009), Abingdon, Eng., A7-1
Crime, regulation and radioactive waste in the United Kingdom
Reece Walters
(2007), pp. 186-205, Issues in green criminology : confronting harms against environments, humanity and other animals, Cullompton, Eng., B1-1
Critical criminology and the intensification of the authoritarian state
Reece Walters
(2007), pp. 15-37, Expanding the Criminological Imagination: Critical Readings in Criminology, Cullompton, Eng., B1-1
Embedded criminology and knowledges of resistance
Reece Walters
(2007), pp. 221-232, Governance and regulation in social life : essays in honour of W. G. Carson, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1
Punishing 'poor parents': 'respect', 'responsibility' and parenting orders in Scotland
Reece Walters, Rona Woodward
(2007), Vol. 7, pp. 5-20, Youth justice, London, Eng., C1-1
Food crime, regulation and the biotech harvest
Reece Walters
(2007), Vol. 4, pp. 217-235, European journal of criminology, London, Eng., C1-1
Crime, bio-agriculture and the exploitation of hunger
Reece Walters
(2006), Vol. 46, pp. 26-45, British journal of criminology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
The politicization of youth crime in Scotland and the rise of the 'Burberry Court'
Laura Piacentini, Reece Walters
(2006), Vol. 6, pp. 43-59, Youth justice, London, Eng., C1-1
Evaluation of the Airdrie Sheriff Youth Court Pilot
Lee Barnsdale, Rhoda MacRae, Gill McIvor, Alison Brown, Susan Eley, Margaret Malloch, Cathy Murray, Frank Popham, Laura Piacentini, Reece Walters
(2006), [Edinburgh, Scotland], A6-1
Evaluation of the Hamilton Youth Court Pilot 2003-2005
Frank Popham, Gill McIvor, Alison Brown, Susan Eley, Margaret Malloch, Cathy Murray, Laura Piacentini, Reece Walters
(2005), Edinburgh, Scotland, A6-1
Criminology and genetically modified food
Reece Walters
(2004), Vol. 44, pp. 151-167, British journal of criminology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
New modes of governance and the commodification of criminological knowledge
Reece Walters
(2003), Vol. 12, pp. 5-26, Social and legal studies, London, Eng., C1-1
Reece Walters
(2001), Vol. 5, pp. 203-221, Theoretical criminology, London, Eng., C1-1
Serious firearm offending in New Zealand - issues for gun controls and public safety
Reece Walters
(2000), Vol. 33, pp. 64-76, Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology, London, Eng., C1-1
Locally oriented crime prevention and the "partnership approach" : politics, practices and prospects
Peter Goris, Reece Walters
(1999), Vol. 22, pp. 633-645, Policing : an international journal of police strategies & management, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
Firearms theft in New Zealand - lessons for crime and injury prevention
Philip Alpers, Reece Walters
(1998), Vol. 31, pp. 85-95, Australian & New Zealand journal of criminology, London, Eng., C1-1
Care, co-operation and youth 'at risk' : the Fitzroy Youth Care Project ... final evaluation report
Reece Walters, Darren Palmer, Garry Coventry
(1992), Melbourne, Vic., A6-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Preventing Water Theft in the Murray-Darling Basin
Prof Reece Walters, Laura Bedford, Adj/Prof Robert White
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2024: $32,045
- 2023: $112,472
Supervisions
Vanessa Letico
Thesis entitled: Integrating Narrative and Non-Speciesist Criminologies to Reconceptualise the Australian Intensive Dairy Industry
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Alexander Baird
Thesis entitled: Drain the State: Exploring Water Theft in Australia¿s Murray-Darling Basin
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences