Dr Robert Webb

Senior Lecturer

In: Criminology » Social Sciences » Faculty of Arts

Biography

Robert is a senior lecturer who completed his university studies at the University of Auckland. His teaching and research interests are in criminology and sociology. He is currently on the Editorial board of the Journal of Sociology (TASA- The Australian Sociological Association).

Research | Current

Maori and criminal justice policy
Indigenous criminology
Bio-identity, organ donation and transplantation

Teaching | Current

CRIM 201 Debates in Criminology

CRIM 702 Advanced Issues in Penology

Postgraduate supervision

I am available for supervisions in the area of criminal justice policy and Indigenous criminology. Examples of previous and current supervisions include PhD research on cultural programmes in NZ prisons, mass incarceration and Maori, Samoan perspectives on youth offending and crime, and comparative community justice models between Maori and Romani.

Responsibilities

Faculty of Arts, Māori Ethics Adviser

Committees/Professional groups/Services

Editorial Board Journal of Sociology

Māori Association of Social Science

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Webb, R. D. (2017). Sociology from Aotearoa New Zealand: Towards an indigenous criminology. Global Dialogue, 7 (3), 30-31. Related URL.
Webb, R. D. (2017). Māori experiences of colonisation and Māori criminology. In A. Deckert, R. Sarre (Eds.) The Palgrave handbook of Australian and New Zealand criminology, crime and justice (pp. 683-696). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Shaw, R. M., & Webb, R. (2015). Multiple meanings of "gift" and its value for organ donation. Qualitative health research, 25 (5), 600-611. 10.1177/1049732314553853
Furze, B., Savy, P., Webb, R. D., James, S., Petray, T., Brym, R., & Lie, J. (2015). Sociology in Today's World (3rd). London: Cengage Learning. Pages: 608. Related URL.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/26808
Tauri, J. M., & Webb, R. (2012). A Critical Appraisal of Responses to Māori Offending. International Indigenous Policy Journal, 3 (4).10.18584/iipj.2012.3.4.5
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/25347
Shaw, R., Bell, L., & Webb, R. (2012). New Zealanders’ perceptions of gift and giving back as participants of organ transfer procedures. Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 7 (1), 26-36. 10.1080/1177083X.2012.670651
Webb, R. D. (2012). Culture and Crime Control in New Zealand. Conference Proceedings Crime, Justice and Social Democracy: An International Conference, 73-87. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane, Australia. Related URL.