Professor David Tait
PROFESSOR/LEADER JUSTICE RES GROUP,
The Justice Research Group
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of London
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- The Justice Research Group
Contact
| Email: | D.Tait@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6785 |
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| Location: | 21.G.18 Bankstown |
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Publications
Books
- Carney, T., Tait, D., Perry, J., Vernon, A. and Beaupert, F. (2011), 'Australian Mental Health Tribunals: space for fairness, freedom, protection and treatment?', : The Federation Press 9781921113055.
- Goodman-Delahunty, J., Tait, D., Pratley, J., Clough, J., Horan, J., Ogloff, J. and Brewer, N. (2008), 'Practices, policies and procedures that influence juror satisfaction in Australia', : Australian Institute of Criminology 1326-6004.
- Carney, T., Tait, D., Touyz, S., Ingvarson, M., Saunders, D. and Wakefield, A. (2006), 'Managing Anorexia Nervosa: clinical, legal and social perspectives on involuntary treatment', : Nova Science 1600210694.
Chapters in Books
- Tait, D. (2013), 'Court environments as legal forums, workplaces and symbols of justice', Australian Courts: Serving Democracy and its Publics, The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Incorporated 9781875527595.
- Goodman-Delahunty, J., Rossner, M. and Tait, D. (2011), 'Simulation and Dissimulation in Jury Research: Credibility in a Live Mock Trial', Qualitative Criminology: Stories From the Field, Hawkins Press 9781876067243.
- Carney, T., Ingvarson, M. and Tait, D. (2008), 'Constructing 'control' over anorexia nervosa', Brave New World of Health, Federation Press 9781862876729.
- Goodman-Delahunty, J. and Tait, D. (2006), 'Lay participation in legal decision making in Australia and New Zealand: Jury trials and administrative tribunals', Understanding World Juries through Psychological research, Psychology Press 9781841694214.
- Carney, T., Ingvarson, M. and Tait, D. (2006), 'Experiences of 'control' in anorexia nervosa treatment: delayed coercion, shadow of law or disseminated power and control', Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: New Research, Nova Science 1594543941.
- Chapman, B., Freiberg, A., Quiggin, J. and Tait, D. (2006), 'Criminal reparations: Using the tax system to collect fines', Government Managing Risk: Income Contingent Loans for Social and Economic Progress, Routledge 0415287782.
- Tait, D. (2005), 'Les rituels justes? Compariaison entre une 'conference reparatrice' en Australie et une audience d'une judge des enfants en France', Delinquance des jeunes et justice des mineurs, Staempfli .
- Tait, D. (2002), 'Sentencing as performance: restoring drama to the courtroom', Sentencing and Society: International Perspectives, Ashgate 9780754621836.
Journal Articles
- Tait, D. (2013), 'Transforming governance and technology in civil and administrative justice', Journal of Judicial Administration, 11.
- Carney, T. and Tait, D. (2011), 'Mental Health Tribunals-Rights, Protection, or Treatment? Lessons from the ARC Linkage Grant Study?', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23.
- Tait, D. (2011), 'Glass Cages in the Dock?: Presenting the Defendant to the Jury', Chicago-Kent Law Review, 29.
- Tait, D. and Rossner, M. (2011), 'Contested Emotions: Adversarial Rituals in Non-Adversarial Justice Procedures', Monash Law Review, 18.
- Tait, D. (2011), 'Deliberating about terrorism: Prejudice and jury verdicts in a mock terrorism trial', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 17.
- Tait, D. (2009), 'Democratic spaces in a citadel of authority', Architecture Australia, 2.
- Tait, D. and Mow, K. (2008), 'Research Capacity Building: Does History Really Matter', International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 8.
- Carney, T., Beaupert, F., Perry, J. and Tait, D. (2008), 'Advocacy and Participation in Mental Health Cases: Realisable rights or pipe dream', Law in Context, 23.
- Beaupert, F., Carney, T., Tait, D. and Topp, V. (2008), 'Property management orders in the mental health context: protection or empowerment', UNSW Law Journal, 30.
- Carney, T., Tait, D. and Beaupert, F. (2008), 'Pushing the Boundaries: Realising Rights through Mental Health Tribunal Processes', Sydney Law Review, 28.
- Carney, T., Tait, D., Richardson, A. and Touyz, S. (2008), 'Why (and when) clinicians compel treatment of anorexia nervosa patients', European Eating Disorders Review, 8.
- Horan, J. and Tait, D. (2007), 'Do juries adequately represent the community? A case study of civil juries in Victoria', Journal of Judicial Administration, 21.
- Tait, D. (2007), 'Rethinking the Role of the Image in Justice: Visual Evidence and Science in the Trial Process', Law, Probability and Risk, 8.
- Carney, T., Tait, D. and Touyz, S. (2007), 'Coercion is coercion? Reflections on trends in the use of compulsion in treating anorexia nervosa', Australasian Psychiatry, 6.
- Goodman-Delahunty, J. and Tait, D. (2006), 'DNA and the Changing Face of Justice', Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 10.
- Carney, T., Wakefield, A., Tait, D. and Touyz, S. (2006), 'Reflections on coercion in the treatment of severe anorexia nervosa', Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 7.
- Carney, T., Tait, D., Chappell, D. and Beaupert, F. (2006), 'Mental Health Tribunals: 'TJ' Implications of Weighing Fairness, Freedom, Protection and Treatment', Journal of Judicial Administration, 14.
- Tait, D., Carney, T., Wakefield, A., Ingvarson, M. and Touyz, S. (2005), 'Coercion in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: Clinical, ethical and legal implications', Medicine and Law, 20.
- Carney, T., Saunders, D., Tait, D., Touyz, S. and Ingvarson, M. (2004), 'Therapeutic Pathways in Treatment of Severe Anorexia Nervosa', Contemporary Issues in Law, 19.
- Chapman, B., Frieberg, A., Quiggan, J. and Tait, D. (2004), 'Using the tax system to collect fines', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 13.
- Tait, D. (2003), 'The Ritual Environment of the Mental Health Tribunal Hearing: Inquiries and Reflections', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 6.
- Carney, T., Tait, D., Saunders, D., Touyz, S. and Beaumont, P. (2003), 'Institutional Options in Management of Coercion in Anorexia Treatment: The antipodean experiment', International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 29.
- Carney, T., Saunders, D., Tait, D., Touyz, S., Wakefield, A. and Beumont, P. (2003), 'Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Anorexia: A Synergy', Law in Context. Special Issue: Therapeutic Jurisprudence, 20.
- Tait, D. (2001), 'Popular Sovereignty and the Justice Process, towards a comparative methodology for observing court rituals', Contemporary Justice Review, 18.
- Tait, D. (2001), 'Pardons in Perspective: the Role of Forgiveness in Criminal Justice', Federal Sentencing Reporter, 5.
- Schwartz, M., DeKeseredy, W., Tait, D. and Alvi, S. (2001), 'Male Peer Support and a Feminist Routine Activities Theory: Understanding Sexual Assault on the College Campus', Justice Quarterly, 27.
Conference Papers
- Beaupert, F., Carney, T. and Tait, D. (2008), 'Mental Health Tribunals: Balancing Fairness, Freedom, Protection and Right to Treatment?', Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 28th Annual Congress, .
- Beaupert, F., Carney, T. and Tait, D. (2006), 'Aspects of mental health tribunal processes that may impact on their therapeutic potential', Third international conference on therapeutic jurisprudence, .
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | Interpreters in court: witness credibility with interpreted testimony [via UNSW] |
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| Years: | 2011-11-10 - 2014-11-09 |
| ID: | P00019987 |
| UWS Researchers: | Sandra Hale, David Tait, Meredith Rossner and Uldis Ozolins |
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| Title: | Juror confidence in justice: democratic participation or deference to authority? |
| Years: | 2009-05-18 - 2013-10-31 |
| ID: | P00017023 |
| UWS Researchers: | David Tait |
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| Title: | Fortress or sanctuary? Enhancing court safety by managing people, places and processes |
| Years: | 2009-11-12 - 2013-09-30 |
| ID: | P00017025 |
| UWS Researchers: | David Tait |
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| Title: | Just Spaces: security without prejudice in the wireless courtroom |
| Years: | 2012-07-01 - 2016-01-06 |
| ID: | P00020643 |
| UWS Researchers: | David Tait and Meredith Rossner |
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Previous Projects
| Title: | Gateways to Justice: improving video-mediated communications for justice participants |
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| Years: | 2009-12-01 - 2012-06-30 |
| ID: | P00017024 |
| UWS Researchers: | David Tait |
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| Title: | Juries and interactive visual evidence: impacts on deliberation processes and outcomes (JIVE) |
| Years: | 2009-06-01 - 2011-07-30 |
| ID: | P00017026 |
| UWS Researchers: | David Tait |
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| Title: | Towards Cyberjustice [via University of Montreal] |
| Years: | 2011-12-01 - 2013-03-31 |
| ID: | P00020926 |
| UWS Researchers: | David Tait and Meredith Rossner |
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| Title: | Experience of Muslims in Australian and US courts |
| Years: | 2011-11-09 - 2013-02-28 |
| ID: | P00020502 |
| UWS Researchers: | Adam Possamai and David Tait |
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