Professor David Tait

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
Extension:6785
Mobile:
Location:21.G.18
Bankstown
Website:

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

  • 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

  • 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]
Years:2011-11-10 - 2014-11-09
ID:P00019987
UWS Researchers:Sandra Hale, David Tait, Meredith Rossner and Uldis Ozolins
Funding:
  • Department of Justice Victoria
  • Department of Justice and Attorney-General Qld
  • Department of Attorney General and Justice NSW
  • ICE Design Australia Pty Ltd
  • ONCALL Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd
  • Peddle Thorp & Walker Pty Limited
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration
  • The Australian Federation of Deaf Societies
Title:Juror confidence in justice: democratic participation or deference to authority?
Years:2009-05-18 - 2013-10-31
ID:P00017023
UWS Researchers:David Tait
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
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
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • WA Department of the Attorney General
  • Family Court of Australia
  • Department of Justice Victoria
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
Funding:
  • Forbes Chambers Pty Ltd
  • Hassell Ltd
  • ICE Design Australia Pty Ltd
  • Katsieris Origami
  • Department of Attorney General and Justice NSW
  • Peddle Thorp & Walker Pty Limited
  • WA Department of the Attorney General
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)

Previous Projects

Title:Gateways to Justice: improving video-mediated communications for justice participants
Years:2009-12-01 - 2012-06-30
ID:P00017024
UWS Researchers:David Tait
Funding:
  • WA Department of the Attorney General
  • Peddle Thorp & Walker Pty Limited
  • Australian Federal Police
  • Jumbo Vision International Pty Ltd
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
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
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • Australian Federal Police
Title:Towards Cyberjustice [via University of Montreal]
Years:2011-12-01 - 2013-03-31
ID:P00020926
UWS Researchers:David Tait and Meredith Rossner
Funding:
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
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
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

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