What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Law
- Statistics
- Criminology
Don Weatherburn spends much of his time researching Criminology, Demography, Human factors and ergonomics, Indigenous and Prison.
Don Weatherburn studies Criminal justice which is a part of Criminology.
His Demography research includes elements of Juvenile delinquency, Surgery and Methadone maintenance.
His studies in Human factors and ergonomics integrate themes in fields like Psychiatry, Injury prevention and Suicide prevention.
His research investigates the connection with Prison and areas like Imprisonment which intersect with concerns in Royal Commission and Aboriginal deaths in custody.
The subject of his Project commissioning research is within the realm of Publishing.
His most cited work include:
- Supply control and harm reduction: lessons from the Australian heroin 'drought'. (143 citations)
- The impact of opioid substitution therapy on mortality post-release from prison: retrospective data linkage study (105 citations)
- Fluctuations in heroin purity and the incidence of fatal heroin overdose. (99 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of investigation include Criminology, Law, Project commissioning, Publishing and Prison.
His study on Imprisonment, Criminal justice and Recidivism is often connected to Indigenous as part of broader study in Criminology.
Don Weatherburn works mostly in the field of Imprisonment, limiting it down to topics relating to Demography and, in certain cases, Occupational safety and health, Cohort, Human factors and ergonomics and Property crime.
When carried out as part of a general Law research project, his work on Guilty plea is frequently linked to work in Criminal court and High rate, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
The various areas that he examines in his Project commissioning study include Social science and Advertising.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Crime statistics and Public relations.
He most often published in these fields:
- Criminology (36.75%)
- Law (26.07%)
- Project commissioning (21.79%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?
- Law (26.07%)
- Criminology (36.75%)
- Prison (16.24%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Don Weatherburn mainly focuses on Law, Criminology, Prison, Demography and Imprisonment.
His work on Project commissioning, Publishing and Guilty plea as part of his general Law study is frequently connected to Criminal court and Non domestic, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Criminology, Possession is strongly linked to Conviction.
His study in Prison is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Psychiatry, Recidivism and Suspended sentence.
His Psychiatry study combines topics in areas such as Injury prevention and Occupational safety and health.
His Demography research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Property crime, Suicide prevention, Cohort and Confidence interval.
Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The impact of opioid substitution therapy on mortality post-release from prison: retrospective data linkage study (105 citations)
- The deterrent effects of Australian street-level drug law enforcement on illicit drug offending at outdoor music festivals (40 citations)
- Arresting Incarceration: Pathways Out of Indigenous Imprisonment (27 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Law
- Statistics
- Psychiatry
Demography, Psychiatry, Cohort, Law and Prison are his primary areas of study.
His Demography study incorporates themes from Occupational safety and health, Suicide prevention, Crime statistics and Human factors and ergonomics.
His research on Suicide prevention frequently links to adjacent areas such as Criminology.
His work investigates the relationship between Psychiatry and topics such as Injury prevention that intersect with problems in Drug, Heroin, Drug overdose and Emergency department.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Alcohol consumption and Socioeconomics in addition to Law.
His Prison study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Propensity score matching and Labour economics.
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