Dr. Jade Lindley

Biography

Jade Lindley is an Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA) Law School and a member of the UWA Oceans Institute. Her expertise lies in transnational organized crime and its nexus with international law, particularly in relation to environmental crimes such as illegal fishing. Since joining UWA Law School in 2016, she has published extensively on maritime environmental crimes and has offered insights into the regulatory frameworks surrounding these issues. Prior to her academic career, she worked for state and federal government organizations, including the Corruption and Crime Commission and the Australian Institute of Criminology. Jade has provided consultancy to the United Nations and contributed to discussions at the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. She holds a PhD from the Australian National University and has been a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge. Jade is also an alumna of the United States Department of State International Visitors Leadership Program, where she focused on strategic economic priorities in the Indian Ocean. Her research is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing the impacts of crime on communities and ecosystems.

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