Dr. Peter Grabosky

Professor

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Biography

Peter Grabosky holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University and has extensively written on criminal justice and public policy. His general research interests include computer crime, policing, and regulatory failure, with a specific focus on non-governmental institutions that promote public policy. Grabosky is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and an Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology. He received the Sellin-Glueck Award from the American Society of Criminology for his contributions to comparative and international criminology and the Prix Hermann Mannheim awarded by the International Centre of Comparative Criminology. In 2012, he was honored with the Gilbert Geis Lifetime Achievement Award from the (US) National White Collar Crime Center for his outstanding contributions in the field of white-collar crime. Grabosky served as the past president of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology and is a founding member and Vice President of the Asian Criminological Society. He spent 18.5 years at the Australian Institute of Criminology, contributing to important reports and addressing emerging issues in computer-related crime, and has authored books in collaboration with Russell Smith that have garnered international acclaim.

Research Interests

Experience

Director of Research

— Present

Australian Institute of Criminology • Canberra, Australia

Led significant research projects addressing various aspects of criminology.

Awards

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Sellin-Glueck Award

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Prix Hermann Mannheim

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Gilbert Geis Lifetime Achievement Award

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.