Allen Austin Bartholomew (23 October 1925 – 19 June 2004) was an Australian forensic psychologist and criminologist who played a major role in developing

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in Australia.

Career

Bartholomew negotiated with the University of Melbourne to establish both the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) and its official journal, the '' Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology'', in 1967. He went on to serve as the journal's first editor-in-chief from 1968 to 1980. In his honor, the ANZSOC and

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jointly honor the best article published in the ''Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology'' in a given year with the Allen Austin Bartholomew Award.

References

1925 births 2004 deaths Australian criminologists People educated at Caterham School Forensic psychiatrists Australian psychiatrists Academic staff of Monash University Academic staff of the University of Melbourne Academic journal editors {{Criminologist-stub