By Professor Donald Weatherburn

Journal articles

Macdonald C; Weatherburn D; Lappin J, 2024, 'Diversion into mental health treatment: a survey of magistrates and treatment plans', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2313985

Macdonald C; Weatherburn D; Butler T; Albalawi O; Greenberg D; Farrell M, 2024, 'Who gets diverted into treatment? a study of defendants with psychosis', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 31, pp. 132 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2175070

Weatherburn D; Thomas B, 2023, 'The influence of Indigenous status on the issue of police cautions', Journal of Criminology, 56, pp. 253 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076221146326

Weatherburn D; Beranger B, 2023, 'The influence of neighbourhood disadvantage on charge dismissal: the case of drunk driving', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2023.2293329

Macdonald C; Weatherburn D, 2023, 'What matters to magistrates when considering diversion into mental health treatment?', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2243321

Tran AD; Weatherburn D; Poynton S, 2023, 'The savings associated with decriminalisation of drug use in New South Wales, Australia: A comparison of four drug policies', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.208983

Weatherburn D, 2022, 'Interjurisdictional differences in Australian imprisonment rates: Sentencing or arrest rates?', Journal of Criminology, 55, pp. 621 - 635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076221128997

Wan WY; Weatherburn D, 2022, 'Is arrest for prohibited drug use a prelude to more serious offending?', Journal of Criminology, 55, pp. 322 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076221105898

Alexeev S; Weatherburn D, 2022, 'Fines for illicit drug use do not prevent future crime: evidence from randomly assigned judges', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 200, pp. 555 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.06.015

Weatherburn D; Alexeev S; Livingston M, 2022, 'Changes in and correlates of Australian public attitudes toward illicit drug use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 1029 - 1040, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13426

Athanasopoulos G; Sarafidis V; Weatherburn D; Miller R, 2022, 'Longer-term impacts of trading restrictions on alcohol-related violence: insights from New South Wales, Australia', Addiction, 117, pp. 1304 - 1311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15774

Williams J; Weatherburn D, 2022, 'CAN ELECTRONIC MONITORING REDUCE REOFFENDING?', Review of Economics and Statistics, 104, pp. 232 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00954

Weatherburn D; Darke S; Zahra E; Farrell M, 2022, 'Who would try (or use more) cannabis if it were legal?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 386 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13360

Rahman S; Weatherburn D, 2021, 'Does Prison Deter Drunk-Drivers?', Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 37, pp. 979 - 1001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10940-020-09476-4

Wang JJJ; Fung T; Weatherburn D, 2021, 'The impact of the COVID-19, social distancing, and movement restrictions on crime in NSW, Australia', Crime Science, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40163-021-00160-x

Butler T; Schofield PW; Knight L; Ton B; Greenberg D; Scott RJ; Grant L; Keech AC; Gebski V; Jones J; Ellis A; Weatherburn D; Wilhelm K; Jones A; Churchill A; Allnutt S; Mitchell PB; Chappell D; Deste C; Villa D; Carr V, 2021, 'Sertraline hydrochloride for reducing impulsive behaviour in male, repeat-violent offenders (ReINVEST): Protocol for a phase IV, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e044656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044656

Alexeev S; Weatherburn D, 2021, 'The Australian ready-to-drink beverages tax missed its target age group', International Journal of Drug Policy, 95, pp. 103399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103399

Wang JJJ; Weatherburn D, 2021, 'The effect of police searches and move-on directions on property and violent crime in New South Wales', Journal of Criminology, 54, pp. 383 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048658211003637

Weatherburn D; Yeong S, 2021, 'Does correctional supervision of amphetamine users reduce the risk of re-offending?', Addiction, 116, pp. 1472 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15298

Weatherburn D; Albalawi O; Chowdhury N; Wand H; Adily A; Allnutt S; Butler T, 2021, 'Does mental health treatment reduce recidivism among offenders with a psychotic illness?', Journal of Criminology, 54, pp. 239 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865821996426

Sutherland R; Weatherburn D; Degenhardt L, 2021, 'A trial of Criminal Infringement Notices as an alternative to criminal penalties for illicit drug offences in New South Wales, Australia: Estimated savings', Drug and Alcohol Review, 40, pp. 93 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13142

Weatherburn D, 2020, 'Is tougher sentencing and bail policy the cause of rising imprisonment rates? A NSW case study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 53, pp. 563 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865820944975

Bun MJG; Kelaher R; Sarafidis V; Weatherburn D, 2020, 'Crime, deterrence and punishment revisited', Empirical Economics, 59, pp. 2303 - 2333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00181-019-01758-6

McKetin R; Boden JM; Foulds JA; Najman JM; Ali R; Degenhardt L; Baker AL; Ross J; Farrell M; Weatherburn D, 2020, 'The contribution of methamphetamine use to crime: Evidence from Australian longitudinal data', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 216, pp. 108262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108262

Bartels L; Weatherburn D, 2020, 'Building community confidence in community corrections', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 32, pp. 292 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2020.1801150

Wang JJ; Weatherburn D, 2019, 'Are police cautions a soft option? Reoffending among juveniles cautioned or referred to court', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 52, pp. 334 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865818794235

Gisev N; Bharat C; Larney S; Dobbins T; Weatherburn D; Hickman M; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2019, 'The effect of entry and retention in opioid agonist treatment on contact with the criminal justice system among opioid-dependent people: a retrospective cohort study', The Lancet Public Health, 4, pp. e334 - e342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30060-X

Weatherburn D, 2018, 'Australian imprisonment 2002–2016: Crime, policing and penal policy', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 51, pp. 537 - 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865818757585

Thorburn H; Weatherburn D, 2018, 'Effect of Indigenous status on sentence outcomes for serious assault offences', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 51, pp. 434 - 453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865817748179

Hughes CE; Moxham-Hall V; Ritter A; Weatherburn D; MacCoun R, 2017, 'The deterrent effects of Australian street-level drug law enforcement on illicit drug offending at outdoor music festivals', International Journal of Drug Policy, 41, pp. 91 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.12.018

Menéndez P; Kypri K; Weatherburn D, 2017, 'The effect of liquor licensing restrictions on assault: a quasi-experimental study in Sydney, Australia', Addiction, 112, pp. 261 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13621

Wan WY; Poynton S; Weatherburn D, 2016, 'Does parole supervision reduce the risk of re-offending?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 49, pp. 497 - 511, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865815585393

Weatherburn D; Halstead I; Ramsey S, 2016, 'The great (Australian) property crime decline:', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 51, pp. 257 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2016.tb01231.x

Menéndez P; Weatherburn DJ, 2016, 'Does the threat of longer prison terms reduce the incidence of assault?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 49, pp. 389 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865815575397

Weatherburn D, 2016, 'A response to Dr Humphreys', Addiction, 111, pp. 746 - 747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13250

Wan WY; Weatherburn D; Wardlaw G; Sarafidis V; Sara G, 2016, 'Do drug seizures predict drug-related emergency department presentations or arrests for drug use and possession?', International Journal of Drug Policy, 27, pp. 74 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.09.012

Gisev N; Shanahan M; Weatherburn DJ; Mattick RP; Larney S; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'A cost-effectiveness analysis of opioid substitution therapy upon prison release in reducing mortality among people with a history of opioid dependence', Addiction, 110, pp. 1975 - 1984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13073

Payne J; Weatherburn D, 2015, 'Juvenile Reoffending: A ten-year retrospective cohort analysis', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 50, pp. 349 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2015.tb00355.x

Gisev N; Shanahan M; Weatherburn D; Mattick RP; Larney S; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF OPIOID SUBSTITUTION THERAPY UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 34, pp. 29 - 29, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000367694000080&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Weatherburn D; Menéndez P; Tusell F, 2015, 'Postulation is no substitute for evidence: A rejoinder to Shepherd & Page', Addiction, 110, pp. 1584 - 1585, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13049

Menéndez P; Tusell F; Weatherburn D, 2015, 'The effects of liquor licensing restriction on alcohol-related violence in NSW, 2008-13', Addiction, 110, pp. 1574 - 1582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12951

Gisev N; Shanahan M; Weatherburn DJ; Mattick RP; Larney S; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Opioid Substitution Therapy upon Release in Reducing Mortality among Prisoners with a History of Opioid Dependence', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 24, pp. 481 - 482, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369980201134&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gisev N; Larney S; Gibson A; Kimber J; Burns L; Butler T; Mattick R; Weatherburn D; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The Effect of Treatment and Retention with Opioid Substitution Therapy in Reducing Crime Among Opioid-Dependent People', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 24, pp. 28 - 29, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369980200049&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Weatherburn D, 2015, 'We know too little about demand: Comments on 'cocaine's fall'', Addiction, 110, pp. 738 - 739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12749

Weatherburn D; Schnepel KT, 2015, 'Economic adversity and crime: Old theories and new evidence: Old', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 50, pp. 89 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2015.tb00336.x

Degenhardt L; Larney S; Kimber J; Gisev N; Farrell M; Dobbins T; Weatherburn DJ; Gibson A; Mattick R; Butler T; Burns L, 2015, 'The impact of opioid substitution therapy on mortality post-release from prison', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 146, pp. e260 - e260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.173

Wan WY; Weatherburn D; Wardlaw G; Sarafidis V; Sara G, 2014, 'Supply-side reduction policy and drug-related harm', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice

Degenhardt L; Larney S; Kimber J; Gisev N; Farrell M; Dobbins T; Weatherburn DJ; Gibson A; Mattick R; Butler T; Burns L, 2014, 'The Impact of Opioid Substitution Therapy on Mortality Post-Release from Prison: A Retrospective Data Linkage Study', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 23, pp. 346 - 346, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000342763600643&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gisev N; Gibson A; Larney S; Kimber J; Williams M; Clifford A; Doyle M; Burns L; Butler T; Weatherburn DJ; Degenhardt L, 2014, 'Offending, custody and opioid substitution therapy treatment utilisation among opioid-dependent people in contact with the criminal justice system: Comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians', BMC Public Health, 14, pp. 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-920

Wan WY; Poynton S; Van Doorn G; Weatherburn D, 2014, 'Parole supervision and reoffending', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice

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