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Lionel Keith Murphy — An Appreciation

Lionel Keith Murphy — An Appreciation AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (December 1986) 19 (193-194) EDITORIAL Mr Justice Lionel Murphy died in Canberra on 21 October 1986. As Senator, Attorney-General and High Court judge he had a great impact in many important areas of Australian life. As a person, he had the rare ability to inspire people, particularly young people, with his vision of life that was both humane and optimistic. He was, of course, a controversial figure - almost inevitably so given his qualities and high public profile, but that is not of concern here. He made a great contribution to criminology (giving that term a wide interpretation) and it is fitting that his achievements in this area be accorded some recognition in the ANZ Journal of Criminology. As a Minister in the Whitlam government, he was responsible for a range of measures of criminological significance. The Criminology Research Act 1971 which established the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Criminology Research Council had come into operation shortly before Lionel Murphy became Attorney-General. Lionel Murphy was the responsible Minister during the first years of the Institute of Criminology's life and took considerable interest in its development and performance, an interest he maintained for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

Lionel Keith Murphy — An Appreciation

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology , Volume 19 (4): 2 – Dec 1, 1986
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© The Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology and Authors, 1986
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0004-8658
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1837-9273
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AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (December 1986) 19 (193-194) EDITORIAL Mr Justice Lionel Murphy died in Canberra on 21 October 1986. As Senator, Attorney-General and High Court judge he had a great impact in many important areas of Australian life. As a person, he had the rare ability to inspire people, particularly young people, with his vision of life that was both humane and optimistic. He was, of course, a controversial figure - almost inevitably so given his qualities and high public profile, but that is not of concern here. He made a great contribution to criminology (giving that term a wide interpretation) and it is fitting that his achievements in this area be accorded some recognition in the ANZ Journal of Criminology. As a Minister in the Whitlam government, he was responsible for a range of measures of criminological significance. The Criminology Research Act 1971 which established the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Criminology Research Council had come into operation shortly before Lionel Murphy became Attorney-General. Lionel Murphy was the responsible Minister during the first years of the Institute of Criminology's life and took considerable interest in its development and performance, an interest he maintained for

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Published: Dec 1, 1986

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