Australian True Crime

Why you should think twice about online vigilantism

Dr Renee Zahnow is an Urban Criminologist, and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland. She joins us today on Australian True Crime to discuss productive ways of thinking about those who criminally offend, keys to prevention for at risk youths, and the harmful results of people taking justice into their own hands. For Support:  <a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lifeline</a>  on 13 11 14 <a href="https://www.13yarn.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">13 YARN</a> on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meshel_laurie/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram </a>Guest: Dr Renee ZahnowExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew TankardThis episode contains an audio clip from the Daily Telegraph GET IN TOUCH: Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/australiantruecrimepodcas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@australiantruecrimepodcast</a> and Facebook  Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au Build your pro podcast with <a href="https://theaudiocollege.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Audio College</a> Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: <a href="https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime" rel="payment" target="_blank">https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime</a>.
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