David Indermaur
{{short description|Australian psychologist}}
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David Indermaur is an Australian clinical psychologist and writer.
Education and career
Indermaur graduated from the University of Western Australia, obtaining a masters in clinical psychology in 1979 and a Doctor of Law in 1997.https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament%5CCommit.nsf/(Evidence+Lookup+by+Com+ID)/9E634C5759B6CA0A48257831003C124F/$file/Dr+David+Indermaur+CV.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} In 1976 he worked as a psychologist for prisoners in Western Australia, researching public views on punishment for crimes and court sentencing.{{Cite journal|title=Offender Psychology and Sentencing|first=David|last=Indermaur|date=January 30, 1996|journal=Australian Psychologist|volume=31|issue=1|pages=15–19|doi=10.1080/00050069608260169}} In the 1980s and 1990s Indermaur worked on criminal investigations involving drugs and violent crime. His research involves the decision making processes of violent crime offenders in Australia.{{Cite journal|title=Violent Crime in Australia: Patterns and Politics|first=David|last=Indermaur|date=December 30, 2000|journal=Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology|volume=33|issue=3|pages=287–299|doi=10.1177/000486580003300303|s2cid=147854829}}{{Cite journal|title=Are we becoming more violent? A comparison of trends in violent and property offenses in Australia and Western Australia|first=David|last=Indermaur|date=September 1, 1995|journal=Journal of Quantitative Criminology|volume=11|issue=3|pages=247–270|doi=10.1007/BF02221139|s2cid=143504642}} Later in the 1990s, Indermaur researched crime prevention, domestic violence, and road rage.{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/profiles/david-indermaur-192|title=David Indermaur|website=The Conversation|date=24 March 2011 }}{{Cite web|url=https://aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi195|title=Young Australians and domestic violence|first=David|last=Indermaur|date=November 3, 2017|website=Australian Institute of Criminology}} From 1989 until 1993 he was a lecturer at Edith Cowan University. He has also researched how the fear of crime negatively impacts communities and quality of life.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4yWe1cJgg-cC&q=david+indermaur&pg=PA61|title=Australia: Identity, Fear and Governance in the 21st Century|first1=Juliet|last1=Pietsch|first2=Haydn|last2=Aarons|date=November 1, 2012|publisher=ANU E Press|isbn=9781922144072|via=Google Books}}
On 20 April 2010 Indermaur was a speaker at the Rally For Your Rights event, organized by Search For Your Rights, where he criticized stop and search laws.{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/6147|title=David Indermaur speaks against Stop and Search laws|date=September 6, 2016|website=Green Left}}
Personal life
Indermaur is a member of the In der Maur family. He lives in Nedlands, Western Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://health.thewest.com.au/news/2660/break-up-without-breaking-the-kids|title=Break up without breaking the kids | Health+Medicine|first=Connie|last=Clarke|website=health.thewest.com.au|date=2 June 2023 }}
Bibliography
- Are we becoming more violent? A comparison of trends in violent and property offenses in Australia and Western Australia (1995)
- Violent Crime in Australia: Patterns and Politics (2000)
- Penal Populism and Public Opinion (2003)
- Confidence in the Criminal Justice System, Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice (2009)
- The Ethics of Research with Prisoners (2018)
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