Juan Tauri

Juan Tauri is Professor of Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, where he commenced his appointment in May 2024. A member of the Ngāti Porou iwi and an Indigenous criminologist from Aotearoa New Zealand, Tauri earned his PhD from the University of Wollongong and an MPhil in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. His distinguished career encompasses prior roles as Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Waikato, Associate Professor at the Public Policy Institute of the University of Auckland, and visiting appointments including at the University of Wollongong. He maintains an adjunct position as Associate Professor at the University of Waikato and contributes actively to academic discourse as a social activist focused on Indigenous issues.

Tauri's scholarship concentrates on critical Indigenous criminology, interrogating state criminal justice responses, restorative justice practices, colonial legacies in settler-colonial jurisdictions, research ethics involving First Nations peoples, and media representations of Indigenous communities. With over 2,600 citations on Google Scholar, his influential publications include the co-authored book Indigenous Criminology (Policy Press, 2016, with Chris Cunneen; 471 citations), which explores Indigenous perspectives on criminology and justice; "Indigenous peoples, criminology, and criminal justice" (Annual Review of Criminology, 2019; 221 citations); "Māori, family group conferencing and the mystifications of restorative justice" (Victims & Offenders, 2016, with P. Moyle; 124 citations); "Indigenous critique of authoritarian criminology" (2013; 122 citations); and "Criminal justice as a colonial project in contemporary settler colonialism" (African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies, 2014; 98 citations). Recent works address decolonisation in criminology and racialized surveillance of Māori youth. At Melbourne, he teaches courses such as Criminal Justice Knowledge Production (CRIM90011) and Policing (CRIM20003), shaping future scholars in the field. Tauri's contributions extend to public panels, including discussions on Indigenous masculinity and media misrepresentation.

Professional Email: juan.tauri@unimelb.edu.au