Patrick O'Malley University of Sydney, Australia

Pat O’Malley is Professorial Research Fellow, and previously was Canada Research Chair in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Ottawa. Most of his work has focused on issues of risk and security, especially in relation to crime prevention, drug harm minimisation, insurance and insurance law. Most recent work has focused on the centrality of ‘mundane governance’ that shapes much of life but often lies below the horizon for socio-legal researchers. This work includes an ARC funded project on the development of risk-based approaches to fire safety and security in urban areas, and another on the development of risk-based approaches to traffic regulation.