Sharyn Jenkins

Biography

Sharyn is a solicitor in NSW and the High Court. She was admitted to practice in 2009. She has practiced mostly in the area of criminal defence for a private firm, but has also practiced in wills and estates, particularly contested estate matters. She is the current secretary of the Central West Law Society, and a member of the Law Society's Young Lawyers Criminal Law Committee. Sharyn has been teaching at CSU since 2013, and completed her diploma in learning and teaching in higher education in 2015. She was the honours co-ordinator for Justice Studies for the second half of 2015. Sharyn qualified as a registered nurse in 2001 and worked in several emergency departments, including RPA. Whilst working in emergency Sharyn developed an interest in law, and completed her Diploma in Law through the Legal Profession Admission Board. She completed her Master of Laws in 2012 through UNSW, specialising in both International Law and Crime and Criminology. She is a current PhD candidate with UNSW, looking into outcomes for victims where offenders are unavailable to the criminal justice system.

Research Interest

Sharyn has research interests in crime generally, and specifically how the justice system treats victims of crime, as well as the intersection of military justice with civilian justice systems. She has co-authored several submissions to the law reform commission, particularly on the Bail Act, Mandatory Sentencing, Intensive Correction Orders and limitations on the right to silence