Yvette Tinsley
Associate Professor
Law
Victoria University of Wellington
Australia
Biography
Yvette Tinsley's teaching and research interests are primarily in criminal law and justice, evidence, and law and forensic science. She previously worked at the University of Birmingham in the UK, where she also studied law and politics at undergraduate level, and gained her PhD in law. Yvette was one of the primary researchers involved in juries research published by the New Zealand Law Commission, the results of which have received international recognition. Recent research includes a review of maximum penalties and Law Foundation funded research on pre-trial and trial processes for sexual violence offences.
Research Interest
Criminal law, justice and sentencing; Evidence; Law and science.
Publications
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(with Richard Mahoney, Elisabeth McDonald and Scott Optican) Evidence Act 2006: Act and Analysis (3rd ed, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2014) pp 724. (with Elisabeth McDonald (eds)) From "Real Rape" to Real Justice: Prosecuting Rape in New Zealand (Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2011) 552 pp . (with Elisabeth McDonald, Richard Mahoney and Scott Optican) The Evidence Act 2006 – Act & Analysis (2nd ed, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2010) 626 pp.
