Shannon Matchett | CCE
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Shannon Matchett

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Shannon Matchett is a solicitor with the ODPP, currently practising in Wagga Wagga. Previously, he prosecuted in Parramatta and the Sydney West Trial Courts. Shannon graduated from the University of New England in 2018 while employed as a researcher in criminology, focusing on family law and judicial interpretations of the ‘best interests of the child’. His major research interest is how psychology and the law intersect. He has previously presented CPD seminars on extra-curial punishment and tribal punishments. He is currently working on a presentation on assessing demeanour/body language, and the perils of armchair psychology in the jury room.
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