Emeritus Professor Toni Makkai
BA, MSPD, PhD
Emeritus Professor, College of Arts and Social Sciences
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Areas of expertise
- Causes And Prevention Of Crime 160201
- Criminology 1602
- Crime Policy 160504
- Sociological Methodology And Research Methods 160807
Research interests
- Drugs and Crime
- Crime statistics
- Quantitative methods
- Regulation and compliance
- Research impact
Biography
Toni is Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Social Research and Methods. Prior to this she was the Dean and Director of the College of Arts and Social Sciences and Chair of the College Executive for 7 years. She was elected secretary to the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH) for 4 years.
She is currently the Chair of the Industry and International Board, Griffith Institute of Criminology, Deputy-President, Ted Noffs Foundation, and Board member of the Survey Research Centre Pty Ltd.
She was Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology from 2003-2008 and has held various research and teaching roles at the University of Queensland and the University of Salford, UK. Her first academic post was an ARC postdoctoral fellowship in the Research School of Social Sciences, ANU.
She has a strong focus on policy relevant research including drugs and crime, crime statistics, drug courts, regulation and compliance, social and political attitudes and the sociology of professional careers.
She has published widely in these fields with over 100 peer reviewed journal articles, numerous chapters in books and government reports and monographs.
She has held ARC, NH&MRC, and NDLERF grants and numerous consultancies during her career.
Career highlights:
Establishing the first national monitoring program on drug use and crime in Australia (DUMA) in 1999; Membership of the Australian National Council on Drugs (2006-2011); chair of the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (2003-2007); member of the Australian Government Delegation to UN Crime Commission meetings (2004-2007); first female director of the Australian Institute of Criminology (2003-2008); Dean of ANU College of Arts and social Sciences (2008-2015); Purchase of the Survey Research Centre Pty Ltd by ANU Enterprise and establishment of the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Centre in 2015 to facilitate high quality impactful social policy research at ANU.
Researcher's projects
2012-2013 ARC LEIF Grant (LE110100136), The Saulwick Age Poll Archive ($140,000) CI with M. Considine, D. J Muller, G. McCarthy, M. Goot
2012-213 OLTC Grant, Academic Leadership for Succession: research and implementation across the Arts, social sciences and humanities in Australia ($75,000)
Publications
- Sarre, R, Bartels, L & Makkai, T 2020, We need to consider granting bail to unsentenced prisoners to stop the spread of coronavirus, p. 1.
- McAllister, I & Makkai, T 2020, 'Populism and Charity Donations: An Australian Case Study', Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 1-7.
- McAllister, I & Makkai, T 2020, 'The effect of public opinion and politics on attitudes towards pill testing: Results from the 2019 Australian Election Study', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 521-529.
- McAllister, I & Makkai, T 2018, 'Battlers and Aspirationals: The Liberal Party and the Median Voter', in Shaun Wilson and Markus Hadler (ed.), Australian Social Attitudes IV: The age of insecurity, Sydney University Press, Sydney, pp. 117-132.
- Manning, M, Wong, G, Graham, T et al. 2018, 'Towards a 'smart' cost-benefit tool: using machine learning to predict the costs of criminal justice policy interventions', Crime Science, vol. 7, no. 20, pp. 1pp.
- McAllister, I & Makkai, T 2018, 'The decline and rise of class voting? From occupation to culture in Australia', Journal of Sociology, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 426-445.
- McAllister, I, & Makkai, T, 2018, 'Electoral Systems in Context: Australia', in Erik S. Herron, Robert J. Pekkanen, and Matthew S. Shugart (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems, Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America, pp. 763-780.
- Hayes, Hennessey and Makkai, Toni 2019 'Measuring Crime' in Tim Prenzler and Hennessey Hayes (Eds) An Introduction to Crime and Justice in Australia Pearson Education Australia 5th Edition
- Makkai, T & Prenzler, T 2019, 'The Nature and Prevalence of Crime', in Hennessey Hayes & Tim Prenzler (ed.), em>An Introduction to Crime and Criminology (5th Edition), Pearson Australia, Sydney..
- Allen, Liz, Archer, Tempe and Makkai, Toni, 2013, Academic leadership for succession: research and implementation across the arts, social sciences and humanities in Australia, Office for LEarning and Teaching, Australian Government
- Makkai, T & Beattie, J 2012, 'The impact of amphetamine-type stimulant use on law enforcement: patterns and responses', in Steve Allsop and Nicole Lee (ed.), Perspectives on amphetamine-type stimulants, IP Communications, Melbourne Australia, pp. 161-172.
- Makkai, T, Homel, P, Behm, A et al 2007, Review of the National Community Grants Program.
- Makkai, T & Taylor, N 2009, 'Immigrants as Victims of Crime: The Australian Experience', in William F McDonald (ed.), Immigration, Crime and Justice, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, Bingley, United Kingdom, pp. 95-105.
- Makkai, T & Fleming, J 2009, 'Diffusion', in Alison Wakefield and Jenny Fleming (ed.), The SAGE Dictionary of Policing, Sage Publications Inc, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC, pp. 82-84.
- Makkai, T & Temple, J 2008, 'Appendix B, Drugs and crime: calculating attributable fractions from the DUMA and DUCA projects', in David J. Collins and Helen M. Lapsley (ed.), The costs of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug abuse to Australian society in 2004/05, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, pp. 102-113.
- Braithwaite, J, Makkai, T & Braithwaite, V 2007, Regulating aged care: ritualism and the new pyramid, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA.
- Makkai, T 2006, 'Researching Transnational Crime: The Australian Institute of Criminology', Global Governance, vol. 12, pp. 119-125.
- Makkai, T & Payne, J 2005, 'Illicit Drug Use and Offending Histories: A study of Male Incarcerated Offenders in Australia', Probation Journal, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 153-168.
- Makkai, T, Schulte, C & Mouzos, J 2005, Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA): 2004 annual report on drug use among police detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra Australia.
- Makkai, T & Mouzos, J 2004, Women's Experiences of Male Violence: Findings from the Australian component of the International Violence against women survey (IVAWS), Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T, Ratcliffe, J, Veraar, K et al 2004, ACT Recidivist Offenders, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T & McCusker, R 2004, 'What do we need to know? Improving the evidence base on trafficking in human beings in the Asia Pacific Region', Development Bulletin (Canberra), vol. 66, pp. 36-42.
- Makkai, T & Payne, J 2003, 'Key Findings from the Drug Use Careers of Offenders (DUCO) Study', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 267, pp. 1-8.
- McGregor, K & Makkai, T 2003, 'Self-reported drug use: How prevalent is under-reporting?', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 260, pp. 1-6.
- McAllister, I & Makkai, T 2003, 'Antisocial behaviour among young Australians while under the influence of illicit drugs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 211-222.
- Makkai, T, Morris, L, Sallybanks, J et al 2003, 'Sport, Physical Activity and Antisocial Behaviour in Youth', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 249, pp. 1-6.
- Western, M, Dwan, K, Western, J et al 2003, 'Computerisation in Australian general practice', Australian Family Physician, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 180-185.
- wei, Z, Makkai, T & McGregor, K 2003, 'Drug Use Among a sample of Juvenile Detainees', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 258, p. 6.
- Shand, F, Topp, L, Darke, S et al. 2003, 'The Monitoring of drug trends in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 61-72.
- Makkai, T 2003, 'Substance use, psychological distress and crime', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 8, no. 179, pp. 399-400.
- Taylor, B, Brownstein, H, Parry, C et al 2003, 'Monitoring the use of illicit drugs in four countries through the International Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (I-ADAM) program', Criminal Justice, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 269-286.
- Makkai, T & McGregor, K 2003, Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA): 2002 Annual Report on Drug Use Among Police Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T, Weatherburn, D, Jones, C et al. 2003, 'Supply control and harm reduction: Lessons from the Australian heroin drought', Addiction, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 83-91.
- Makkai, T & Payne, J 2003, Drugs and Crime: A study of incarcerated male offenders, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T & Carcach, C 2002, Review of Victoria Police Crime Statistics, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T & McGregor, K 2002, Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA): 2001 Annual Report on Drug Use Among Police Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T 2002, 'The Emergence of Drug Courts in Australia', in Lana D. Harrison (ed.), Drug courts: current issues and future perspectives, Office of International Criminal Justice, Texas.
- Makkai, T 2002, 'The Emergence of Drug Courts in Australia', Substance Use and Misuse, vol. 37, pp. 1567-1594.
- Western, J, Makkai, T, McMillan, J et al 2002, 'The Nature and Characteristics of Professionals in Australia', in Russell G. Smith (ed.), Crime in the Professions, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Aldershot, pp. 33-52.
- Makkai, T & Johnson, D 2002, 'Australia', in Bruce Taylor (ed.), I-ADAM in eight countries: approaches and challenges, US Department of Justice, Washington.
- Makkai, T & Temple, J 2002, 'Drugs and Crime: calculating attributable fractions', in David Collins & Helen Lapsley (ed.), Counting the cost: estimates of the social costs of drug abuse in Australia in 1998-9, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, pp. tba.
- Makkai, T 2002, 'The most critical Unresolved Issues Associated with Contemporary Drug Courts', in Lana D. Harrison (ed.), Drug courts: current issues and future perspectives, Office of International Criminal Justice, Texas.
- Makkai, T & Goode, S 2002, 'Australia', in Karen McElrath (ed.), HIV and AIDS: a global view, Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, CT.
- Makkai, T, Western, J & Natalier, K 2001, 'Professions and the Public Good', Law in Context, vol. 19, pp. 21-44.
- Makkai, T 2001, 'Statistical Systems, Crime Statistics', in Neil J Smelser, Paul B Baltes (ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (2001), Elsevier, Oxford, UK, pp. 15053-15056.
- Makkai, T 2001, 'Alcohol and disorder in the Australian community: some results from the National Drug Strategy household survey', in Paul Williams (ed.), Alcohol, young persons and violence, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra, p. 28.
- Makkai, T 2001, 'Patterns of recent drug use amongst a sample of Australian detainees', Addiction, vol. 96, no. 12, pp. 1799-1808.
- Makkai, T 2001, 'Drug Use Amongst Police Detainees: Some Comparative Data', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 191.
- Makkai, T & McGregor, K 2001, Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA): 2000 Annual Report on Drug Use Among Police Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Western, J, Makkai, T & Natalier, K 2001, 'Professions and the Public Good', in Christopher Arup and Kathy Laster (ed.), For the Public Good. Pro Bono and the Legal Profession in Australia, The Federation Press, Leichhardt, NSW, pp. 21-44.
- McAllister, I & Makkai, T 2001, 'The Prevalence and Characteristics of Injecting Drug Users in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 20, pp. 29-36.
- Makkai, T & McAllister, I 2001, 'Prevalence of Tattooing and Body Piercing in the Australian Community', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 67-72.
- Makkai, T 2000, Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA): 1999 Annual Report on Drug Use Among Adult Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T & Teece, M 2000, 'Print Media Reporting on Drugs and Crime, 1995-1998', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 158, p. 6.
- Makkai, T, Fitzgerald, J & Doak, P 2000, Drug Use Among Police Detainees, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T 2000, Drug use monitoring in Australia (DUMA): drug detection testing, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T, Loxley, W & Johnson, D 2000, 'Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA): Drug Detection Testing 1999-2000', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 185.
- Makkai, T 2000, 'Drug Trends and Policies', in D Chappell and P Wilson (ed.), The Australian Criminal Justice System, Butterworths, Sydney, pp. 63-86.
- Makkai, T 2000, 'Drug Transactions:Some results from the DUMA project', in (ed.), Australian illicit drug report 1998-99 (7th ed), Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence, Canberra.
- Makkai, T 2000, 'Drugs and Property Crime', in (ed.), Australian illicit drug report 1998-99 (7th ed), Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence, Canberra, pp. 105-113.
- Makkai, T 1999, 'Linking Drugs and Criminal Activity: Developing an Integrated Monitoring System', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 109.
- Makkai, T & Feather, M 1999, 'DUMA: Preliminary Results from the Southport site', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 142.
- Makkai, T 1999, 'Harm Reduction in Australia: Politics, Policy and Public Opinion', in James A. Inciardi & Lana D. Harrison (ed.), Harm Reduction: National and International perspectives, Sage Publications Inc, Thousand Oaks, USA, pp. 171-192.
- Makkai, T 1999, 'Alcohol and Disorder in the Australian Community: Part II - Perpetrators', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 77.
- Makkai, T 1999, Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA): A Brief Description, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
- Makkai, T 1998, 'Drugs Courts: Issues and Prospects', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 95.
- Makkai, T & McAllister, I 1998, Patterns of Drug Use in Australia, 1985-95, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, Canberra.
- Makkai, T & McAllister, I 1998, Public Opinion Towards Drug Policies in Australia, 1985-95, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, Canberra.
- Makkai, T & McAllister, I 1997, Marijuana in Australia: Patterns and attitudes, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Makkai, T 1997, 'Alcohol and Disorder in the Australian Community: Part I - Victims', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, vol. 76.
- Braithwaite, V, Makkai, T & Pittelkow, Y 1997, 'Inglehart's materialism - postmaterialism concept: Clarifying the dimensionality debate through Rokeach's model of social values', Journal of Applied Social Psychology, vol. 26, no. 17, pp. 1536-1555.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Building Effective Drug and Alcohol Court-Based Interventions (Secondary Investigator)
- Political Engagement Among the Young: The 2016-19 Australian Election Study (Secondary Investigator)
- Determining the cost of alcohol to law enforcement (Secondary Investigator)
- Political Participation and Electoral Representation Among First and Second Generation Migrants to Australia (Secondary Investigator)
