John Myrtle*
‘Vale David Biles: A pioneer of Australian criminology‘, Age, 6 June 2017 (an earlier, edited version appeared in the Canberra Times)
‘David Biles was a pioneer of criminology in Australia. Over many years he contributed to the development of policy in the field, particularly as it related to prison management and corrections.’
* John Myrtle was principal librarian at the Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra. He produces Online Gems for Honest History, drawing upon his extensive database of references, and has written a number of book reviews for us, also.