The recently concluded School of Justice unit JSB305 Professional Justice Placement has again proven highly successful, with positive outcomes attributed to every one of the students involved.
The unit provides experience in applying discipline knowledge in professional practice to strengthen discipline-specific learning and specialisation. In particular, it provides an understanding of professional communication protocols, professional conduct and risks within a workplace setting, a critical understanding of the role of reflection on learning and self-evaluation in professional environments, and analytical processes relevant to practice and Work Integrated Learning.
For example, while placed with the Bravehearts organisation student Monty Briggs undertook an independent project focused on online risks for children and young people (with a particular emphasis on immersive technologies). His supervisor described Monty’s efforts as resulting in a comprehensive and insightful research paper that will be incredibly valuable to the ongoing work of Bravehearts in this area. Monty was also commended for the professionalism and enthusiasm he showed in the workplace.
For her placement with the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, student Charlotte Forest contributed to a rapid review focused on online interventions designed to disrupt violence and/or change violent behaviour among individuals using domestic and family violence. The feedback provided by Charlotte’s placement supervisor commended her on her outstanding research and communication skills, as well as her ability to work autonomously; she further noted that Charlotte’s performance had proven of immense value to both the agency and the broader domestic violence prevention sector. As a result, the agency is planning to publish the results in a peer-reviewed academic journal with Charlotte listed as an author.
And student Armina Apan, who was placed with the Queensland Police Service Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command, was commended for her contributions to the development of an online training project: Armina’s work was described as highly professional and innovative, with her supervisor stating that her contributions would leave a lasting positive impact on the workplace. Armina has since taken up a full-time role with a domestic violence advocacy service, and she advises the experience and confidence she developed through her placement were crucial to her success in obtaining this position.
Congratulations to all of the other JSB305 students, each of whom received glowing endorsements from their supervisors and were highly rated for the work they undertook over the course of the semester: Olivia Moussie; Naomi Harron; Eva Rutkin; Amanuel Daniel; Tapie Masvaure; Amy Wilson; Sophie Morrow; Kate Davis; Will McKay; Jasmine Elliott; Lily Dwan; Brennan May-Chow.
Undertaking a placement is a great way for justice students to gain valuable real-world experience and to strengthen their resumes. Placement opportunities for Semester 1 2026 will be advertised in January and will cover a wide range agencies … please see the announcement dated 12 November on the Justice Students Community Site for more details.
If you have any further queries, please contact Dr Dean Biron: dean.biron@qut.edu.au
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