The Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science at Swinburne University in Melbourne are hosting an upcoming conference “Safer communities, safer relationships: Generating solutions for reducing persistent violence and other serious offending” to be held in Tuscany, Italy, from the 4-6 October 2017.
Available Professor position in the School of Justice – Apply Now!
QUT’s School of Justice in the Faculty of Law is currently advertising an on-going Professor position, with applications closing on 11 December 2016. About the position: The position will contribute to postgraduate and undergraduate teaching. Individuals with a research focus complementary to research strengths of the discipline and…
Upcoming Event – “Cannabis Law Reform in Australia: Panaceas, Promise and Pitfalls”
The Australian Centre for Health Law Research and the Crime and Justice Research Centre are co-hosting an upcoming public lecture with guest speaker Professor Ian Freckelton. Title: “Cannabis Law Reform in Australia: Panaceas, Promise and Pitfalls” Date: Monday 21 November 2016 When: 5.00pm light refreshments followed by a 5.30pm – 6.30pm lecture Venue: Gibson Room, Level…
Featured abstract from 2017 Crime & Justice in Asia & Global South Conference
Next year, the Crime and Justice Research Centre will co-host the Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South International Conference with the Asian Criminological Society. The conference will be held in Cairns from 10-13 July 2017 and will feature international speakers: Professor Rosemary Barberet; Professor Jiahong…
CJRC Researchers discussing the Gable Tostee Murder Trial on ABC Radio
CJRC researchers Associate Professor Mark Lauchs and Dr Claire Ferguson from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, have spoken to ABC radio this morning about the Gable Tostee murder trial which finished in the Brisbane…
QUT Justice Alumnus wins IAWP Officer of the Year Award
Acting Assistant Commissioner Debbie Platz has been globally recognised after she was presented with the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) Officer of the Year Award at a luncheon in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday. Debbie is a QUT Justice Alumnus who completed a Graduate Certificate in Justice and…
Featured abstract from 2017 Crime & Justice in Asia & Global South Conference
Next year, the Crime and Justice Research Centre will co-host the Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South International Conference with the Asian Criminological Society. The conference will be held in Cairns from 10-13 July 2017 and will feature international speakers: Professor Rosemary Barberet; Professor Jiahong…
Upcoming Seminar – “Policing the Digital Age: Surveillance, Government Hacking and Rule-of-Law Online”
The Crime and Justice Research Centre and the Intellectual Property and Innovation Law Research Group from QUT’s Faculty of Law are co-hosting an upcoming seminar with guests speakers Dr Ian Warren and Dr Adam Molnar from Deakin University. This seminar will examine the intersections between policing, technology, surveillance, and the…
Sex Work and Southern Theory
This post authored by CJRC researcher Professor John Scott, CJRC Adjunct Professor Victor Minichiello, and Cameron Cox from Sex Workers Outreach Project Inc. originally appeared on The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) blog. Click here to access the original post. A diverse global network is fighting to stop…
Worried your emails might be spied on? Here’s what you can do
This post authored by Dr. Monique Mann originally appeared on The Conversation on Tuesday 11 October 2016. We live in a post-Edward Snowden world, in which US tech companies have been accused of complicity in mass surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA). One recent allegation is…