CALL FOR PAPERS  Crises, Economy and Punishment International two-day conference 15-16 September 2016 Law School, University of A Coruña A Coruña , Spain Including keynote speakers Professor Russell Hogg (QUT) and CJRC Adjunct Professors Patricia Faraldo and Máximo Sozzo.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a research report titled the ‘The Social supply of cannabis among young people in Australia’. The research, funded by the National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, was co-authored by John Scott, QUT, and colleagues from Curtin University’s National Drug Research Institute…

     Dr Kelly Richards, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Justice, and a member of QUT’s Crime and Justice Research Centre, recently released a research report on the needs of non-violent Indigenous offenders. The research was funded by the Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse (IJC), which aims to…

                    Dr Cassandra Cross and Dr Kelly Richards, both researchers in the Crime and Justice Research Centre, recently published an article in a special issue of Current Issues In Criminal Justice, guest edited by Dr Alyce McGovern of the University of…

This post authored by Dr Kelly Richards from QUT originally appeared on The Conversation on Tuesday December 8, 2015.   The sexual abuse of children is, understandably, a key concern for the public. Child sexual abuse can cause long-lasting harms for victims, ranging from relationship difficulties to eating disorders. But misperceptions…

The latest issue of the British Journal of Criminology has just been published with the featured article “Southern Criminology” by the CJRC’s Professor Kerry Carrington, Professor Russell Hogg and Adjunct Professor Máximo Sozzo.  This issue also includes a book review of “Sex, Love and Abuse: Discourses on Domestic Violence and Sexual…

On 14 September, 2015, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (UK) hosted a roundtable meeting featuring Dr Deborah Drake (The Open University) and Professor Reece Walters (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane).

Last week, Habiba Sultana  was presented with the New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASS) Conference Postgraduate Prize for her paper ‘Sex as ‘work’: the Bangladeshi Context. Habiba, who has been completing a PhD fill-time with the School of Justice since 2014, said the prize topped a big year in…

The latest issue of the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy is now available online. To view the articles in the latest issue, click on the links below.

     Professor Kerry Carrington has just been announced in the line-up for the Sydney Opera House flagship talks festival, “All About Women!” taking place on March 6, 2016, where she will discuss issues surrounding Women and Violence.