The Crime and Justice Research Centre has been well-represented by Centre members and postgraduate students at this year’s annual ANZSOC conference in Adelaide, hosted by Flinders University.
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy surpasses 100,000 downloads!
It has been a great year for the journal: our most successful ever. Today the journal has surpassed 150,000 abstract views and 100,000 pdf downloads. Also this year the journal was selected for inclusion into the elite data bases of Scopus and Web of Science. This is a…
“Boiler room scams destroy lives yet police blame victims” by Dr Cassandra Cross
This post authored by Dr Cassandra Cross from QUT originally appeared on The Conversation on Friday November 13, 2015. Queensland’s Gold Coast has the dubious reputation of being the nation’s investment fraud capital, particularly for boiler room scams, a fact supported by the Queensland Organised Crime Commission of…
CALL FOR PROPOSALS — ROUTLEDGE BOOK SERIES: “VICTIMS, CULTURE AND SOCIETY”
Call for Proposals for Routledge Book Series – “Victims, Culture and Society.” Series editors: Professor Kerry Carrington, QUT, Brisbane, and Professor Sandra Walklate, University of Liverpool
Recent Publication by CJRC Adjunct Professors Nancy Wonders and Mona Danner!
Adjunct Professors Nancy Wonders (Northern Arizona University) and Mona Danner (Old Dominion University) have recently co-authored an article published in the international journal Critical Criminology.
Upcoming Event — “Women in Prison Task Force Report: 30 Years On”
The NSW Women in Prison Task Force Report was released in 1985. It contained 269 recommendations. Central to the report was the view that the number of women in prison should be reduced and that most of the women in prison should not be there as they were…
Recently Published: “Queering Criminology”
“Queering Criminology”, co-edited by QUT’s Dr Angela Dwyer and Dr Matthew Ball, along with Associate Professor Thomas Crofts from the University of Sydney, has been published and is now available. The book draws together both theoretical and empirical contributions that develop the growing scholarship being produced at the intersection of ‘queer’ and…
Reminder for Upcoming Symposium: “The Prevention of Violence Against Children: Research, Policy and Practice”
The Children and Youth Research Centre (CYRC) are hosting a symposium on The Prevention of Violence Against Children: Research, Policy and Practice Symposium from 17- 18 November, 2015. The Symposium will be held at QUT’s Gardens Theatre Foyer, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, Australia.
Upcoming Event — “Tackling Drug Driving in Queensland: Leading Research and Action Symposium”
The Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland (CARRS-Q) is hosting an upcoming symposium focusing on drug driving. Featuring a range of speakers, the symposium will cover current and emerging trends in prescription medication, alcohol and other drugs in the workplace and roadside drug testing. A dedicated session will also…
QUT’s Harriet Horsfall Announced as Queensland’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar !
First-class honours graduate Harriet Horsfall from the School of Justice (Faculty of Law) was announced as the 2016 Queensland Rhodes Scholar yesterday at Government House.