Adjunct Professor Liqun Cao from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Canada has recently co-authored an article published in the journal International Sociology. 

    Dr Cassandra Cross has recently had her article ‘But I’ve never sent them any personal details apart from my driver’s licence number …’: Exploring seniors’ attitudes towards identity crime published in the Security Journal. Abstract: Identity crime is argued to be one of the most significant…

The finale for QUT’s annual Crime Club took place last night at the Banco Court in the Supreme Court Complex in Brisbane. The winners Priyata Pal, Alison Da-Fonte, Bridget Callanan, Melodee Luangamath and Sian Retchless from Team 8 received a large trophy and a cheque for $1000. Congratulations to this…

In 2013, the Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association (QPCYWA) provided funding for researchers from QUT’s Crime and Justice Research Centre to undertake an evaluation of the crime prevention and community safety impacts of Police-Citizens Youth Clubs (PCYCs) in Queensland. The researchers – Dr Cassandra Cross, Dr Angela…

The Australian Injury Prevention Network (AIPN) is hosting the 12th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference from 25th-27th November at the University of Sydney. Included in the conference program is a dedicated symposium on “The relationship between family violence and injury: Are we doing enough in Australia?” featuring leading…

Save the date for next year’s Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference which will be held in Tasmania.

           QUT Crime and Justice Research Centre criminologist Dr Kelly Richards has released a new book with Oxford University Press, with co-authors Professors Chris Cunneen (UNSW) and Rob White (UTas). The book, Juvenile Justice: Youth and Crime in Australia, Fifth edition explores young people…

       QUT’s Associate Professor Gordon Tait and Professor Belinda Carpenter have recently had their article “Suicide, statistics and the coroner: A comparative study of death investigations” published in the latest edition of the Journal of Sociology. 

   The International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy is an open access, blind peer reviewed journal that publishes critical research about challenges confronting criminal justice systems around the world. The latest edition is now available online. VOL 4, NO 3 (2015): INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR CRIME, JUSTICE…

     Yesterday, the Huffington Post Australia featured an article about QUT’s new Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence and spoke with course coordinator Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz. Course coordinator Molly Dragiewicz told The Huffington Post Australia it took a tragedy to bring domestic violence issues to light. “Unfortunately, it’s an…