This collaborative project between DVAC and QPS, and funded by QUT Centre for Justice, evaluated a pilot to improve the policing of Domestic and Family Violence by co-locating a specialist DV worker at Toowoomba Police Station. The report was written by Jess…
The Conversation: “The Morrison governments wants farmers to profit from looking after the land – but will anyone want to pay?”
In a The Conversation article titled, “The Morrison government wants farmers to profit from looking after the land – but will anyone want to pay?” QUT Centre for Justice member Associate Professor Felicity Deane reviews the government’s proposed “biodiversity stewardship” policy, and argues for a strategic vision to achieve…
QUT Appointment to ANROWS Advisory Group – “What Works”
Associate Professor Angela Higginson has been invited by ANROWS (Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety) to join the Advisory Group for their new What Works evidence portal and provide expert advice on their evidence rating scale. The What Works evidence portal will support policy and program staff…
QUT C4J and QCOSS ‘In Conversation’ Series: Hon Shannon Fentiman MP
QUT Centre for Justice, with Queensland Council of Social Services (QCOSS) looks forward to welcoming the Hon Shannon Fentiman MP, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Women, Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence to its “In Conversation” series. QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh will host an…
JSB255 Environmental Crime and Climate Change: Prize-winning essays
This summer, QUT School of Justice unit Environmental Crime and Climate Change (JSB255) featured the inaugural Environmental Justice Writing Prize. The prize was awarded for the best submissions received for the final assessment in the unit (a 2,000-word case study on a problem in Environmental Justice). Four students…
Publication: Governments love to talk about ‘shared responsibility’ in a disaster – but does anyone know what it means?
QUT Centre for Justice members Associate Professor Rowena Maguire, Professor Amanda Kennedy, Annastasia Bousgas, Associate Professor Bridget Lewis and Centre Director Professor Melissa Bull address this question in their recently published article in The Conversation. In light of the recent devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales,…
OUT NOW: How to academia: a School of Justice podcast series
QUT School of Justice is proud to present How to academia: a School of Justice Podcast Series. How to academia lets you into the minds and experiences of staff and students of QUT School of Justice. We talk research, crime, current issues, and how to deal with…
Welcome new Editorial Board Members – Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Editorial Board
The International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Editorial team are very pleased to welcome ten new members to the International Editorial Board this month: Dr Maria Laura Bhöm, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany Professor Mary Bosworth, Oxford University, United Kingdom Dr Louise Brangan, University of…
Publication: Can a martini stop Putin? How consumers and investors are imposing DIY sanctions on Russia
QUT Centre for Justice member Dr Erin O’Brien, and QUT PhD candidate Justine Coneybeer have published an article in The Conversation about their research into political activism and participation, and how individuals use their consumer and investor power to respond to Russia’s actions. You can read the full…
QUT C4J and QCOSS: “In Conversation” Series
QUT Centre for Justice is pleased to be partnering with QCOSS (Queensland Council of Social Service) to provide an ‘In Conversation’ series around mutual key policy areas. 16 March 2022 1.00pm – 2.00pm Under Treasurer Leon Allen We will unpack the Queensland Government’s budget process, including how our…