QUT Centre for Justice recently welcomed Dr Adele Webb as Lecturer in QUT School of Justice. Adele’s research sits at the intersection of political sociology and democratic theory. She studies the way histories, structural constraints and lived experiences shape the way people understand and value democracy and political authority.…
We are pleased to let you know that the Journal has performed well in the release of the SCImago International Journal Rankings for 2021. Details: https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21100407545&tip=sid&clean=0 IJCJSD is ranked in Law and Sociology and Political Science. In Law, the Journal has gone from Q2(2020) to Q1 (2021) In…
Submissions are welcomed for a special issue concerned with green criminology issues in Africa. Guest editors want to engage in a dialogue with original thinkers from the African continent. This special issue is a consolidating step in furthering the dialogue between the North and the South, which positively exploits…
QUT Centre for Justice, with Queensland Council of Social Services (QCOSS) looks forward to welcoming Dr Chris Sarra, Director-General, Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships to its “In Conversation” series. Dr Chris Sarra will join QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh for an in-depth…
QUT Centre for Justice member, Dr Christina Malatzky has recently finished editing a special edition of Journal of Sociology titled: “Imagining rural futures in times of uncertainty and possibility: Progressing a transformative research agenda for rural sociology” This special issue was introduced by Dr Malatzky (pictured), and Dr…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
