Professor John Scott, Head of School, QUT School of Justice, and member of QUT Centre for Justice has built up a strong body of work around Australia’s Torres Strait Islands. Most recently, John was part of an Australian Institute of Criminology…

QUT Centre for Justice is pleased to promote the following event as part of NAIDOC Week 2021.   “In Conversation with Veronica Gorrie” The Event Panel includes QUT Centre for Justice member, Associate Professor Deb Duthie. Register here – https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/qut-library-the-faculty-of-health-present-veronica-gorrie-tickets-161059091077

National NAIDOC Week 2021 will be held this week from 4-11 July 2021.  NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC…

QUT Centre for Justice Theme Leader Professor Kerry Carrington will provide a keynote address as the (on-line) British Society of Criminology Conference 2021. Kerry will speak on “De-colonising criminology through the inclusion of epistemologies of the south” de Sousa Santos reminds us that the task of de-colonising knowledge…

ABC News’ Social Services reporter Norman Hermant has prepared an article on the research of QUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Kerry Carrington and her research team around the impact the pandemic lockdowns are having on Domestic and Family Violence. The piece also goes into recommendations to strengthen…

EXTENDED CALL FOR PAPERS. DEADLINE WEDNESDAY 7TH JULY We would like to invite you to an online conference hosted by the Institute of Policing and the Department of Social and Political Science at the University of Chester titled ‘Impact of the pandemic on support within the criminal justice…

In Australia today, domestic violence is a “national emergency”, an on-going crisis with no remedy in sight. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirms a steep increase in female victims of domestic violence over the last 5 years. Domestic homicides of women account for a third of…

Associate Professor Michael Flood spoke at a webinar on fostering healthy masculinities among boys and young men, hosted by Jesuit Social Services. Michael has contributed to the organisation’s Men’s Project, intended to support boys and men to live respectful, accountable and fulfilling lives free from violence and other…

A new issue of the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy is now available. Volume 10 Issue 2 is a general issue. As always, the Journal’s authors reflect its global reach in readership with articles from Norway, Colombia, Canada, Argentina, Spain, Vietnam, the UK and Australia. From Norway,…

QUT Centre for Justice ran a Publishing for Impact Workshop today, as the final session in a five-part Strategic Planning Series, facilitated by Outside Opinion. This workshop was well attended by members from HDR through to professoriate level. This workshop was hosted by Dr Amanda Lawrence and provided…