We were fortunate to welcome Professor Anthony Collins from La Trobe University to present an internal seminar on “Making a killing: corporate rationality, global inequality and collateral murder”. Anthony’s presentation rethinks the mass murder of 346 people in two related incidents in the past year. It is…
First Article: Law, Technology and Humans
Law, Technology and Humans is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing original, innovative research concerned with the human and humanity of law and technology. Supported by the Faculty of Law, the Journal was launched earlier this year alongside the QUT Law Lab and is one of four…
Event: Thirty years after Fitzgerald: The unfinished business of Queensland’s sex work policy
In July the CJSDRC launched the first of its briefing papers, The Case for Decriminalisation: Sex Work and the Law in QLD’. This month the paper will be re-launched at Queensland State Parliament,by Centre Director Melissa Bull, at an event sponsored by Peter Russo, State Member for Toohey.…
Student Event: QUT Justice Society and UQ Criminology and Criminal Justice Society Ball
On behalf of the QUT Justice Society and UQ Criminology and Criminal Justice Society, we’re proud to announce our biggest event ever, Arabian Nights: Justice and Criminology Ball 2019. WHO: The event is open to all students of both universities. WHEN: Friday 20th September TIME: 6.30 – 11.30pm.…
Welcome – Inspector Garry Henkel – Visiting Police Associate
The School of Justice in the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology would like to welcome Inspector Garry Henkel, who joins the School as a Visiting Police Associate in the university. Inspector Henkel has been a member of the Queensland Police Service for over 33…
Building healthy masculinities
Dr Michael Flood speaking at the “Thinking Outside the Man Box” forum, Wodonga, June 27 Efforts to address the harmful impacts of narrow, rigid models of masculinity are gaining momentum in Australia. In a series of presentations and workshops to practitioner and community audiences in country Victoria, Associate…
Panel: Violence in Africa – towards a Southern Criminology
CJSDRC Member, Professor John Scott was invited to La Trobe University, Department of Social Inquiry on 22 July to head a panel on ŒViolence and Africa: Towards a Southern Criminology¹, This symposium focused on the on a range of problems relating to violence and Africa, including the African diaspora.…
Crime, Justice and Social Democracy 5th Biennial Conference 2019
The Crime, Justice and Social Democracy 5th Biennial International Conference was held at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast from 15-17 July 2019. The conference was officially opened by Tony McAvoy, Australia’s 1st indigenous Senior Counsel and QUT Alumnus of the Year 2018. A Welcome to Country was performed…
Award: Early Career Researcher Travel Award – Simone Plug
Professor Melissa Bull, Director, Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Research Centre was delighted to welcome Simone Plug as the recipient of the Centre’s inaugural Early Career Researcher Travel Award. This award was made to an early career researcher within 5 years of completion of their PhD. The award…
We’re ready – Crime, Justice and Social Democracy 5th Biennial International Conference
Our fantastic packers are working hard filling 180 conference bags ready for distribution on Monday at our 5th Biennial Crime, Justice and Social Democracy International Conference. We have a great program of speakers and events, and the forecast says the sun will be shining for the whole three…