Our heartfelt congratulations to Associate Professor Kelly Richards on her recent Fulbright Scholar Award for 2020. Kelly will use her Fulbright Scholar Award to further her research on victim/survivors of sexual violence and Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) at California State University-Fresno and the University of Vermont.…
Vice-Chancellors’s Award for Excellence – Dr Cassandra Cross
Congratulations to Dr Cassandra Cross, member of QUT Centre for Justice, on her recent Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. This award is conferred to individuals or teams in recognition of exceptional performance that aligns with the university’s vision and strategic goals. Cass’ award was based on excellence in Partnerships and…
Workshop: Youth and Peace in the Indo-Pacific: Policy, Practice, Action
Public Panel – 27 November Workshop day 2 Helen Berents – Workshop Welcome On the 28th and 29th of November, QUT Centre for Justice hosted a workshop funded by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA), ‘Youth and…
Bridget Harris: ANZSOC New Scholar Prize 2019
Congratulations to QUT C4J member, Dr Bridget Harris, on her recent award of ANZSOC New Scholar Prize for 2019. The New Scholar Prize is given each year for the best publication in criminology (or a related area) written by a member of the Society who qualifies as an…
Inaugural issue: Law, Technology and Humans
The inaugural issue of Law, Technology and Humans is now online. 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. In his introduction to the new publication, General Editor Professor Kieran Tranter notes:…
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy – Volume 8 Issue 4 2019
A new issue of International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy is now available. This final issue for 2019 features a variety of topics and authors from Mexico, US, Australia, Turkey, Zimbabwe and Thailand. Included in the issue is a mixed-methods study examining how criminologists in Australia…
Centre for Justice DECRA success 2020
Congratulations to Centre for Justice members, Dr Bridget Harris and Dr Helen Berents who have both been awarded a DECRA to commence in 2020. This is an outstanding result, not just for QUT and for the Faculty but for both of these exceptional researchers. The DECRA success rate…
Publication: Centre for Justice Research Report Series, Vol1/2019
QUT Centre for Justice launched its first edition of the Centre for Justice Research Report Series. This series will publish reports up to 6 times a year on current research relating to crime and justice. This first edition outlines the findings of the ARC-funded research of Professor Kerry…
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy ranks 14th
Last week was International Open Access Week 2019 (October 21-27). As an open access publication the Journal is committed to democratising quality knowledge production and the dissemination of criminological research. The Journal’s achievements in open access are reflected in the latest Scimago journal rankings. Of the top 50…
Engaging men in the Pacific in violence prevention
Photo credit: UN Women/Natalie Garrison Associate Professor Michael Flood leading discussion at the Pacific Regional Dialogue on Engaging Men in the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls (Fiji) Photo credit: UN Women/Natalie Garrison In countries throughout the Pacific, there is growing interest in the roles men can…