Crime and Justice Research Centre Seminar Series with speaker Adjunct Professor Scott Poynting Topic: Eddie, Smoke and Mirrors Date: Thursday 12 April 2018 When: 4.00pm – 5.30pm Venue: C Block, level 4, room C412, QUT Gardens Point Campus, 2 George Street, Brisbane Register: by Friday 6 April 2018…
Workshop: Coercive Control
Kate Fitz-Gibbon Sandra Walklate Rachel Neil Refreshments following Coercive Control Book Launch – CJRC staff Last week the Crime and Justice Research Centre and School of Justice hosted a workshop on ‘Coercive Control’. The purpose of this workshop was to examine the efficacy of the implementation of recent…
Seminar: Critical skills for critical minds: recognizing evidence manipulation in death investigations
CJRC member, Dr Claire Ferguson, recently spoke at an Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers seminar at QPS Headquarters on the topic of “Critical skills for critical minds: recognizing evidence manipulation in death investigations”. This event was held at Queensland Police Headquarters. Claire spoke about key critical thinking skills in…
Publication: The limits of (digital) constitutionalism: Exploring the privacy-security (im)balance in Australia
Crime and Justice Research Centre members Dr Monique Mann and Dr Angela Daly, along with Justice PhD Candidate Michael Wilson, and QUT Law Associate Professor Nic Suzor recently published ‘The limits of (digital) constitutionalism: Exploring the privacy-security (im)balance in Australia’ in the International Communication Gazette. Abstract This article…
New Publication – Understanding Romance Fraud: Insights from Domestic Violence Literature
Cassandra Cross, Molly Dragiewicz and Kelly Richards have recently had an article published in the British Journal of Criminology. The article is the first to examine romance fraud from within the framework of psychological abuse, as established in domestic violence research. Abstract Romance fraud affects thousands of victims…
QUT School of Justice Biennial Breakfast
QUT School of Justice staff Facts and figures on family violence initiated conversation at this morning’s QUT School of Justice Biennial Breakfast. This year’s guest speaker, The Hon. Marcia Neave AO focused on the Queensland Government ‘Not Now, Not Ever’ report and how we can all contribute to…
Research Showcase – Queensland Police Service
On the 8th March the Crime and Justice Research Centre was invite to deliver a Research Showcase at Queensland Police Service. The event, hosted by Frontline Research and information, Organisational Capability Command at QPS and facilitated by our QUT Police Fellow, Inspector Chris Emzin. Four CJRC members: Professor…
Publication: The legal geographies of transnational cyber-prosecutions: Extradition, human rights and forum shifting
Crime and Justice Research Centre member Dr Monique Mann, along with Deakin University colleagues Dr Ian Warren and Ms Sally Kennedy, recently published ‘The legal geographies of transnational cyber-prosecutions: Extradition, human rights and forum shifting’ in the leading international (Q1) journal Global Crime. The article describes legal and…
Professor John Scott keynote at Indian National Justice Conference
Professor Scott is presented with gifts by Professor Sibnath Deb, Dean of Law, Pondicherry University. Professor John Scott has recently returned from Puducherry (a part of French India until 1954), India where he presented a keynote conference paper on the theme of ‘Southern criminology and cognitive justice’. The…
Workshop on backlash and resistance to gender equality
Associate Professor Michael Flood presented on backlash and resistance to community educators and advocates in Melbourne. He was the guest of the Women’s Health Association of Australia’s “Preventing Violence Against Women Community of Practice” on February 20 in Melbourne. His presentation explored the nature of resistance to gender…