Join the Australian Privacy Foundation, Digital Rights Watch Australia, Future Wise, and the QUT Crime and Justice Research Centre at ThoughtWorks Brisbane to discuss ‘Attacks on Encryption: Privacy, Civil Society, and the Surveillance State.’ The Australian Government’s intention to pursue new and increased powers to access encrypted communications via statutorily required ‘backdoors’…
Justice Professor joins Queensland Attorney General to detail reforms to youth justice system
John Scott alongside the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath and Minister for Child safety, Shannon Fentiman, at a Press conference on Friday On the 15 September School of Justice Professor, John Scott, joined the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath and Minister for Child safety,…
Congratulations to PhD candidate Rosalie Gillett – 2nd place QUT Grand Final – Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Congratulations to School of Justice PhD candidate, Rosalie Gillett, on being awarded 2nd place in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) university-wide QUT Grand Final. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an annual research communication competition where active professional doctorate and PhD candidates have three minutes to present…
Event: Attacks on Encryption: Privacy, Civil Society and the Surveillance State
Join the Australian Privacy Foundation, Digital Rights Watch Australia, Future Wise, and the QUT Crime and Justice Research Centre at ThoughtWorks Brisbane office to discuss ‘Attacks on Encryption: Privacy, Civil Society, and the Surveillance State.’ The Australian Government has announced it will pursue new powers to access…
Crime and Justice Research Centre Seminar Series – : Women and the Organisation of Serious Crime and Gain with Professor Liz Campbell
Crime and Justice Research Centre Seminar Series with speaker Professor Liz Campbell Topic: Women and the Organisation of Serious Crime and Gain Date: Friday 22 September 2017 When: 3.30pm – 5.00pm Venue: C Block, level 4, room C412, QUT Gardens Point Campus, 2 George Street, Brisbane Register: …
Algorithmic transparency in online censorship
Crime and Justice Research Centre Member Dr Monique Mann, along with QUT Law Professor Matthew Rimmer, spoke to Renegade Inc about the issue of algorithmic transparency in online censorship and the regulation of automated decision-making by technology giants. Renegade Inc. is an independent knowledge platform for people who…
Responding to domestic and family violence in the digital age – NSW Legal Aid
Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Program held a forum about Responding to Domestic and Family Violence in the Digital Age on 2 August 2017. CJRC’s Bridget Harris was invited to present at this forum on the topic of Technology Facilitated Abuse in Rural and Regional Areas. For information regarding…
QUT Robotronica Event – Robotics, Ethics and Law Enforcement
Crime and Justice Research Centre member Dr Monique Mann will be speaking on a panel at QUT’s Robotronica event this Sunday the 20th of August. The panel will consider the topic of Robotics, Ethics and Law Enforcement. Robotic technologies are being used globally to do what humans find too difficult, tedious,…
Police recruits and perceptions of trust in diverse groups
The following article was recently published in Police Practice and Research: An International Journal by Toby Miles-Johnson and Sharon Pickering A link to the full article can be found here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2017.1364162 Miles-Johnson, T., & Pickering, S. (2017). Police recruits and perceptions of trust in diverse groups. Police Practice…
The tenth Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security (SINS17)
Crime and Justice Research Centre member Dr Monique Mann co-convened with Professor Katina Michael (University of Wollongong), Dr Rob Nicholls (UNSW), and Mr Peter Leonard (Gilbert and Tobin) the tenth Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security on the topic of RegTech and Biometrics. The workshop consisted of representative voices from government, industry,…