Molly Dragiewicz will be participating in a Round table that reflects upon the achievements and directions of feminist criminology. Read more…. The Division on Women and Crime is celebrating its 30th anniversary at the 2014 meetings. This panel will reflect on the experiences and research of members since…
Experiences of Being a GLBTI Police Liaison Officer: Results from Interviews with GLBTI Police Liaison Officers in Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia
Angela Dwyer and Mathew Ball report some of the first results of their Criminology Research Council funded study of LGBTIQ police liaison officers, in two separate papers. Read more… Police liaison programs that support GLBTI (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex) people might go by many names (including GLLOs,…
Coronial narratives of Indigenous death: A case study of Queensland
Belinda Carpenter and Carol Quadrelli (with colleagues Gordon Tait and Michael Barnes, NSW state Coroner), present their findings form Australian Research Council Linkage project into Coronial narratives of Indigenous death. They explore how coronial decision makers (coroners, police officers, police liaison officers, forensic pathologists, coronial counsellors and coronial…
Illicit tobacco markets in Australia
Given the high cost of cigarettes, with a tax of $1 for each smoke, Mark Lauchs presents his research into the growing market of cheaper illicit tobacco in Australia. Read more … Australia will have the most expensive tobacco in the world in 2016 with a taxed market…
“I need a bodyguard just to go to the cinema”: Women’s experiences of ‘everyday’ sexual assault.
Associate Professor Sharon Hayes will be presenting findings of her newest research on everyday experiences of sexual assault. Read more …. This paper reports on a study of sexual assault of women in ‘everyday’ situations. While serious sexual assault in the form of rape has had much attention…
Technology changing space of the sex industry
Professor John Scott, School of Justice, Faculty of Law, QUT will be presenting his research about how technology is changing the way the sex industry operates. Read More…. There is increasing attention to the fact that global increases in sex work occur not only among female sex workers,…
International Journal For Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, Vol 3 (3) will be pubished 1 December 2014
A bumper end of year edition of the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy was published on 1 December 2014. This edition brings a selection of authors from across the northern and southern hemispheres together to address several key themes around sexual violence, risk and sex…
Recently published – Male Sex Work and Society
Male Sex Work and Society Edited By Victor Minichiello and John Scott This new collection explores for the first time male sex work from a rich array of perspectives and disciplines. It aims to help enrich the ways in which we view both male sex work as a field…
November 17- 21 Justice staff present their research at the annual conference of the American Society of Criminology
Ten staff from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law are attending the – Annual Conference of the American Society of Criminology being held in San Francisco, United States 17 – 21 November, 2014. John Scott will present a paper on how Technology is changing the way the…
Recently published- Feminism and Global Justice
In Feminism and Global Justice, Kerry Carrington, the Head of the School of Justice, QUT, takes a bold, critical and reflexive approach to understanding the global divisions and inequalities that shape distinctive patterns of gender and crime. The book argues that in order for feminist criminology to enhance its…