With the Coronial Inquest into the Sydney Lindt Café deaths beginning this week, public attention has focused on what the State Coroner of NSW may find out, and how his recommendations will reflect on the New South Wales Police Force. Yesterday, our own Dr Claire Ferguson was live…

ABC’s Fact Check today featured Professor Kerry Carrington’s analysis of crime statistics. ABC found that Newman’s claims of sharp drops in crime in Queensland are exaggerated. Carrington noted that “Queensland desperately needs an independent crime statistics unit to prevent (data) from being misused, particularly during election campaigns. This…

Have you seen the special issue of Critical Criminology: An International Journal on Critical Rural Criminology? The special issue was edited by Crime and Justice Research Centre Adjuncts and Professors Joe Donnermeyer, Kerry Carrington, and Walter DeKeseredy. The special issue includes articles by speakers who will be featured…

QUT Professor John Scott and Adjunct Professor Joe Donnermeyer co-authored Key Concepts in Crime and Society with Ross Coomber and Karen McElrath. The book offers an authoritative introduction to key issues in the area of crime as it connects to society. It includes: Understanding Crime and Criminality: introduces topics…

Dr Kelly Richards has won a 2014 Vice Chancellor’s Performance Award for Achievement in Research. Over the last two years, Kelly has published 10 refereed journal articles, including five in international journals, as well as three major research reports. She has also been successful in obtaining four research…