CJRC researcher and senior lecturer Dr Cassandra Cross from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, has recently been featured in QUT Media discussing her new co-authored book “Cyber Frauds, Scams and their Victims”. Read more
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Men Make a Difference: Engaging Men on Gender Equality
CJRC researcher Associate Professor Michael Flood from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, will be speaking today at the launch of the research report he co-authored titled “Men Make a Difference: Engaging Men on Gender Equality”. The report examines the evidence for what works and what doesn’t, and recommends more effective ways to engage men to achieve gender equality at work. Read more
Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz Keynote at Priority One Counsellors Conference
Crime and Justice Research Centre Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz will deliver the keynote address Dynamics of Domestic Violence: Helping the Helpers at the Priority One Counsellors Conference in Brisbane on 8 June 2017. Dragiewicz is course coordinator for QUT’s Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence and teaches the interdisciplinary undergraduate elective. She recently published Abusive Endings: Separation and Divorce Violence against Women with Walter S. DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz.
Priority One is Queensland Ambulance Services‘ Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for first responders. It is a comprehensive EAP approach that incorporates peer support officers, professional counsellors, a 24 hour telephone service, chaplaincy, LGBT staff support group, Indigenous staff support group. It offers ongoing training opportunities for professional development.
QUT Associate Professor Jane Shakespeare-Finch from the School of Psychology and Counselling will deliver the other keynote on 9 June.
Latest Issue of International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Available Now
The latest issue of the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy is available to download now. This general edition of the journal has global representation with authors of the seven articles from Malaysia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as Australia. Read more
Molly Dragiewicz presenting at Queensland Magistrates Court Specialised Domestic Violence Conference
CJRC member Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz will present on the Misuse of New Technology in Domestic Violence at the Magistrates Courts of Queensland Specialised DV Conference: Domestic Violence- A New Approach.
The panel is chaired by Dr Anne Purcell from Resolution Partners and is paired with a panel on the Misuse of New Technology: An Investigative Perspective by Acting Inspector Peter Bowser from Queensland Police Service, chaired by Magistrate Kilmartin.
The conference will take place 30 and 31 May, 2017 in Brisbane and address a variety of domestic violence related topics for judicial officers practicing in the area of domestic violence.
This is a new initiative by the Queensland Courts intended to support the emerging specialised domestic violence courts and other practices that have been implemented to enhance domestic violence responses in Queensland.
CJRC Researcher Receives Emerald Literati Award – Highly Commended Paper
CJRC researcher and senior lecturer Dr Cassandra Cross from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, has received a Highly Commended Paper Award in the 2017 Emerald Literati Awards of Excellence. Read more
Recently Published: “Cyber Frauds, Scams and their Victims”
CJRC researcher and senior lecturer Dr Cassandra Cross from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, has recently co-authored a book titled “Cyber Frauds, Scams and their Victims”. Read more
After ‘WannaCrypt’, should governments stockpile software vulnerabilities? Experts respond
This post featuring CJRC researcher Dr. Monique Mann originally appeared on The Conversation on Monday 15 May 2017. Read more
New CJRC research on Public views about Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA)
Crime and Justice Research Centre member Dr Kelly Richards has recently published a study with Associate Professor Kieran McCartan (University of the West of England) on public views about Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA). COSA are an innovative measure designed to reintegrate child sex offenders into the community following a period of incarceration, and aim to reduce offenders’ risk of reoffending. COSA emerged in Canada in the 1990s and are well-established in North America and Europe. While the effectiveness of COSA has been researched previously, little has been documented about what the public think about this criminal justice program. Read more
Recently published: “Deconstructing Criminology’s Origin Stories”
CJRC researchers Professor Kerry Carrington and Professor Russell Hogg from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, have recently co-authored an article published in the Asian Journal of Criminology. Read more
