CJRC researcher and lecturer Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz, Adjunct Professor Walter DeKeseredy (West Virginia University) and Professor Martin Schwartz (Ohio University) have co-authored a recently published book titled “Abusive Endings: Separation and Divorce Violence against Women”. Read more
Crime and Justice Research Centre Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz won a Fulbright Specialist grant to bring expert domestic and sexual violence violence intervention trainer Mark Wynn to Australia.
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.
The Crime and Justice Research Centre will be hosting an upcoming research seminar with guest speaker Associate Professor Rebecca Hayes from Central Michigan University. Read more
Earlier this year, CJRC researcher and senior lecturer Dr Cassandra Cross from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, presented at the 2017 TEDxQUT event held at QUT Gardens Point campus. Read more
CJRC researcher and senior lecturer Dr Erin O’Brien from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, has recently authored a book chapter published in the edited volume “Feminism, Prostitution and the State”. Read more
CJRC researcher Dr Monique Mann from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, will be presenting at an upcoming event focused on the issue of privacy in the digital age. Read more
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
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 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
