A new domestic violence stand-alone course offered by QUT’s School of Justice has attracted 230 students from many disciplines and walks of life for its first semester. QUT researcher and lecturer Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz, who has previously taught the subject in Canada and the United States, said…
Emerging social, health and regulatory issues associated with male escorting: Crime and Justice Research Centre Seminar 5 March, 2015
Our first seminar of the 2015 academic year is on Emerging social, health and regulatory issues associated with male escorting, presented by Professors John Scott and Victor Minichiello There is increasing attention to the fact that global increases in sex work occur not only among female sex workers,…
Abstracts due March 16! 2015 Crime, Justice and Social Democracy International Conference
2015 Crime, Justice and Social Democracy International Conference July 8-10, 2015 QUT Brisbane, Australia 8 July Postgraduate Event followed by Welcome Drinks 9-10 July main conference, keynotes and panels Abstracts are due by March 16, 2015 To submit an abstract visit http://crimejusticeconference.com/call-for-submissions/ Speakers For inquiries, please contact: justice@qut.edu.au…
Abstracts due soon for the Crime, Justice and Social Democracy International Conference
Abstracts are due March 16 for the Crime, Justice and Social Democracy International Conference! 8-10 July, QUT, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane. Instructions for how to submit are here Keynote Speakers Professor Máximo Sozzo, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Santa Fe, Argentina) Professor Sandra Walklate, University of Liverpool Panel Speakers…
Recently published – Criminal justice ethics: Cultivating the moral imagination
Associate Professor Sharon Hayes’ latest book Criminal justice ethics: Cultivating the moral imagination offers a fresh new approach to considering ethical issues in a criminal justice context. Rather than simply offering a range of ethical dilemmas specific to various justice professionals, it provides extensive discussion of how individuals…
Dr. Cross reports on visit to Hong Kong
Blog post by Dr Cassandra Cross In my career so far, I have had some amazing opportunities to travel the globe and talk to people about online fraud. It is something I never tire of, and the ability to make new connections and learn more about this topic…
The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Image from In Their Own Words: 25 Drawings From Children In Detention Blog post by Dr Helen Berents “Australia currently holds about 800 children in mandatory closed immigration detention for indefinite periods, with no pathway to protection or settlement. This includes 186 children detained on Nauru. Children and…
Crime on a desert island (part two): The serial killer
Blog post by Professor John Scott The serial killer is a modern invention and an integral part of crime and popular culture. The rise of the serial killer shadows that of the detective and the serial killer shares many traits with the classic detectives, such as mystical or…
An Oasis in a Neo-Liberal Land: The Inaugural Asia-Pacific Conference on Gendered Violence & Violations
Guest blog by Walter S. DeKeseredy Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research on Violence, and Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University and Adjunct Professor in the School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology February 10 to 12, 2015 will be days…
Reentry to Nothing: Urban Survival after Mass Incarceration
Alessandro De Giorgio’s excellent blog series Reentry to Nothing: Urban Survival after Mass Incarceration highlights the aftermath of mass incarceration in the United States by following formerly incarcerated people on reentry. The blog shares ethnographic insights about the impact of poverty, racism, homelessness, unemployment, and lack of services…