The Crime and Justice Research Centre (CJRC) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) invites applications from prospective PhD students as part of the University’s annual Scholarship Round, closing 30 September 2015 for entry in early 2016.
Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz headed to European Conference on Domestic Violence
CJRC Director Molly Dragiewicz will travel to the European Conference on Domestic Violence in Belfast from 6-9 September, 2015. She will present Psychological abuse: Insights from emerging research on romance fraud and domestic violence, co-authored with Dr. Cassandra Cross and Dr. Kelly Richards.
CJRC staff headed to European Society of Criminology meetings
Researchers from the Crime and Justice Research Centre are headed to the European Society of Criminology Conference in Porto, Portugal 2-5 September, 2015. They will present a range of individual and collaborative work.
New Domestic Violence Graduate Certificate
The School of Justice in the Faculty of Law at QUT has launched Australia’s first Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence. Students can choose to study two units a semester or take one unit at a time. Full details about the course are available here. Read the news release…
Recently Published – “Family law reform and domestic violence: Lessons from Australia”
Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz recently published “Family law reform and domestic violence: Lessons from Australia” in Comparative Perspectives on Domestic Violence: Lessons from Efforts Worldwide, edited by Rashmi Goel & Leigh Goodmark (Oxford University Press, 2015).
Helping Ourselves to Deal With the Pain of Others: Secondary Traumatization Syndrome and Vicarious Traumatization
Originally posted on 18/02/2015 by Border Criminologies — Guest post by Shlomit Weiss-Dagan (MSW), a clinical social worker in a social welfare department, Jerusalem, and PhD candidate (social work) at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Shlomit is currently in Oxford.This post is the third instalment of the Border Criminologies Themed Week on Research Methodologies,…
Upcoming Publication: “Queering Criminology”
Dr Angela Dwyer and Dr Matthew Ball from QUT’s School of Justice have recently co-edited a book titled “Queering Criminology”, which is due for publication later this year. The book draws together both theoretical and empirical contributions that develop the growing scholarship being produced at the intersection of ‘queer’…
ECARD Applications Close in Less Than ONE WEEK!
Seeking an academic position with QUT? The ECARD program is the perfect launchpad for your academic career.The Faculty of Law has four current vacancies: One in the School of Justice in the areas of Criminology & Policing; Three in the School of Law in the areas of…
Recently published: “Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: A Theoretical Perspective”
Associate Professor Mark Lauchs from QUT’s School of Justice has recently co-authored a book which provides a theoretical examination of outlaw motorcycle gangs and their associated activities.
Suspicious Minds and Unwelcome Researchers: Obstacles Encountered When Researching Forced Return in Sweden
Posted on 17/02/2015 by Border Criminologies — 2 Comments ↓ This post is the second instalment of the Border Criminologies Themed Week on Research Methodologies, organised by Prof Mary Bosworth. Guest post by Daniela DeBono, Sofia Rönnqvist, and Karin Magnusson, research fellows at Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare, Sweden. In this…