ABC Focus will run an episode on domestic violence education in Australia on 27 March 2018 at 12:00pm QLD time. The episode features JS12 Queensland University of Technology’s Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence and JSB286 Queensland University of Technology’s interdisciplinary undergraduate elective Domestic Violence. Listen to the episode here Links to…
Workshop: Coercive Control
Kate Fitz-Gibbon Sandra Walklate Rachel Neil Refreshments following Coercive Control Book Launch – CJRC staff Last week the Crime and Justice Research Centre and School of Justice hosted a workshop on ‘Coercive Control’. The purpose of this workshop was to examine the efficacy of the implementation of recent…
New Publication – Understanding Romance Fraud: Insights from Domestic Violence Literature
Cassandra Cross, Molly Dragiewicz and Kelly Richards have recently had an article published in the British Journal of Criminology. The article is the first to examine romance fraud from within the framework of psychological abuse, as established in domestic violence research. Abstract Romance fraud affects thousands of victims…
QUT’s Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence in the news
The Sydney Morning Herald ran a story about graduate education about domestic violence in Australia. A new weapon in the fight against family violence by Jane Gilmore was published 20 March 2018. The article features quotes from QUT’s Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence alumni. For more information about the units in…
ASSA grant success: ‘Technology and Domestic Violence: Experiences, Perpetration and Responses’ Workshop 2018
CJRC staff – Dr Bridget Harris and Professor Kerry Carrington, with Dr Delanie Woodlock and the Honourable Marcia Neave – have received funding from the Academy of Social Sciences Australia to host a workshop in August 2018, on ‘Technology and Domestic Violence: Experiences, Perpetration and Responses’ #DVTech18 #DVTech18QUT…
Webinar- Abusive Endings: Separation and Divorce Violence Against Women, a conversation with the authors
Join CJRC Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz, CJRC Adjunct Professor Walter DeKeseredy and Professor Martin Schwartz for an international webinar Abusive Endings: Separation and Divorce Violence Against Women, a conversation with the authors
Molly Dragiewicz wins ACCAN grant
CJRC member Molly Dragiewicz won a grant from the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) for the 2017-2018 round to study Domestic violence and communication technology: Victim experiences of intrusion, surveillance, and identity theft.
Molly Dragiewicz speaking at European Conference on Domestic Violence
Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz from Crime and Justice Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology will speak at the II European Conference on Domestic Violence in Porto, Portugal on 8 September 2017.
Seminar on family law: Shared care and maternal loss
Associate Professor Vivienne Elizabeth from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland will speak on the harmful outcomes of the family court emphasis on time rather than relationships in considering “shared care” post-separation. The seminar will be held August 9 from 12-2pm at Griffith’s Nathan campus and there will be a teleconference…
Upcoming Event – “Online Abuse & Harassment: New Technologies, Old Inequalities”
CJRC researcher and lecturer Dr Bridget Harris from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, will be speaking at an upcoming seminar hosted by Western Sydney University which will focus on “Online Abuse & Harassment: New Technologies, Old Inequalities” . This seminar will bring together three leading Australian…