In the news: Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz commenting on Domestic Terrorism Statistics in Queensland. Article published across 28 Queensland news outlets. The Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Unit from the State Coroner’s office handed over its annual report to Parliament last week which highlighted the chilling reality of…
Adjunct Professor Walter DeKeseredy & White Ribbon – Violence Against Women is a Man’s Issue Too!
Adjunct Professor Walter DeKeseredy from West Virginia University has recently contributed to a number of regional forums held around the country regarding the prevention of men’s violence against women.
In the news: The Brisbane University battling domestic violence
The School of Justice was featured on Channel 7 news on Tuesday 5 May 2015. Watch the segment here: The Brisbane University battling domestic violence The story highlighted QUT’s new domestic violence unit was developed by Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz, Director of the Crime and Justice Research Centre.…
Upcoming event: Romantic Terrorism – How He Gets into Her Head
Please join us at the next Crime and Justice Research Centre Seminar Series for Romantic Terrorism – How He Gets into Her Head with Associate Professor Sharon Hayes. Thursday 7 May 2015 3.00pm – 4.30pm, afternoon tea provided Room C412, Level 4, C Block, QUT Gardens Point Campus,…
In the news: Supporting Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence
The Crime and Justice Research Centre event Supporting Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence: Challenges and Recommendations for Justice Responses was held Tuesday 21 April 2015 at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane. Supporting Survivors was co-sponsored by the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research…
Supporting Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence: RSVP by 17 April 2015
Supporting Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence: Challenges and Recommendations for Justice Responses QUT’s Crime and Justice Research Centre and CQU’s Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research for a discussion about research and practice to improve justice responses to domestic and family violence in Queensland. We…
Domestic violence service provision and rural life: An Australian case study
“One client who is in domestically [sic] violent relationship – not many people know. Her husband is in a high position in town and he beats her, I mean really bad and she’ll try to hide it. She’ll come into town with a black eye and bruises and…
Supporting Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence: Challenges and Recommendations for Justice Responses
Please join QUT’s Crime and Justice Research Centre and CQU’s Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research for a discussion about research and practice to improve justice responses to domestic and family violence in Queensland. We welcome practitioners, survivors, scholars, students and community members to attend this…
Women’s only police stations to combat violence against women
by Professor Kerry Carrington On International Women’s Day 8 March 2015 it is timely to reflect on Australia’s progress on addressing violence against women. The data shows persistent increases in the incidence of domestic violence – although this could mean an increase in reporting, rather than an increase…
QUT School of Justice leads the way in real-world domestic violence education
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…