QUT NEWS: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/news/news?news-id=91635 Head of Justice Professor Kerry Carrington: “Most crime and violence in the world is occurring away from the major cities of the north and, of course, in cyberspace” Next week, QUT will be hosting the ‘game-changing’ International Crime, Justice and Social Democracy at the Gardens Point campus. Registered…
QUT’s Kerry Carrington Visits Women Only Police Stations in Argentina
Professor Kerry Carrington has recently returned from visiting women only police stations in Argentina where she was granted permission to begin a world-first study after a recent visit to the country’s unique stations. Professor Carrington plans to conduct this research in collaboration with the Ministry of Security, Women Only Police Stations…
In the News: Professor Kerry Carrington on Overcrowding in Queensland Prisons
Professor Kerry Carrington from QUT’s School of Justice was recently featured in an ABC news story about the extensive overcrowding evident in Queensland prisons. Recent figures from the State’s Corrective Services department demonstrate there has been a 20 percent rise in inmates over the past two years, with the current…
The Legacy of the Newman Government’s Changes to Youth Justice
By Kerry Carrington and Kelly Richards, School of Justice, Faculty of Law, QUT In 2012 the Newman Government introduced changes to the youth justice system on the grounds that Queensland has been caught in the grip of a youth crime wave, and that young offenders were getting away…