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).
QUT is Hiring! Vacancies Available for the 2016 ECARD Program. Apply Now!
QUT’s Early Career Academic Recruitment and Development (ECARD) Program has been designed to provide newly appointed staff with an excellent platform from which to build their academic careers. The ECARD program is developed and facilitated by experts from across the University and offers a comprehensive suite of activities…
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…
Recently Published: Children, violence, and social exclusion: negotiation of everyday insecurity in a Colombian barrio
photo: Helen Berents Dr Helen Berents recently published the article Children, violence, and social exclusion: negotiation of everyday insecurity in a Colombian barrio in Critical Studies on Security. Discourses on in/security are often concerned with structures and meta-narratives of the state and other institutions; however, such attention misses…
Dr Kelly Richards’ research on reducing sexual offending in the news
Dr Kelly Richards was recently featured in an ABC news story about a South Australian trial of the Circles of Support and Accountability model to reduce sexual offending. Richards’ 2011 article The potential of Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) to reduce child sexual abuse in Australia reviewed…