Please join us for the next seminar hosted by the CJRC with speakers Dr Larissa Sandy & Dr Anastasia Powell Topic – Narrative constructions of women as victims in news and social media: Case studies from trafficking in Cambodia and sexual…
Recently published: Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Partner Violence
Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz recently published Interventions, Policies, and Future Research Directions in Partner Violence in The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence.
Upcoming Event — “Sexual Violence: New and Persistent Challenges”
Monash University Presents: Criminological Horizons Sexual Violence – New and Persistent Challenges Panel Event Sexual violence and exploitation is a significant and serious ongoing social problem. With the evolution of advanced technologies, we are witnessing new and persistent challenges emerging in how we can best respond, prevent and…
Recently published: Violence against Women in Pornography
Adjunct Professor Walter DeKeseredy recently published Violence against Women in Pornography with co-author Marilyn Corsianos
Upcoming Event – “Beyond the Monster Myth: Sexual Violence and Relationships Forum”
Beyond the monster myth: sexual violence and relationships forum Wednesday 14 October 2015 From 3pm Premier’s Hall, Parliamentary Annexe Parliament House, George Street, Brisbane Tickets $30 To register, click here. Public discussions and attitudes towards sexual violence are often centred around the idea that women are most…
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).
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…
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…
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…