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Before 9/11, Australia had no counter-terrorism laws, now we have 92 — but are we safer?
By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh* and Keiran Hardy This spotlight first appeared on The Conversation Australia is… Read More
Friendlyjordies producer arrest: what is the NSW Police Fixated Persons Investigations Unit and when is it used?
By Keiran Hardy This spotlight was first published on The Conversation A producer for YouTube comedian Friendlyjordies was recently arrested for… Read More
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders for Indigenous Australians: a population-based birth cohort study
By James Ogilvie, Stacy Tzoumakis, Troy Allard, Carleen Thompson, Anna Stewart This brief is based on the following paper: Ogilvie, J. M., Tzoumakis, S., Allard,… Read More
Child protection systems as blaming systems: The case for a criminological approach to child protection 16 September 2021
Presenter: Dr Brian Jenkins The vast majority of child protection activity relates to social welfare concerns about children and families. Cases reported to child protection… Read More
China’s forced invisibility of LGBTQ communities on social media
By Ausma Bernot This article first appeared in The Interpreter, published by the Lowy Institute. This week, Chinese multinational technology giant Tencent … Read More
Launch of SAL’s QCS Data Holdings 12 May 2021
On the 12 May Griffith Vice Chancellor Carolyn Evans and Queensland Corrective Services Commissioner Peter Martin jointly launched the receipt into SAL of QCS administrative data. Read More
The ‘normality’ of offending in emerging adulthood: Implications for criminal justice policy and practice 13 April 2021
Many offenders have their first contact with the criminal justice system in emerging adulthood. Despite this, the implications of emerging adult-onset offending for criminal justice… Read More
The Attitudes to Authority During COVID-19 Survey – Wave 2
By Kristina Murphy, Harley Williamson, Molly McCarthy & Elise Sargeant This technical report presents the… Read More
How Loss Prevention can Future Proof the Retail Sector
By Michael Townsley and Benjamin Hutchins This brief is based on the following paper: Townsley, M., & Hutchins, B. (2020). How Loss Prevention… Read More
Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: Methodological Innovation and Social Impact 11 December 2020
ANZSOC’s Thematic Group on Developmental and Life-Course Criminology hosted a half day online research symposium, sponsored by ANZSOC and Griffith Criminology Institute, where they shared… Read More
Policing Pandemics and Protest 9 December 2020
The ANZSOC Policing Thematic Group aims to bring together policing scholars, practitioners and postgraduate students from Australia and New Zealand to advance the science of… Read More
Bringing the “alternative” back into restorative justice: how restorative practices can inform innovation and alternatives to institutional restorative justice 25 November 2020
Recent social movements such as Black Lives Matter have brought issues of social justice to the forefront of social responses to crime and offending. These… Read More
CREATE-ing Pathways to Child Wellbeing 2020 Seminar Series Leading family-school-community engagement in professional learning to support children’s wellbeing 11 November 2020
This CREATE webinar looks at a new professional learning program for school leaders interested in forming collaborations between school staff, families and community to strengthen… Read More
CREATE-ing Pathways to Child Wellbeing 2020 Seminar Series Demonstration of the power and use of the new Economic Support and Reporting Tool (ESRT) 11 November 2020
GCI held the eighth CREATE online seminar on 11 November 2020. Presenters included Professor Matthew Manning and Dr Gabriel Wong from Australian National University. A… Read More
Assaults on Public Officers: A Review of Research Evidence
By Christine Bond, Louise Porter, Margo van Felius and Tiahna Mulholland* This report, commissioned by the Queensland… Read More
CREATE-ing Pathways to Child Wellbeing 2020 Seminar Series CREATE Futures – Future directions for community-based prevention utilising CREATE Project tools, resources and methodologies 15 October 2020
GCI held the seventh CREATE online seminar on 15 October 2020. A copy of the presentation slides and a recording of the presentation is available… Read More
CREATE-ing Pathways to Child Wellbeing 2020 Seminar Series CREATE Project Snapshot – The major outcomes from the CREATE-ing Pathways to Child Wellbeing Project 7 October 2020
GCI held the sixth CREATE online seminar on 7 October 2020. A copy of the presentation slides and a recording of the presentation is available… Read More
The Attitudes to Authority During COVID-19 Survey
July 2020 By Kristina Murphy, Harley Williamson, Elise Sargeant & Molly McCarthy To cite this report: Kristina Murphy, Harley Williamson, Elise… Read More
Policing the COVID-19 Pandemic – Understanding Compliance and Control 9 September 2020
GCI held the ‘Policing the COVID-19 Pandemic’ online event on 9 September 2020 as part of Social Sciences Week Australia 2020. A recording of… Read More
CREATE-ing Pathways to Child Wellbeing 2020 Seminar Series The capabilities and uses of Parent’s Voice – incorporating PEEM – the Parent Empowerment and Efficacy Measure 19 August 2020
GCI held the fifth CREATE online seminar on 19 August 2020. A copy of the presentation slides and a recording of the presentation is available… Read More
