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
Coronavirus spike: why getting people to follow restrictions is harder the second time around
By Kristina Murphy, Harley Williamson, Jennifer Boddy and Patrick O’Leary This article was first published on With residents in… Read More
Big Data: Criminology at the Edge
By Benoit Leclerc and Jesse Cale This brief is based on the second instalment to Criminology at the Edge book series, published… Read More
Show me a man or a woman alone and I’ll show you a saint: Changes in the frequency of criminal incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Tarah Hodgkinson and Martin Andresen This brief is based on the following paper: Hodgkinson, T., & Andresen, M.A. (2020). Read More
Feeling hopeless? There are things you can do to create and maintain hope in a post-coronavirus world
By Patrick O’Leary, Amy Young, Jennifer Boddy and Jianqiang… Read More
Trends in Youth Offending in Queensland, 2008 to 2017
By Molly McCarthy A copy of the full report can be accessed here. The Griffith Criminology Institute was commissioned by the… Read More
Will Eased COVID-19 Restrictions Mean More Complacency and Less Compliance?
By Kristina Murphy, Patrick O’Leary, Harley Williamson and Jennifer Boddy As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease across Australia, some restraints on… Read More
Morals, duty or risk?: Examining predictors of compliance with COVID-19 social distancing restrictions
By Kristina Murphy, Harley Williamson, Elise Sargeant and Molly McCarthy This brief is based on the following article: Murphy, K., Wiliamson,… Read More
Trends in Youth Offending in Queensland, 2008 to 2017
By Molly McCarthy This brief is based on the following report: McCarthy, M. (2019). Trends In Youth Offending In Queensland, 2008 to 2017. Griffith… Read More
Australia doesn’t need more anti-terror laws that aren’t necessary – or even used
By Keiran Hardy This spotlight was first published on Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has introduced a new bill that will amend the… Read More
