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
Can we really rely on people to isolate when they’re told to? Experts explain
By Patrick O’Leary, Amy Young, Donna McAuliffe and Jennifer Boddy This spotlight was first published on A country-wide shutdown… Read More
The Gender Card, Episode 7: The Gender Card in Criminal Violence
Domestic violence remains a scourge of society, with shocking attacks and brutality continuing on thousands of women around Australia. Griffith Criminology Institute’s Robyn Holder is… Read More
‘Cabin fever’: Australia must prepare for the social and psychological impacts of a coronavirus lockdown
By Jennifer Boddy, Amy Young and Patrick O’Leary This spotlight was first published on As the COVID-19 outbreak intensifies, we’re… Read More
Trauma of young people in youth detention centres
By Tony Jamieson* Young people in youth detention centres In Queensland there are over 250 beds between the existing two youth detention centres in Brisbane… Read More
Specialization among Female Partner Violence Offenders and the Role of Self-Defense
By Heather Wolbers This brief is based on the following paper: Wolbers, H., & Ackerman, J. (2020). Read More
More data transparency is needed about the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care
By Clare Tilbury* and Natalie Lewis** In recent years, Australian state and territory governments… Read More
