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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Dangerous Sex Offender Legislation
By Danielle Harris and The Hon Justice Peter Applegarth AM* How effective is the system of preventative… Read More
Police killings in Australia
By Professor Mark Finnane _______________________ More than 50 years ago a young legal academic from the University of Western Australia, Richard… Read More
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 article first appeared on Australia is a long way… 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,… Read More
Child protection systems as blaming systems: The case for a criminological approach to child protection
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
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
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
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
