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A Matter of Crime, Episode 6: Wrongful convictions with Dr Rachel Dioso-Villa

Wrongful convictions. It’s the theme of many thriller movies and television shows, but is it a problem in Australia? Dr Rachel Dioso-Villa is one of… Read More

The effect of psychosocial factors on perceptions of driver education

By Lyndel Bates This brief is based on the following paper: Bates, L., Hawkins, A., Rodwell, D., Anderson, L., Watson, B., Filtness, A. &… Read More

Australia’s quest for national security is undermining the courts and could lead to secretive trials

By Keiran Hardy This article was first published on In August, the intelligence officer known as Witness K indicated… Read More

Community Based Prevention and Implementation: Symposium and Workshop

The saying ‘Nothing About Us – Without Us’ reminds us of the importance of working in respectful partnership with consumers of programs and services to… Read More

Social identity, threat perceptions, and support for counter-terrorism policies

By Harley Williamson This brief is based on the following paper: Williamson, H. (2019). Read More

Corrections 2030 Symposium: Safer, Ethical, Humane and Effective Corrections

This is the third symposium GCI has run in collaboration with Queensland Corrective Services. It was attended by around 180 delegates including QCS staff from… Read More

Is dissatisfaction with police inevitable?

By Elise Sargeant, Kristina Murphy and Natasha S. Madon This brief is based on the following paper: Sargeant, E., Murphy, K.,… Read More

A Matter of Crime, Episode 5: Youth crime with Professor Ross Homel

In this episode, we look at youth crime and how best to respond to this hot topic of talkback radio around the nation. Often, this… Read More

A Matter of Crime, Episode 4: Raise your kids to raise their voice

The Raise Your Kids to Raise Their Voice panel was hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse (ANZATSA)on… Read More

A Matter of Crime, Episode 3: Jack the Ripper

Today we have a double-shot crim and tonic on A Matter of Crime with Griffith University Research fellow Juliet Davis and special guest, Griffith University… Read More