Month: August 2013

Backpackers used in fake gold scam

Dr Jacqueline Drew
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Published AuthorNicole Butler
Dr Jacqueline Drew was interviewed this week following a scam that used backpackers to sell fake gold and stole their identities. She told ABC radio that it is not uncommon for backpackers to be scammed in Australia. Listen to Gold Coast police crack crime syndicate that used backpackers to sell fake gold on the ABC […]

FactCheck: are asylum seekers really economic migrants?

Griffith Asia Institute
Published AuthorNatasha Vary
In an opinion piece in The Conversation Dr Sara Davies examines the government’s view that a large number of people arriving by boat are economic migrants purporting to be refugees. The Conversation is fact checking political statements during the federal election. For the full article click here.

When social media turns anti-social

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Published AuthorMichael Jacobson
A Griffith University academic is urging bloggers, tweeters and Facebook users to pause before they post or publish on social media. Professor Mark Pearson (Journalism and Social Media) will discuss the ramifications of social media at a free public presentation, Social Media — Risks and Rewards, at the Ship Inn, Brisbane’s South Bank, on Tuesday, […]

Tough on crime

Police line do not cross
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Published AuthorNicole Butler
Professor James Byrne spoke to Moyd and Loretta from 4BC Afternoons recently about the Queensland Government’s stance on crime and repeat offenders. The government is seeking to toughen it’s stance on crime and crack down on repeat offenders claiming its what the Queensland people want. They talk about will it work and can offender behaviour […]

Massively Open Online Courses

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Published AuthorNicole Butler
Griffith has launched its first two MOOCs (Massively Open Online Courses) through the open2study platform. Understanding the origins of crime was developed by Dr Aaron Sell from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Dr Aaron Sell lectures conducts research on anger and aggression from an evolutionary perspective. He received his PhD in evolutionary psychology […]