16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Working Together to Prevent Domestic and Family Violence

Griffith University stands firm in its commitment to reduce harm and build a better future for all with several key initiatives aimed at preventing violence and facilitating peaceful, just, and equitable communities.
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10 Reduced Inequalities

Balancing the Bar for Female Indigenous Lawyers

Nights spent watching Judge Judy inspired Griffith University Indigenous law student Keeley Hughes to pursue a career in criminal law. Now she's secured a scholarship to help her achieve that goal.
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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Dodging Justice: Characteristics of repeat child sex offenders

Griffith University researchers have investigated the characteristics of child sexual abuse offenders who evade detection for long periods of time.  
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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Intimate Partner Violence Is Not All the Same

Reducing instances of intimate partner violence is not a one-size-fits-all solution, however Griffith University researchers have identified four common ‘scripts’ that could help understand the stages of a crime event and lead to development of better preventative measures.
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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

New retail crime stats reveal employee theft, customer aggression and fraud. 

A Griffith University report exposes statistics about theft, fraud and violence experienced by Australia and New Zealand retailers.   Commissioned by the Profit Protection Future Forum, the 2022 Australia & New Zealand Retail Crime Study provides crucial insight into retail crime and aims to help retailers mitigate retail crime through evidence-based strategies and prevent losses.   Co-author […]
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1 No Poverty

Sex, labour, and financial exchange in couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is a growing form of homelessness in many countries including Australia, however, new research suggests it is especially common within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. 
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3 Good Health and Well Being

Checking children’s wellbeing: before and after COVID-19

A video game featuring a mystical character named Rumble has helped Griffith University researchers investigate how school kids fared following lockdown disruption.
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Architecture, construction and planning

Griffith Honours College students awarded New Colombo Plan Scholarships

Eleven Griffith students are headed on overseas adventures after being awarded scholarships to work and study internationally under Australia's New Colombo Plan. 
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Alumni

Australia’s new national anti-corruption body a testament to Griffith research and perseverance

Griffith research has been at the forefront of the development and establishment of Australia's long-awaited National Anti-Corruption Commission
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Arts Education Law

Griffith rises to the top of Australia’s research efforts

Griffith named in nation-wide research rankings.
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Arts Education Law

Early career researchers secure more than $1.7m in ARC funding

Four Griffith research projects secure ARC funding.
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Arts Education Law

Griffith University kicks goals with latest academic rankings

Griffith University continues to be a world leader in several academic subjects including nursing, hospitality and tourism, and marine and ocean engineering.
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Corporate

Scholarship turns struggle into realising potential

The call is out for donations to give students in need a helping hand through Griffith’s Annual Appeal to support the Brighter Futures Scholarship Program. The program is an important initiative which helps fund scholarships for students in need, like Jade Eaves. Jade is the walking embodiment of how a scholarship can help a student […]
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Arts Education Law

Multi-million-dollar donation to transform lives of incarcerated women and families

Mothers in the corrections system will benefit from a Griffith University led pilot project designed to support their wellbeing and social inclusion, thanks to a multi-million-dollar donation. Griffith University’s Professor Susan Dennison, Griffith Criminology Institute and School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, welcomed the generous contribution from the Paul Ramsay Foundation. “Mothers in prison are […]
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Arts Education Law

DV prevention program receives high praise from ACER

Griffith University’s MATE Bystander Program is highly effective in empowering people to actively contribute to eliminating violence and coercive control, an evaluation by the Australian Council for Educational Research has found.
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Arts Education Law

17 ARC Discovery Projects greenlit for Griffith researchers

Researchers have received grants worth over $6.96 million from the Australian Research Council.
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Arts Education Law

Launch of world-first app to combat domestic violence 

Griffith University’s MATE program has developed a world-leading smartphone app designed to help prevent domestic and family violence. 
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Architecture, construction and planning

Stellar six students score New Colombo Plan Scholarships

Six Griffith University undergraduates will spend time overseas learning from our Indo-Pacific neighbours after being named as recipients of the 2022 New Colombo Plan Scholarship.
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