Tagged with Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security

Next year’s G20 summit of world leaders in Brisbane poses a massive security challenge for police, says a Griffith University expert. Around 1500 security specialists along with thousands of Australian and New Zealandpolice will assume special duties in the lead-up to and during the G20 on November 15-16, 2014. More than 4000 international delegates and […]

Australia is a sports-loving nation but it is far from immune from the corruption of match-fixing and illegal betting, writes Dr Ashutosh Misra. Preserving the integrity of sport has become a major issue for sports bodies and law enforcement agencies throughout the world

Balancing theright toprotest and the need for special police powers at next year’s G20summit of world leaders will be the subject of a public forum in Brisbane. As part of a collaborative project between the Griffith Law School, the Caxton Legal Centre Inc,Queensland University of Technology and University of Queensland, the forum entitled G20: dissent, […]

Historical analysis of sex crimes in Australia during the 1950s and an insight into why some parents kill their children will feature in a special research presentation to be hosted by Griffith University’s Violence Research and Prevention Program. Starting at 1pm on Wednesday, September 11, at the Mt Gravatt campus, Dr Amanda Kaladelfos will present […]

As the investigation continues into this week’s bomb attacks in Boston, finding the balance between safety and the right to assemble in large numbers is a timely issue. Griffith University security expert Professor Simon Bronitt said that over the past 50 years the way modern policing balanced human rights and security in relation to mass […]