A Realist Response to the ‘law and order crisis’

It is not surprising that following the COVID pandemic law and order, and specifically youth crime, is presented by the right as being as being at crisis levels in Queensland and other states. The impacts of the pandemic were particularly felt in the regions by vulnerable young people where already scarce resources were stretched and often broken.

You are welcome to attend in-person in Brisbane for a modest cost or freely, noting donations welcome via Zoom (link sent upon RSVP below).

The populist response to youth crime deploys the law-and-order rhetoric of more police and tougher sentences. However, despite the seeming logic of such a response decades have shown it to fail both socially and economically.  A ‘realist’ agenda is evidence based and utilises the politics of justice reinvestment to prevent crime. Using specific examples of justice reinvestment in Australia Professor Scott explains how justice reinvestment works to reduce crime where traditional responses fail.

Professor John Scott is Professor of Criminology at QUT and Routledge series Editor, Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South; Co-Editor International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy; Asian Criminology Society (Vice President [2018+], Life Member, Councillor); International Sociological Association (2007+); The Australian Sociological Association (2000+); Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (2009+); American Society of Criminology; Law and Society Association; Advisory Board, Social Alternatives; Editorial Board, Rural Society (2009+); Co-Editor, Journal of Sociology (2005-2009); Associate Editor, Higher Education Research and Development (2007-2010); Chief Examiner, Society and Culture, NSW Board of Studies (2010-2013); Chief Examiner, Community and Family Studies, NSW Board of Studies (2008-2010); Member, Northern Tablelands, NSW Community Relations Commission (2009-2013)

Cost $20 waged $10 unwaged If regional members want to login on line cost is $10 waged $5 unwaged (payment link will be send following your RSVP with details below). 

The meeting will be followed by some Pizza and the opportunity for members to interact.