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Beyond the Bars: Education, Advocacy and Systems Change

Megaflex 3 Building 8, 124 La Trobe St, Melbourne

Join us for an engaging panel session exploring RMIT's award-winning Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, where university students and incarcerated people learn together as peers within prison. This innovative educational initiative not only transforms learning experiences but also provides a foundation for impactful research, advocacy, and systems change. Hear directly from graduates of the program, including both current and former incarcerated participants, as they reflect on their experiences of education in prison and their continued involvement in prison-based and community Think Tanks. These Think Tanks bring together people with lived experience, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to examine complex criminal justice issues […]

Discipline of Government and International Relations Collective Book Launch

Room 650, Level 6, Social Sciences Building (A02), Science Road, Camperdown, University of Sydney Science Road, Camperdown, University of Sydney

Please join us for a triptych book launch showcasing the latest works by academic staff from the Discipline of Government and International Relations (GIR), School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney. Battling the Board: Shareholder Activism, Sustainability, and Social Movements in Australia by Ainsley Elbra Battling the Board examines the rise of ESG shareholder activism in Australia, where investors are increasingly pressuring companies to address issues such as climate change, Indigenous rights, modern slavery, and workers' rights. Ainsley Elbra argues that this activism emerged to address gaps between societal expectations and corporate behaviour, despite Australia's corporate governance system traditionally […]

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Book Launch: Policing People – Background Characteristics and Occupational Attitudes in Law Enforcement

Western Sydney University, Parramatta South Campus cnr Victoria Road & James Ruse Drive, Rydalmere

Join the School of Social Sciences for the launch of Policing People: Background Characteristics and Occupational Attitudes in Law Enforcement by Professor Toby Miles-Johnson. This book explores why police background characteristics and occupational attitudes matter, and how they affect officers, policing, and citizen engagement. Bridging sociology, criminology, and organisational psychology, this book offers a timely, research-driven analysis of how police officers' background characteristics and occupational attitudes shape recruitment, behaviour, and public engagement. With a focus on education, gender, diversity, and institutional bias, Miles-Johnson provides critical insights into the internal dynamics of policing and their broader implications for citizen trust and professionalism. Essential […]