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POLICE & CRIME
Home > Latest News > Police & Crime Assistance for top Asian law enforcers 10 Jul 2007
Law enforcement has entered the international policy spotlight in recent years, particularly with the emergence of global terrorism. Charles Sturt University is playing a major role in raising the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies across South East Asia by helping train the top managers in these agencies and providing academic recognition of their performances in the program. CSU terrorism expert Googles bomb making 05 Jun 2007
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) expert in counter-terrorism has used the popular Google internet search engine to demonstrate that New Zealand and Australia are home to the cities where most 'make bombs' enquiries come from. 24 Apr 2007
The Fatal Four - drink driving, fatigue, speeding and not wearing a seatbelt – have long been the cornerstone of road safety campaigns. But according to Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher Peter Ivanoff, "Not wearing a seatbelt might lead to injuries for the driver or their passengers, but it is not a cause of accidents. In fact, three of the 'Fatal Four' rarely cause road accidents." A disturbing new development in Iraq 23 Mar 2007
In a disturbing new development in the war in Iraq, it was reported this week that insurgents had used children in a suicide bomb attack. CSU policing course: independent, with integrity 25 Jan 2007
Charles Sturt University together with NSW Police delivers the Associate Degree in Policing Practice, which is the recruit training program for people wanting to join NSW Police. To bribe or not to bribe? That was AWB’s ethical question. 08 Jan 2007
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) Marketing lecturer and an Honours student have published an analysis of the ethical framework of international trade that has ensnared the Australian Wheat Board (AWB). Does Australia need a Bill of Rights? 20 Dec 2006
Australia is now the only major English-speaking country that has not adopted a Bill of Rights and this has led to suggestions that Australia is a human rights “backwater”. CSU’s CAPPE receives prestigious American grants 06 Nov 2006
Charles Sturt University’s Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics is the recipient of two prestigious National Science Foundation grants from USA. Intelligence award to CSU and Victoria Police 31 Oct 2006
Charles Sturt University and Victoria Police have been recognised with a joint award from the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers at its annual conference in Brisbane in October. A distinguished contribution to Forensic Psychology 27 Sep 2006
Professor Don Thomson from Charles Sturt University’s School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies is a Registered Psychologist and a Barrister-at-law. He was recently awarded the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Forensic Psychologists inaugural distinguished contributions award. He says the legal system is not loaded against the victim as often claimed. In fact, in trials where there are mulitple defendants, “research shows you are more likely to be convicted with other co-defenders than if you are tried by yourself”. |
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