News & Events

NewsDecember 2019Resources off to a good start, with animation narrated by Naima leading the way. We welcome suggestions for added content.

NewsNovember 2019Griffith University released a strategic plan to halve carbon emissions by 2030.

NewsNovember 2019CII commenced a new training collaboration with NoVerbal Consulting Group (Mexico).

NewsOctober 2019Martine Powell was awarded the 2019 APS Distinguished Contribution to Psychological Science Award from the Australian Psychological Society.

EventsAugust 2019Madeleine Bearman was awarded a PhD for her thesis on interviewing adults with limited expressive language.

NewsAugust 2019Two new executives joined the CII: Centre Manager (Liz Henshaw) and Training Coordinator (Maddie Bearman)

EventsJuly 2019Martine Powell was a panel member in “Raise your kids to raise their voice”, hosted by Aus & NZ Assoc for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Griffith Criminology Institute.

NewsJune 2019Dr Chelsea Leach joined the CII and Griffith Criminology Institute as an Adjunct Research Fellow, collaborating on research involving young offenders.

EventsMay 2019The Centre completed its first ‘train the trainer’ course with learner trainers from University of Tasmania and Griffith University.

NewsMay 2019To mark the 2nd anniversary of the passing of Dr Nina Westera (Centre member) a bushwalk was held in her memory.

NewsApril 2019Martine Powell (in association with Tasmania Police and Geoffrey Wright) created a film on best-practice interviewing of an alleged murderer.

NewsApril 2019The Centre (in collaboration with the QLD Police Service) were awarded funding by the Australian Institute of Criminology for research aimed at reducing internet child exploitation material.

NewsApril 2019Dirkje Gerryts was awarded the Nina Westera Scholarship to conduct PhD research on police interviewing of adult victims of domestic violence.

NewsMarch 2019Martine Powell met with General Director Héctor Espinosa, and National Chief against Sexual Offenses Héctor González Aranguiz, about the Chile PDI’s experience with video-recorded investigative interviews.

NewsMarch 2019Martine Powell visited the Ministerio de Justicia y derechos Humanos En Argentina to discuss research on human trafficking.

EventsMarch 2019Martine Powell delivered a talk at Chile PDI (investigative police)’s National Headquarters for Sexual Crimes.