The Criminology, Law and Police Studies Research Group Discuss Collaborative Research and Opportunities

The Criminology, Law and Police Studies (CLP) research group decided to meet and discuss research expertise and opportunities for collaborative research within the University of Tasmania and with various Tasmanian organisations.

The meeting was held at Rydges Hobart on 6 November, providing an excellent venue for open discussions between the CLP members and with invited representatives from TasCOSS, the Salvation Army, Red Cross and the Migrant Resource Centre.

“The meeting went extremely well, there was so much enthusiasm from all the participants for research collaborations moving forward,” CLP Coordinator Roberta Julian said.

A special Writing Retreat was held the following day for CLP members only. This productive morning brought together a number of researchers from all over the state, including postgraduate students and academic staff, and lay the foundation for future writing retreats.

The CLP is supported by the Institute for the Study of Social Change, and this particular event was organised by TILES.

The CLP research group is a coordinated cross- disciplinary research cluster that brings together, develops and expands two key, existing, but currently separate, research units in the College of Arts, Law and Education. The CLP research grouping aims to pursue new and innovative collaborative research opportunities with scholars across four major disciplines: criminology, police studies, forensic science and law reform.