I’m delighted to report that Helen Singh, the Master’s student recruited to our Australian Research Grant, has passed her thesis examination. She did so in tough personal circumstances. Helen grew up in Fiji among extended family after losing both parents and a sister as a child. While undertaking her thesis research, her partner and father …
Enhancing the Policing of Gender Based Violence in Pacific Island Communities
Kerry Carrington, Melissa Jardine, Helen Singh and Carla Chan Unger School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant issue in Pacific Island communities, where women report lifetime prevalence rates of violence ranging from 60 to 80 per cent (UNICEF, 2017). The Pacific Island of Fiji, which is …
Meet Helen Singh, Master Student on our ARC Project To Enhance Policing of Gender Violence
Meet Helen Singh is the successful candidate for Master Scholarship funded by the ARC DP team working on a project to enhance the policing of gender violence in Pacific Island Communities.
Improving the Policing of Gender Violence in the Global South: Masters research scholarship opportunity
Exiting research scholarship to conduct research on how to improve the policing of gender violence in Pacific Island Communities.
Would China Back Women in Policing In the Pacific? Not likely, but Australia could, according to Dr Melissa Jardine
“China’s pursuit of a Pacific-wide deal with island nations covering policing, security and data communications cooperation leaves the new Labor government in Australia facing a challenge to be the security “partner of choice” in the region. While the full details of these proposed agreements are not yet known, China is unlikely to include programs of work to …