Welcome to the Australian Institute of Criminology
The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice. We seek to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice.
ACVPA nominations now open
Do you know of a program that has reduced crime or violence in your area?
Are you involved in a project that is working towards a safer community?
The Australian Crime & Violence Prevention Awards recognise programs that reduce crime and violence in Australia. Nominations for the 2013 awards are now open.
Criminology Research Grants
The Australian Institute of Criminology invites applications from individuals or organisations seeking to undertake quality research which is relevant to both current and future criminal justice policy and makes a substantial and original contribution to criminological knowledge.
The Institute encourages applications from organisation or collaborative teams with a demonstrated capacity to deliver high quality criminology research outcomes.
Latest publications
Australian Crime: Facts & figures 2012
The Australian Institute of Criminology’s annual compendium of crime statistics shows a continuing decrease in crime levels around Australia with some concerning trends in certain crime types.
Facts & figures provides government and justice agencies, the media and the Australian public with accurate, easy to access crime statistics in a single, centralised location.
The chapter eight Spotlight on Crime, Alcohol and Other drugs examines trends in alcohol and crime, including levels of use among police detainees and prisoners.
The societal costs of alcohol misuse in Australia
By Matthew Manning, Christine Smith and Paul Mazerolle
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) today released a study which shows the costs to society from alcohol harm were double that raised in tax and excise revenue by the Commonwealth Government.
Research in Practice paper no 32: Forced and servile marriage in the context of human trafficking
By Samantha Lyneham
Servile marriage involves a person being sold, transferred or inherited into marriage.
Homicide in Australia: 2008–09 to 2009–10 National Homicide Monitoring Program annual report
The National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) has been compiled and analysed now for 21 years – since 1989. Through it, the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) monitors trends and patterns in homicide across Australian jurisdictions.
Homicides involving international visitors in Australia
While a statistically rare event, the murder/manslaughter of an international visitor in Australia can have significant implications for Australian international relations.
This is an AIC analysis of the homicide of overseas visitors to Australia from 1994-1995 to 2009-2010.
Measuring mental health in criminology research: Lessons from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program,
Technical and Background Paper 54
Author: Lubica Forsythe
This report describes and discusses the process and challenges inherent in measuring mental health concerns among alleged offenders in police custody.
This is, in part, informed by the author’s experience as the Site Manager responsible for DUMA data collection in New South Wales from 1999–2010.
Her role included evaluating and improving the mental health information collected as part of the DUMA program.
Events
ISOC 2013
29-30 July 2013, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Current and future responses to transnational crime will be discussed at the 2nd International Serious and Organised Crime (ISOC) 2013 conference, with the overarching themes of future directions for law enforcement and organised crime, organised crime risks, and, policing organised crime
Student criminology forum 2013
5 July 2013, 74 Leichhardt St, Griffith, Canberra
As in previous years, the Australian Institute of Criminology Student Forum provides a day of presentations and workshops on AIC research, led by our staff. The Forum is free, and designed for students of criminology, police studies, corrections, law or a related field.
13th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
10-13th November 2013, Pullman Melbourne Albert Park
Organised by the Australian Institute of Criminology, the Conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia from the 10th to 13th of November 2013. The theme, Protecting children: New solutions to old problems, reflects the need to innovate and to enhance responses to key policy and practice issues across the sectors involved in preventing and managing child abuse and neglect.
Australasian Youth Justice Conference—Changing trajectories of offending and reoffending
20-22 May, National Convention Centre Canberra
The Australian Institute of Criminology and Australasian Juvenile Justice Administrators are pleased to announce their first international youth justice conference with the theme of Changing trajectories of offending and reoffending.
ACFT scams survey 2013
Are you the victim of a scam or have you received scam invitations? Do you want to be involved in research about scams?
To understand trends and impacts of consumer scams, the AIC runs an online scam survey each year. Just five minutes of your time will help increase this understanding which in turn helps authorities combat these types of crime.
The AIC is a member of the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce which gathers information on scams to help improve the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of scam offenders. Participation in the survey is voluntary and anonymous, and you only need to complete the survey once. All responses are treated in confidence.
The survey can be accessed from the AIC website http://www.survey.aic.gov.au/anon/105.aspx. The results will be published on this Website next year.
