Publications
Research publications
The Australian Institute of Criminology has been a significant criminal justice publisher since the mid-1970s. Publications cover a range of broad subject areas - arson, corporate crime and fraud, corrections, courts, crime prevention, cybercrime, drugs, organised/transnational crime, policing, property crime, sex crimes, social groups and crime, and violence.
Please note: minor revisions are occasionally made to publications after release. The online versions available on this website will always include any revisions.
Accessing publications
You can obtain AIC publications in a number of ways.
New reports are available for download from the AIC website in both HTML and PDF format.
Recent RPP reports and Monitoring Reports are available as print-on-demand hard copies from the Sydney University Press http://fmx01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/jspcart/cart/Category.jsp?nParentID=35. These can be ordered from the SUP on-line shop and will be processed and dispatched within 3 working days of payment.
RPPs, Monitoring Reports and Trends & issues papers published from the start of the 2011-12 financial year are also available in an e-publication format for tablets and smartphones which have an appropriate e-Pub application.
Publication series
Reports
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Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Concise papers that are designed to inform policymakers, researchers and the wider community on current research -
Research and public policy series
In-depth research reports -
Annual reports
Annual reports on research produced by the Institute's monitoring programs as well as the corporate annual reports -
Australian crime: facts and figures
Annual compilation of Australian crime statistics -
Monitoring reports
This series includes annual reports from AIC monitoring programs that capture data across Australia for a range of crime and justice issues. -
Technical and background paper series
This series of technical report contain statistical and methodolgocial material produced as part of the AIC research process -
Criminology Research Council reports
Reports on outcomes of research funded by the Criminology Research Council.
Fact sheets
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AICrime reduction matters
Innovations in crime prevention -
Bushfire arson bulletins
Fact sheets on a broad range of topics relating to bushfire arson -
Crime facts info
Topical data from recent research by the Australian Institute of Criminology and other relevant research organisations -
High tech crime brief
Introduction to a wide range of key issues in the fight against high tech crime -
Research in practice
Fact sheets, tip sheets and case studies from evidence-based research for practitioners working in the criminal justice field. -
Transnational crime brief
Key insights, issues and developments in the area of transnational crime. -
Crime prevention tip sheets
A series of designed to help communities develop crime prevention projects in their local area
Newsletters
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brief
Newsletter of the Australian Institute of Criminology
Latest publications
- Australian crime: Facts & figures: 2012
16 May 2012 - The societal costs of alcohol misuse in Australia
2 April 2013 - Forced and servile marriage in the context of human trafficking
26 March 2013 - ACT victims of crime referral project: Final report
27 February 2013 - Homicide in Australia: 2008–09 to 2009–10 National Homicide Monitoring Program annual report
20 February 2013 - Measuring mental health in criminology research: Lessons from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program
18 February 2013 - Evaluation of the ACT Sexual Assault Reform Program (SARP): Final report
14 February 2013 - Homicides involving international visitors in Australia
11 February 2013 - Convictions for summary insolvency offences committed by company directors
8 February 2013 - Responding to welfare fraud: The Australian experience
19 December 2012 - Effective community-based supervision of young offenders
19 December 2012 - Evaluation of the Family Group Conferencing pilot program
17 December 2012 - Evaluation of alternative dispute resolution initiatives in the care and protection jurisdiction of the NSW Children’s Court
17 December 2012 - Effective crime prevention interventions for implementation by local government
13 December 2012
- Indigenous disparity in lower court imprisonment decisions: A study of two Australian jurisdictions, 1998 to 2008
12 December 2012 - Brief: December 2012
27 November 2012 - Profiling heavy vehicle speeding
5 November 2012 - A tough nut to crack: Performance measurement in specialist policing
25 October 2012 - ACT Family Violence Intervention Program review
16 October 2012 - Annual report 2011/12
11 October 2012 - Targeting crime prevention to reduce offending: Identifying communities that generate chronic and costly offenders
19 September 2012 - Male and Female assault offending in Australia
29 August 2012 - Sentencing scammers: Law and practice
28 August 2012
- Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce: Results of the 2010 and 2011 online consumer fraud surveys
22 August 2012 -
Mental disorder prevalence at the gateway to the criminal justice system
9 July 2012 -
Firearm trafficking and serious and organised crime gangs
29 June 2012 -
Trafficking in persons monitoring report: January 2009-June 2011
28 June 2012 -
People trafficking in Australia
28 June 2012 -
Measuring drug use patterns in Queensland through wastewater analysis
25 June 2012 -
Child sexual abuse and subsequent offending and victimisation:a 45 year follow-up study
22 June 2012 - Brief: June 2012
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Amphetamine users and crime in Western Australia, 1999–2009
17 June 2012 -
How much crime is drug or alcohol related? Self-reported attributions of police detainees
24 May 2012 -
Drug use among police detainees: A comparative analysis of DUMA and the US Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program
24 May 2012 -
Youth (in)justice: Oral language competence in early life and risk for engagement in antisocial behaviour in adolescence
12 April 2012 -
Organised crime and trafficking in persons
24 March 2012 -
Fraud against the Commonwealth 2009–10 annual report to government
23 March 2012 -
Consumer scams-2010 and 2011
20 March 2012 -
Scam delivery methods 2007 to 2011
20 March 2012 -
Drug use monitoring in Australia: 2009–10 report on drug use among police detainees
11 March 2012 -
Australian crime: Facts & figures: 2011
3 March 2012 -
The association between birth cohort size and fluctuating crime levels: A Western Australian case study
29 February 2012 -
The impact of structural ageing on crime trends: A South Australian case study
29 February 2012 -
Decrease in use of ecstasy/MDMA
21 February 2012 -
Pharmaceutical drug use among police detainees
16 February 2012 -
Money laundering and terrorism financing risks to Australian non-profit organisations
10 February 2012 -
Trade Based Money Laundering: Risks and regulatory responses
10 February 2012 -
Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing across the globe: A comparative study of regulatory action
10 February 2012 -
Computer security threats faced by small businesses in Australia
7 February 2012
