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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.
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New funding available for cutting edge criminology research
18-06-2025
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has opened applications for the 2025 round of Criminology Research Grants (CRG).
New data on homicide in Australia available
27-03-2025
The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new report from the National Homicide Monitoring Program: Homicide in Australia 2023–24.
Recognising community champions – nominate outstanding programs preventing crime and violence today
14-03-2025
Nominations for the 2025 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA) have been extended.
New research highlights nature of sexual extortion experiences among Australian adolescents
20-02-2025
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) today released a report in collaboration with the eSafety Commissioner that examined the prevalence and nature of sexual extortion among a sample of Australian adolescents aged 16 to 18 years.
New research measures cybercrime-related harm
18-02-2025
The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a Trends & issues paper that uses data from the Australian Cybercrime Survey to develop a harm index for individual victims of cybercrime.
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Research Network
The HTMS Research Network seeks to collaboratively identify, promote and disseminate research about human trafficking and modern slavery undertaken in Australia.
Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards
The annual Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA) recognise and reward programs that reduce crime and violence in Australia.
CriminologyTV
CriminologyTV has a range of videos by crime and criminal justice specialists, including key presentations from AIC conferences and our Occasional Seminar series.
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CINCH
CINCH is an open access database indexing Australian crime and criminal justice.
