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Statistical Report
Deaths in custody in Australia 2018-19
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Corporate crime in Australia: The extent of the problem
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Mobile dating applications and sexual and violent offending
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Misconceptions of sexual crimes against adult victims: Barriers to justice
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Bail practices and policy alternatives in Australia
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Social isolation, time spent at home, financial stress and domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
Latest News
New Deaths in Custody Report released
16-12-2020
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released the latest report from the National Deaths in Custody Program (NDICP) Deaths in custody in Australia 2018-19 Statistical Report.
Deputy Director of the AIC, Dr Rick Brown said…
New Criminology Research Grants awarded by the Australian Institute of Criminology
02-12-2020
The AIC has announced important new funding that will support Australian academics to undertake cutting edge crime and justice research. We are pleased to announce eight new Criminology Research Grants, which have been selected by the Criminology…
Social isolation, time spent at home, financial stress and domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
11-11-2020
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released a paper exploring the relationship between social isolation, time spent at home, financial stress and domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Data from a large online…
Statistics
Statistics from three long-term monitoring programs—the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program, National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) and the National Deaths in Custody Program (NDICP) as well as Identity Crime and Misuse.
Library
The Library is a major criminal justice information resource that supports the information needs of the Institute's research programs and provides services to key stakeholders and other clients. Visit our CINCH database or request information about the work of the AIC.
CRG
The principal objectives of the Criminology Research Grants Program are to undertake and provide funding for criminological research which is relevant to public policy and to promote the value and use of such research.
ACVPA
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.
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