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Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
The criminal career trajectories of domestic violence offenders
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Criminal justice responses to child sexual abuse material offending: A systematic review and evidence and gap map
Statistical Report
Homicide in Australia 2018-19
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Illicit firearms and other weapons on darknet markets
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
The organisational structure, social networks and criminal activities of outlaw motorcycle gangs: Literature review
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Crime, justice and social capital in the Torres Strait region
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Experiences of coercive control among Australian women during COVID-19
11-03-2021
Researchers from the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) have looked into what is often invisible in plain sight: coercive control. The new research released today describes coercive control experiences among Australian women.
New research reveals the impact of darknet market seizures on opioid availability
09-03-2021
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has today released a Research Report exploring the impact of law enforcement seizures and darknet market closures on the availability of fentanyl and other opioids on darknet markets.
New study reveals patterns of parents who produce child sexual abuse material
19-02-2021
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has today released a paper describing the circumstances, patterns and dynamics of cases where parents produce and distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of their children.
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