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Statistical Bulletin
The prevalence of domestic violence among women during the COVID-19 pandemic
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
The relationship between drug price and purity and population level harm
Statistical Report
Commonwealth fraud investigations 2017-18 and 2018-19
Statistical Bulletin
Why Australian police detainees choose to use (or not use) non-prescribed fentanyl
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Understanding the structure and composition of co-offending networks in Australia
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Shining a light on the shadow pandemic - New report reveals high rate of domestic violence experienced by Australian women during COVID-19
13-07-2020
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) today released a Statistical Bulletin which reveals the high rate of domestic violence experienced by women during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The AIC surveyed 15,000 women aged 18…
Pandemic profiting: Vaccines and PPE on the dark web
30-04-2020
Joint release by The Australian National University (ANU) and the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC).
Vendors on the dark web are selling Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and drugs marketed as coronavirus vaccines or cures at high cost…
National research organisations join forces to investigate patterns of intimate partner homicide and breaches of parenting orders
20-04-2020
Joint release by the Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS), Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), and the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
With about seventy women killed by their partners or…
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.
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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.
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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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