The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new report on image-based sexual abuse using 2022–23 data from the Australian Sexual Offence Statistical collection.

Researchers from the University of New South Wales linked health data, criminal records and births, deaths and marriages records to examine the onset of violent offending following psychosis.

A new study by researchers from Queensland University of Technology and the Bravehearts Foundation examines the views of victim-survivors towards a range of measures typically used for people with convictions for sexual offending.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) today released two pivotal reports that examine the use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) to improve the safety of victim-survivors of domestic and family violence.

A new study by researchers from Deakin University and Université de Montréal examines the changing nature of ransomware groups over time:

• The researchers examined 865 ransomware attacks occurring in Australia (135 attacks), New Zealand (18 attacks), the United Kingdom (366 attacks) and Canada (346 attacks) over three years (2020–2022).

A new AIC study analysed posts from a darknet forum to examine approaches to desistance from offending among undetected child sexual offenders.

New research from the Australian Institute of Criminology’s Indigenous Justice Research Program examined the validity of the Violence Risk Scale (VRS) to assess and predict risk of future offending among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous male prisoners.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released the Cybercrime in Australia 2024 Statistical Report. This latest report outlines the results from the second annual Australian Cybercrime Survey, which is the largest regular survey of the Australian community about different forms of cybercrime and provides important data on cybercrime victimisation, help-seeking and harms among Australian computer users.

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New research from the Australian Institute of Criminology used a machine learning approach to produce a proof of concept model for identifying financial indicators associated with live streaming of child sexual abuse.