The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has today released a paper that identifies cyber strategies that have the potential to identify victims of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and detect offenders.

Cyber strategies used to combat child sexual abuse material reviews existing research on cyber strategies to disrupt and prevent CSAM offending.

The study identified five key cyber strategies: peer-to-peer network monitoring; automated CSAM detection tools; web crawlers; pop-up warning messages; and facial recognition.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has today released a paper revealing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the supply and demand of cannabis in Australia. Jointly written by AIC researchers Laura Doherty, Tom Sullivan and Alexandra Voce, the report outlines who is most likely to use cannabis during the pandemic and what effect the pandemic had on cannabis supply.

AIC Deputy Director Dr Rick Brown said the findings reveal first hand insights into why people use cannabis and why some individuals have increased their use since the pandemic began.

A key assumption in the domestic violence literature is that abuse escalates in severity and frequency over time.

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards. These awards recognise and reward good practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime in Australia.

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.

The study analysed survey data collected from more than 1,000 Australian women who were asked about their experiences of domestic violence during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and were in a current relationship between February and May 2020.

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.

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.

Production and distribution of child sexual abuse material by parental figures involved an analysis of 82 cases of parental CSAM production and distribution, identified over a ten-year period from 2009.

Introducing the Australian Institute of Criminology’s brand-new podcast series, CrimPod. You can now listen to the latest AIC research on a range of contemporary crime and justice issues affecting Australia.

Podcasts have become increasingly popular and the launch of CrimPod is a welcome addition to sit alongside AIC’s schedule of publications, seminars and popular YouTube channel—CriminologyTV.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has today released a paper that describes the characteristics of women who were more likely to experience physical and non-physical forms of domestic violence from their partner during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.