The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new study evaluating a co-located caseworker program for incarcerated women.

We are pleased to share the draft program for AIC 2025 – Reducing online harms. The program features Australian and international experts presenting the latest research on the changing nature of online harms and approaches to preventing, disrupting and mitigating those harms, as well as approaches to support victim / survivor recovery.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released new research examining stakeholder referrals to restorative justice for domestic, family and sexual violence.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released its evaluation of Phase Three of the ACT’s Restorative Justice Scheme, which involved extending the Scheme to family, domestic and sexual violence matters.

Today the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission have released updated figures for the cost of serious and organised crime in Australia. The Institute estimates that it cost up to $68.7 billion a year in 2022–23, compared to $60.1 billion in 2020–21.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has announced important new funding that will support Australian academics to undertake cutting edge crime and justice research. 

AIC Director Heather Cook looks forward to seeing the work of these 7 new projects come to fruition under the Criminology Research Grants (CRG) program, all of which have been selected by the Criminology Research Advisory Council.

Today the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released its Deaths in Custody in Australia 2023–24 report. From 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, there were 104 deaths in custody, 6 less than in 2022–23.

Based on a survey of over 13,300 online Australian adults, our new research shows two in five respondents (40.6%) reported being exposed to material they described as fringe, unorthodox or radical. One-quarter of these respondents (23.2%) accessed the content intentionally.

New research, based on a survey of over 13,300 online Australians, shows four in 10 respondents (40.6%) had viewed fringe or radical content and 4.5 percent had viewed CSAM in the previous 12 months.

We’re pleased to announce keynote speaker Professor Ethel Quayle will be presenting at the AIC 2025 Conference, which will take place in Canberra on 11-12 March 2025. Professor Quayle will be speaking on Technology-facilitated sexual crimes against children: offenders, victims and environment.