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.

We’re pleased to announce keynote speaker Professor Rutger Leukfeldt will be presenting at the AIC 2025 Conference, which will take place in Canberra on 11-12 March 2025. Professor Leukfeldt will be speaking on Examining the pathways into cybercrime and online interventions.

For the first time, the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has today released information on the nature and outcomes of reports of modern slavery in Australia, and the characteristics of suspected victim-survivors and perpetrators.

Today the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), in partnership with the Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP and state and territory police commissioners will celebrate the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA). 

The ACVPA recognise best practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime in Australia and play a vital role in highlighting effective community-based initiatives to prevent crime and violence before it actually occurs.