Crime & justice research 2026

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Abstract

The AIC has released a new volume on Crime and Justice Research which includes 15 studies authored by 27 Australian researchers.

Topics covered in the publication include Indigenous justice; domestic, family and sexual violence; online sexual exploitation of children; cybercrime; online radicalisation; and transnational serious and organised crime.

Contents

About the editor
List of contributors
Introduction

1. Validity of the Violence Risk Scale for male prisoners in Australia
Emma Ziersch, Shawn Sowerbutts, Yilma Woldgabreal and Sophie Ransom

2. Supporting incarcerated mothers: A mixed methods evaluation of the NSW Co-Located Caseworker Program
Althea Gibson, Marc Rémond, Peta MacGillivray, Eileen Baldry and Elizabeth Sullivan

3. The extent of illicit drug and alcohol involvement in crime: An updated estimate
Alexandra Voce, Tom Sullivan, Anthony Morgan and Merran McAlister

4. An experimental study of support for protest causes and tactics and the influence of conspiratorial beliefs
Anthony Morgan, Timothy Cubitt, Alexandra Voce and Isabella Voce

5. Exposure to and sharing of fringe or radical content online
Timothy Cubitt and Anthony Morgan

6. The overlap between viewing child sexual abuse material and fringe or radical content online
Timothy Cubitt, Anthony Morgan and Rick Brown

7. Artificial intelligence and child sexual abuse: A rapid evidence assessment
Heather Wolbers, Timothy Cubitt and Michael Cahill

8. Drivers and deterrents of child sexual offending: Analysis of offender interactions on the darknet
Heather Wolbers, Timothy Cubitt, Michael Cahill, Matthew Ball, John Hancock, Sarah Napier and Roderic Broadhurst

9. Financial risk indicators of child sexual abuse live streaming: A proof of concept prediction model
Timothy Cubitt, Sarah Napier and Rick Brown

10. Sexual extortion of Australian adolescents: Results from a national survey
Heather Wolbers, Timothy Cubitt, Sarah Napier, Michael Cahill, Mariesa Nicholas, Melanie Burton and Katherine Giunta

11. The impacts of sexual extortion on minors: A systematic review
Heather Wolbers, Timothy Cubitt, Renee Carter and Sarah Napier

12. Underage use of adult-based platforms: Risks and experiences
Tahlia Hart

13. Victim-survivors’ reflections on best practice in restorative justice for domestic, family and sexual violence
Siobhan Lawler

14. Ransomware targeting individuals and small businesses: Vulnerabilities and impacts
Isabella Voce and Anthony Morgan

15. Developing a harm index for individual victims of cybercrime
Isabella Voce and Anthony Morgan

Index