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The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) is hosting the AIC 2023 conference on Monday 16 October 2023, commemorating 50 years since the establishment of the AIC.

Illicit drug use has been identified as an important factor in criminal offending for both men and women. There is debate about whether drug use 'leads' to crime or the reverse. The Australian Institute of Criminology conducted the Drug use careers of offenders (DUCO) study in order to examine the interaction between criminal offending and drug use patterns. A total of 470 females and 2,135 males incarcerated in Australian prisons were interviewed.

Foreword | Armed robbery is a diverse, heterogeneous crime shaped by the presence or absence of a wide array of characteristics. Therefore, effectively preventing armed robbery requires a good understanding of the nature of the offence. Previous attempts to understand armed robbery have focused on the offender, primarily by interviewing incarcerated offenders to gain insight into their motivations and planning. However, this approach overlooks the unique vulnerabilities associated with the victim and/or the location of the offence.

Drug courts first began in Australia in 1999. The aim of drug courts is to divert drug dependent offenders from the criminal justice system and into treatment. Their establishment represents a significant move towards a therapeutic model of offender management - shifting the focus from offenders and their actions to the problems and potential causes of their behaviour.

They built outstanding programs designed to keep Australians safe – and today they are awarded for their work. 

Today, 15 award winners from community-led programs as well as 7 winners for police-led initiatives across the country will receive Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA).

Foreword | In Australia 'open-street' or 'town centre' CCTV refers to visual surveillance systems established in the main by local government authorities in cooperation with police to monitor public spaces such as malls and major thoroughfares. This paper is therefore not concerned with other uses of CCTV such as its deployment on public transport networks, within privately regulated commercial spaces such as casinos and shopping malls, or in retail outlets.

State Government Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, 15-17th September 1981

Contents

• Introduction
• Welcome - Cain and Abel
  Mr W. Clifford
• Keynote address
  The Honourable K.T. Griffin, MLC, Attorney-General of Adelaide

Papers of the symposium

Session I - Criminal procedure, evidence and the crime victim
Chair: His Honour Judge L. Kingsley Newman

• Reconciling the interests of the victim with the rights of the accused - criminal laws of evidence
  Mr B. Martin

Acknowledgements
Extraction of data and preparation of text: Jack Dearden and Samantha Bricknell.

Notes
Because of rounding, some percentages may not sum to 100.
Minor revisions are occasionally made to publications after release. The online version available on the AIC website will include any revisions made since printing.

This publication is a compilation of the evidence presented by the two authors to the Australian Commonwealth Government House of Representatives Standing Committee on Road Safety. This Committee was conducting a special inquiry into Alcohol, Drugs and Road Safety and invited submissions.

Proceedings of an international course in crime prevention planning held at the Australian Institute of Criminology from 17 May to 15 June 1979

Contents

• Foreword
• The contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
  W. Clifford
• Criminology and planning
  W. Clifford
• National planning and criminal justice services
  W. Clifford
• Planning within the criminal justice services
  W. Clifford
• Methods and techniques for crime prevention planning
  W. Clifford
• Economic problems of crime prevention

Acknowledgements
Extraction of data and preparation of text: Vanessa Brewster and Alexander Cook.

Note
Because of rounding, some percentages may not sum to 100.