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Foreword | Opportunities for criminals to engage in transnational activities have expanded with globalisation and advancements in information and communications technologies. Cyber criminal activities will increasingly affect the financial security of online business. It is widely accepted that the financial and insurance industry is the ‘target of choice’ for financially motivated cyber criminals. Yet there is a lack of understanding about the true magnitude of cyber crime and its impact on businesses.

Foreword | The clandestine nature of trafficking in persons means that there is little reliable data about the nature and extent of the crime; however, a picture is emerging of the nature of people trafficking as the number of prosecutions grows.

Foreword | Courts in the United States, Europe and Australia have in recent years experimented with sanctions which require the computer of an offender convicted of high tech crimes to be forfeited, or which seek to prohibit the offender from undertaking certain, or all, computer-related activities like possessing or using computers or gaining access to the internet.

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms
• Abstract
• Summary
  • Victimisation
  • Victim characteristics
  • Help-seeking
  • Impact of victimisation
• Introduction
  • Method
• Victimisation
  • Online abuse and harassment
  • Malware
  • Identity crime and misuse
  • Fraud and scams
  • Poly-victimisation
• Victim characteristics
  • Sociodemographic characteristics
  • Education and employment

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a report detailing information about the illegal abalone market in Australia. The report identifies the different ways in which abalone may be illegally caught, namely: by organised poachers, licensed divers, shore-based divers, extended family groups or individuals. Such abalone is then prepared for consumption, often in illegal processing factories or "backyard" set-ups. While some abalone is kept for personal use, most is destined for sale.

A report released by the Australian Institute of Criminology has evaluated a burglary reduction operation undertaken by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in Canberra in 2001. The report concludes that the AFP were successful in reducing levels of burglary in the ACT by a significant amount. Operation Anchorage employed strategies including the use of surveillance teams, targeting known prolific offenders, traffic enforcement in high-burglary areas, and extensive use of intelligence analysis to focus police efforts.

This paper is taken from the report of research commissioned by the Criminology Research Council.

1-5 March 1976

Contents

• Foreword

Part I

• Opening remarks
  The Honourable R.J. Ellicott
• The use of customary law for crime prevention
  W. Clifford
• The use of customary law for crime prevention and control
  His Excellency the Honourable Sir John Kerr
• Keynote address: The use of customary law in the criminal justice system
  The Honourable Sir Sydney Frost
• Commentary on keynote address
  Professor R.S. O'Regan

Part II

• Summary of discussions
  W. Clifford

Undertaking research is the core function of the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC). The AIC conducts research on a range of crime and justice issues to provide timely, policy-relevant research to the Australian Government and other key stakeholders.

The research priorities for the AIC are set annually by the Director, in consultation with the Criminology Research Advisory Council. In 2025-26 the research priorities are:

There are two reports in this volume. They are divided into sections, as follows:

Australian Institute of Criminology

Year in review

The Chair of the Board of Management and the Director of the AIC review the significant issues and achievements for the year, provide a snapshot of performance and highlight expected developments for the coming year.