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This publication largely comprises the edited papers presented at a seminar held at the University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, from 7 to 11 July 1975 under the title 'Crime prevention in developing areas'. The seminar was conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology in conjunction with the Department of Law of Papua New Guinea.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPAs). The ACVPAs recognise and reward good practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime in Australia.

Contents

• Summary
  • What did we do?
  • What did we find?
• Introduction
  • What was the purpose of this study?
  • How did we do it?
  • What's not included in these estimates?
• Results
  • How many crimes are committed by organised crime offenders?
  • What do offences committed by organised crime offenders cost the community?
  • How much time do organised crime offenders spend in prison?
  • What does it cost to imprison organised crime offenders?

Newsletter series detailing the Australian Institute of Criminology events, publication releases and resources.

1997 - 2008

The following documents are available only in PDF format.

Foreword | While opportunistic crime in Australia's fishing industry has existed for a long time, there is increasing and widespread concern about the extent and scope of illegal activity. High-value, low-volume fish products (such as abalone, shark fin and seahorse) are vulnerable to organised criminal exploitation. Without adequate controls, the viability of stocks (and the industry itself) may be placed in jeopardy.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has recently released a paper that explores the type of criminal activity that occurs in marine environments, with a focus on the Great Barrier Reef. The marine environment attracts wide ranging opportunities for illegal activity. These arise from: the availability of natural resources; the availability of illegal drugs for importation; the availability of people wishing to come to Australia and an increase in non-compliance with the introduction of new regulations.

Contents

• Abstract
• Executive summary
  • Cost of identity crime
• Introduction
• Methodology
  • Components of the cost of identity crime and misuse
• Direct costs
  • Costs to Commonwealth government entities
  • Costs to individuals
  • Cost of serious identity crime
  • Police-recorded identity crime
  • Additional direct costs
  • Summary of direct costs
• Indirect costs
  • Public sector prevention and response costs

Like any other economic market, the stolen goods market is largely driven by supply and demand. As such, property crime can be understood as a function of the ease of theft and the availability of a pool of willing buyers. The Market reduction approach (MRA) to reducing property crime focuses on shrinking the stolen goods market, by preventing supply and reducing the demand for stolen goods. Without an active market, disposal becomes difficult, risky and unrewarding. All of these factors have significant implications for an offender's willingness to engage in property crime.

A report by the Australian Institute of Criminology, "Crime Reduction Through Product Design", highlights a number of ways in which technology is increasingly being used to reduce or prevent crime. Crime reduction through product design (CRPD) involves integrating protective features into products in order to reduce their potential to become targets of criminal activity, as well as preventing their use as instruments of crime. The term "product" encompasses any physical property and forms of currency, as well as electronic information and computer software.