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The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new Trends & issues paper that uses a randomised survey experiment involving 13,301 online Australians to measure support for environmental, anti-lockdown and sovereign citizen protests.

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.

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Sexual offenders
• Sexual offence victims
• Types of sexual offending
• References
• Appendix A: Methodology
• Appendix B: Data tables

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• Introduction
  • Data collection
  • Definition of homicide
  • Homicide classification
  • Calculation of rates
  • Geographic location
  • Data amendments and revision
  • Missing data
  • Reference period
• Homicide incidents
  • Incident clearance rates
  • Most serious charge
  • Single and multiple victim/offender homicides
  • Homicide classification
  • Location of homicide incidents
  • Weapon use

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has opened applications for the 2025 round of Criminology Research Grants (CRG). The funding provided through the grants will support Australian academics to undertake high-quality research that tackles contemporary public policy challenges in crime and justice.

AIC Deputy Director Dr Rick Brown said the Criminology Research Advisory Council is looking for projects that deliver real-world impact and strong research outcomes.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new report on image-based sexual abuse using 2022–23 data from the Australian Sexual Offence Statistical collection.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) today has released a study that examines the characteristics of parricide in Australia, using 35 years of data from the National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP).

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).

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released a report detailing the extent of illicit drug and alcohol involvement in crime.

A new report has revealed that for the 2024-2025 financial year, the Australian Federal Police received 371 reports of alleged modern slavery. 

Modern slavery is when someone is forced to work, marry or do other things through coercion (like manipulation, control or violence), threats or lies. 

These are the latest figures from the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) report Modern slavery in Australia 2024-25.