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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).

More than 40 per cent of all Australian cybercrime victims fall prey to multiple types of cybercrime in a single year, with fraud and scam victims emerging as the most vulnerable. And it’s prompted a critical reminder for Australians to bolster their online safeguards.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released new research examining the perspectives of victim-survivors on best practice in restorative justice for family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV).

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Contents

Acronyms
2024–25 at a glance
Director's review

Part 1: Overview

Minister, portfolio and Director
Purpose and role
Functions
Outcomes
Organisational structure

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Abstract
• Executive summary
  • Results
  • Implications
• Introduction
  • Research on the relationship between pornography and sexual violence
  • Explaining the association of pornography and sexual violence
  • Importance of understanding pornography's effect on sexual violence
  • Current study
• Method
  • Data collection
  • Measures
  • Analytic strategy
  • Limitations
• Results

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) today has released a new study that examines the relationship between pornography use and sexual violence in Australian men.

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Abstract
• Executive summary
  • Direct costs
  • Consequential costs
  • Indirect costs
  • Total costs of serious and organised crime
  • Conclusion
• Introduction
  • Method
  • Limitations
• Direct serious and organised crime costs
  • Illicit drug activity
  • Serious and organised financial crime
  • Crimes against the person
  • Illicit commodities
  • Pure cybercrime

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) have exposed the impact and scale of serious and organised crime in Australia.

A shocking new study released today by the Australian Institute of Criminology, unpacks the risks and experiences of underage adult-based platform use.

The awards were held at a ceremony in Parliament House, Canberra. The winners were presented with their awards by Heather Cook, Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology.

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).