Crime, Law & Order
Better Beginnings, Better Futures Study
National Crime Prevention Centre - Canada
This 56-page Canadian study examines the delinquency trajectories of at-risk youth
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2012-01-24
Working with Sibling Sexual Abuse
Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
This Australian interview discusses the changes to the treatment of young adolescent people who sexually perpetrate against their siblings and the impacts and challenges that face their families
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2012-01-18
Violence Against Women in Australia: Research Summary
VicHealth
This 12-page publication presents a synopsis of the latest published research examining violence against women in Australia and its prevention
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-12-19
Intensive Judicial Supervision and Drug Court Outcomes
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
A 16-page Australian report assessing the evidence of a trial of whether intensively supervising drug court participants in the early phases reduces early-phase substance use and sanctioning rates
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-12-19
Riot Control Agents: Improve Knowledge to Improve Safety
SIPRI
A Swedish essay arguing that there is a growing body of evidence that so-called non-lethal weapons used to control riots are not as safe as they seem and are not always employed as they should be
Crime, Law & Order, Human RightsPosted: 2011-12-16
Domestic Violence in Australia: An Overview of the Issues 2011
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 41-page background note is a guide to research and resources on domestic violence in Australia. It includes an overview of research on the prevalence of domestic violence, attitudes and risk factors, at risk groups and communities and the costs of domestic violence to communities and to the economy. It also covers policy approaches designed to prevent domestic violence
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-12-02
Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: State-of-the-State Report
Rand Corporation
This 252-page US monograph examines the health care needs of newly released California prisoners; the communities most affected by reentry and the health care safety net of those communities; the critical roles that health care providers, other social services, and family members play in successful reentry; and the effects of reentry on the children and families of incarcerated parents
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2011-11-26
Responding to Women’s Experiences of Sexual Assault in Institutional and Care Settings
Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
This 20-page Australian paper outlines key issues in institutional and care settings with identifying and responding to women’s recent and past experiences of sexual assault
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-11-25
The Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations
Rand Corporation
In an effort to clarify the scope and details of the challenges posed by VDTOs, a Rand team conducted a Delphi expert elicitation exercise, the results of which offer an assessment of the contemporary security situation in Mexico through the lens of existing Rand research on related issues. 109 pages
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2011-11-14
Measuring the Extent of CyberFraud: A Discussion Paper on Potential Methods and Data Sources
Public Safety Canada
This 64-page Canadian discussion paper assesses the potential for using innovative methodologies to estimate thescope of cyber-fraud, identifies existing data sources and gaps, and suggests novel sources of data that may help provide a more accurate picture of the degree of cyber-fraud
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-11-11
What Makes Countries Vulnerable to Transnational Organised Crime?
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre
This 16-page Norwegian report explores in depth the exact nature of the threat posed by transnational organised crime and the conditions that give rise to its growth
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-11-10
Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior
IZA
This 50-page discussion paper analyzes the relationship between having one or more father figures and the likelihood that young people engage in delinquent criminal behaviour
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-02
The Treatment of Incarcerated Mentally Disordered Women Offenders
Public Safety Canada
A 26-page Canadian document synthesising current research on the treatment of mentally disordered women offenders
Health, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-10-19
Narcoterrorism and the Long Reach of U.S. Law Enforcement
Brookings
This US House testimony discusses the relationship between drug trade and criminal and belligerent groups in Afghanistan, Mexico, Colombia and West Africa
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-10-17
Researching and Rethinking Sex Trafficking: The Movement of Chinese Women to Asia and the United States for Commercial Sex
NCJRS
This 204-page US report is an analysis of the illicit movement of women from China to destinations throughout Asia and the United States for prostitution
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-10-13
Child Witnesses in the Criminal Courts: Proposed Reforms
Ministry of Justice - New Zealand
This 23-page New Zealand cabinet paper sought Cabinet’s agreement to a package of proposed reforms that will address concerns about the way child witnesses are treated in the criminal justice system and ensure that the most reliable and accurate evidence is elicited
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-10-08
Misperceptions about Child Sex Offenders
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 8-page Australian paper addresses common misperceptions about the perpetrators of sexual offences against children
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-10-05
Indonesia: Trouble Again in Ambon
Crisis Group
This 16-page briefing examines the unrest that followed the death of a Muslim motorcycle taxi driver in Ambon under disputed circumstances and led to seven more deaths, the destruction of more than 150 Muslim and Christian homes and the displacement of thousands
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-04
Mexico’s Battle Against Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking
Brookings
This 54-page US monograph explores the effectiveness of the security and law enforcement and socio-economic approaches adopted in Mexico over the past several years to combat the drug trafficking organizations. It also analyzes the evolution of organized crime in Mexico, including in reaction to anti-crime actions taken by the Mexican government
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2011-09-27
Strengths and Human Needs in Offender Rehabilitation
Public Safety Canada
A 2-page Canadian research summary of the role played by strengths and basic human needs in the rehabilitation of offenders
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-09-21
Online Child Sexual Abuse Content: The development of a comprehensive, Transferable International Internet Notice and Takedown System
Internet Watch Foundation
This 131-page report establishes the value of an international ‘notice and takedown’ system, through the examination of the legislative and regulatory approaches in eight countries
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-20
Misuse of the Non-profit Sector for Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 6-page Australian paper explores how terrorist groups take advantage of the non-profit sector and the evidence available for the misuse of funds
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-09-20
Responding to Children and Young People’s Disclosures of Abuse
AIFS
This 7-page Australian practice brief contains information that will help family, friends, other adults and professionals to respond to a child’s disclosure of abuse.
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-09-16
Ending the Indifference!
Rights & Democracy
This 68-page Canadian report highlights sexual violence during the 1993-2003 armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-09-14
Norton Cybercrime report 2011
Norton
This 32-page US report details the impact of cybercrime on the world and on our everyday lives
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-09-12
The Criminals South of the Border: Lessons from Mexico
SSI
A US op-ed providing an overview of gang criminality in Mexico
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2011-08-23
The Wrong War: The Insistence on Applying Cold War Metaphors to Cybersecurity Is Misplaced and Counterproductive
Brookings
A US article considering strategic approaches to cybersecurity
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-08-22
The Syrian Regime: Protests at Home and Criticism from Abroad
INNS
A 3-page Israeli perspective on the growing unrest in Syria
Crime, Law & Order, Human RightsPosted: 2011-08-16
Fresh Start Reforms in Operation
CYF
A 22-page New Zealand report on the implementation of the Fresh Start youth justice reforms, which includes current trends in youth offending
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-08-10
Tackling Organised Crime Through a Partnership Approach at the Local Level: A Process Evaluation
Home Office - UK
This 6-page UK report summarises the findings of a process evaluation of 12 pilot sites set up in 2010 to explore how Community Safety Partnerships across England and Wales could be engaged in tackling organised crime at the local level
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-08-04
Pirates of the ISPs: Tactics for Turning Online Crooks Into International Pariahs
Brookings
A 51-page US paper describing steps that can be taken to curb cybercrime’s growth—and perhaps begin to marginalize the people behind it
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-08-04
Strategic Cutback Management: Law Enforcement Leadership for Lean Times
NCJRS
This 36-page US report provides police departments with practical tols for strategic fiscal management in difficult times
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-07-22
Police Interviews with Vulnerable Adult Suspects
AIC
This paper examines some of the key issues police are likely to encounter when dealing with vulnerable adult suspects are considered. An overview of the Australian legislation and police policies governing police interviews in such circumstances is presented
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-07-21
Does Imprisonment Deter? A Review of the Evidence
Sentencing Advisory Council - Victoria
This 28-page Australian report considers previous research into whether sentences of imprisonment are effective in deterring crime. The paper examines a number of empirical and criminological studies conducted over the last 10 years in Australia and internationally
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-06-29
Justice Beyond The Hague
CFR
A 56-page US report arguing that the international community must place greater emphasis on strengthening the national justice systems of the countries where atrocities have occurred
Crime, Law & Order, Human RightsPosted: 2011-06-24
The Transatlantic Cocaine Market
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
This 66-page report is about the biggest of the new cocaine flows: the trafficking of cocaine to meet growing European demand
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-06-22
Crime Prevention Programs for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities in Australia
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 14-page Australian paper reviews the key criminal justice issues in relation to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities and provides a summary of relevant protective and risk factors
Crime, Law & Order, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-06-22
The Latin American Drug Trade: Scope, Dimensions, Impact, and Response
Rand Corporation
A 112-page US monograph examining the Latin American drug trade and possible US counternarcotics responses
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-06-20
Exploring the Links between Homicide and Organised Crime Summary
Home Office - UK
This 5-page UK report presents the findings of research into the links between homicide and organised crime. The research assesses the proportion of homicides that can be shown to have links to organised crime and examines differences in characteristics between organised crime-related homicides and other homicides
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-06-08
Prison-based Correctional Rehabilitation: An Overview of Intensive Interventions for Moderate to High-risk Offenders
AIC
A 6-page Australian brief arguing that intensive interventions for moderate to high-risk offenders are likely to have a positive impact on recidivism rates
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-06-02
Learning to Walk without a Crutch: the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
Crisis Group
This 27-page report examines the progress the CICIG, has made so far to support and assist domestic justice institutions in the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed by illegal security forces and clandestine security organisations (CIACS), to identify their structures, operations and financing and ultimately to dismantle them
Crime, Law & Order, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-05-31
An Assessment of the Tackling Knives and Serious Youth Violence
Home Office - UK
A 4-page summary assessment of The Tackling Knives and Serious Youth Violence Action Programme (TKAP), a UK initiative designed to reduce all serious violence involving 13- to 24-year-olds using a range of enforcement, education and prevention initiatives
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-26
Staying Home Leaving Violence: Listening to Women’s Experiences
SPRC
A 38-page Australian report of the findings from an innovative and developing program which provides practical and emotional support to women leaving domestic violence, with the aim to support the victims to remain safely in their own home
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-05-19
Children’s Experience and Attitudes Towards the Police, Personal Safety and Public Spaces
Home Office - UK
This 98-page UK document explores topics from the 2009/10 British Crime Survey interviews with children aged 10 to 15, providing analysis of children’s contact with and attitude to the police, experience of and attitudes to knife carrying, crime prevention behaviours, being in public spaces and access to leisure activities
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-19
Broadband Internet: An Information Superhighway to Sex Crime?
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper investigates whether internet use triggers sex crime
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-05-18
Crime, Prosecutors, and the Certainty of Conviction
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper tests predictions of a structural, augmented supply-of-offenders model regarding the relative effects of police, public prosecution and courts, respectively, on crime
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-05-18
Promising Interventions for Reducing Indigenous Juvenile Offending
Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse
This 8-page paper from the Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse reviews the evidence on policies and programs that reduce offending by Indigenous juveniles in Australia, and provide positive outcomes for Indigenous Australian families
Indigenous Affairs, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-05-16
Alcohol and Assault on Friday and Saturday Nights: Findings from the DUMA Program
AIC
This 7-page Australian report examines the prevalence and nature of alcohol consumption by a sample of violent offenders detained by the police during times consistent with those targeted through Operation Unite
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2011-05-10
Understanding Crime Hotspot Maps
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
This 8-page Australian document describes how Local Government Area crime hotspot maps are produced and how they should be interpreted
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-05-08
Piracy and Maritime Security
SWP
A 94-page German research paper examining the regional characteristics and political, military, legal and economic implications of piracy
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-04-07
Behind the Tensions in Syria : The Socio-Economic Dimension
Dayan Center
A 6-page Israeli analysis of the causes of unrest in Syria
Governance & Politics, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-03-30
What Makes Juvenile Offenders Different from Adult Offenders?
AIC
This 8-page Australian paper outlines the factors (biological, psychological and social) that make juvenile offenders different from adult offenders and that necessitate unique responses to juvenile crime
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-25
Antisocial Behaviour: An Examination of Individual, Family, and Neighbourhood Factors
AIC
This 6-page Australian research examines individual, family and neighbourhood predictors of adolescent antisocial behaviour
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-03-25
The Spread of Anti-Trafficking Policies: Evidence from a New Index
IZA
This 48-page discussion paper analyzes the spread of policies dealing with international trafficking in human beings
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-03-24
Cost-benefit Analysis and its Application to Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Research
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 57-page Australian report provides a description of when and how such analyses of crime prevention programs have been used and a number of cost-benefit analyses are reviewed, using a tool developed to assess the merit of cost-benefit analysis
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-03-22
The Chávez Model Threatens Ecuador
AEI
A 6-page US memorandum describing how Rafael Correa is imposing his own autocratic vision for his country's path to salvation, and, how in so doing, he has made common cause with rogue international actors and criminal groups
Governance & Politics, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-03-22
Targeting Scams: Report of the ACCC on Scam Activity 2010
ACCC
This 45-page Australian report explains key trends in scam activity and highlights the impact of scams on the community
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-03-10
The Drug War in Mexico: Confronting a Shared Threat
CFR
This 35-page US report analyzes the drug war in Mexico, explores Mexico’s capacities and limitations, examines the factors that have undermined effective state performance, assesses the prospects for U.S. support to strengthen critical state institutions, and offers recommendations for reducing the potential of state failure
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-03-09
Smart on Crime: Recommendations for the Administration and Congress
Sentencing Project
A comprehensive 318-page US report examining the nation’s criminal justice system and offering recommendations
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-02-28
Balancing Exclusion, Prosecution and Non-refoulement
Centre for European Studies - Australia
A 43-page Australian working paper considering to what extent the Dutch government has been successful in balancing the three imperatives of exclusion, prosecution and non-refoulement in respect of refugees
Immigration & Refugees, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-02-18
Good Practice in Women’s Prisons: a Literature Review
AIC
This 92-page paper reviews the literature concerning examples of good practice in women’s prison systems in Australia. Key international developments are also considered
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-02-17
The Uprising in Egypt: Poverty, Inequality and Unemployment
Dayan Center
This 4-page Israeli article analyses the causes of unrest in Egypt
Governance & Politics, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-02-14
Egypt’s Next Phase: A Competition for Influence and Support
"Inside Story"
An Australian article explaining how five currents – a changing class structure, a decline in the regime’s legitimacy, eroding institutions, the absence of a meaningful national narrative and a dramatic demographic shift – have flowed through the interstices of Egyptian society to set the stage for the popular eruption
Governance & Politics, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-02-11
The Investigation, Prosecution and Correctional Management of High-Risk Offenders: A National Guide
Public Safety Canada
This 208-page Canadian publication is designed to provide justice officials with useful information about the law and operational issues surrounding the use of dangerous offender, long-term offender and judicial restraint procedures to help deal with high-risk offenders
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-02-07
Child Deaths from Abuse and Neglect in Australia
AIFS
This 6-page resource sheet provides a statistical overview of child deaths from child abuse and neglect in Australia and internationally
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-02-04
Egypt: What the U.S. Should Do
FPRI
This 3-page US bulletin considers how the US should react to the uprising in Egypt
Governance & Politics, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-29
Tunisia and Climate Change: What it Means for Southeast Asia
RSIS
This 2-page Singaporean commentary considers whether climate change was the hidden trigger for the Tunisian uprising
Climate Change & Environment, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-28
Governing Science
NCJRS
This US paper discusses the importance of understanding the particular and limited contributions that social science research methods can make to operational policing, and embracing a substantially broader range of investigative, analytic, inquiry, and intelligence techniques more generally suited to the operational demands of the profession
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-27
Police Science: Toward a New Paradigm
NCJRS
This 24-page US publication examines the relationship between the fields of science and policing and discusses the merits of closer collaboration between them, including the implementation of more scientific, evidence-based policies and practices within the policing industry
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-01-27
Rough Living: Surviving Homelessness and Violence
UTSePress
This 70-page Australian report reveals the ways in which intense chains of disadvantage incorporating homelessness are triggered by very early experiences of violence
Housing, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-26
Understanding and Preventing Indigenous Offending
Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse
This 8-page research brief considers the problem of indigenous over-representation in the Australian and New Zealand criminal justice systems
Indigenous Affairs, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-26
Community Policing in Australia
AIC
A 92-page overview of what is currently known about community policing in Australia
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-01-26
Indirect Effects of a Policy Altering Criminal Behaviour: Evidence from the Italian Prison Experiment
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper evaluates the indirect effects of a policy that randomly commutes actual sentences to expected sentences for 40 percent of the Italian prison population
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-17
Tunisia's "Unemployed Uprising" and the Prospects for Political Change
Dayan Center
An Israeli commentary on the socio/political situation in Tunisia
Governance & Politics, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-17
Unlocking Value
nef
A 52-page UK report arguing that community sentencing is an effective alternative to prison for women offenders which delivers long-term savings in public spending and prevents re-offending, using Social Return on Investment (SROI)
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-15
Throwing Away the Key: The Expansion of Life Without Parole Sentences in the United States
The Sentencing Project
A 6-page US article discussing the expansion of LWOP sentences in the US
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-14
Downscaling Prisons: Lessons from Four States
The Sentencing Project
This 65-page US report on the experience of 4 US states in which prison populations have declined
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-14
Organized Crime and Terrorism in the Sahel
SWP
This 4-page German commentary considers the problem of organized criminal activity in the Sahel region and recommended EU response to it
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-01-12
Felipe Calderón’s War: It’s Time for a Serious Debate
Brookings
A US commentary on the Mexican government's attempts to weaken the drug cartels
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2011-01-04
Insights into Sexual Assault Perpetration: Giving Voice to Victim/survivors' Knowledge
AIFS
This 83-page Australian report uses the accounts of victim/survivors to provide further insight into the behaviours, strategies and tactics of sexual offenders.
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-12-22
Drug-misusing Offenders: Results from the 2009 Cohort for England and Wales
Home Office - UK
This 29-page report details statistics relating to criminal offences by drug users
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2010-12-21
Legally Coerced Treatment for Drug Using Offenders: Ethical and Policy Issues
NSW Bureau of Crime
This 12-page Australian bulletin discusses the policy and ethical implications raised by legally coercing drug offenders into drug treatment in the community and providing compulsory treatment within the prison system
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2010-12-21
Integrated Responses to Domestic Violence: Legally Mandated Intervention Programs for Male Perpetrators
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 8-page Australian report describes the outcomes of a programme delivered to men who perpetrate domestic violence and who are legally obliged to participate
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-12-09
Information Sharing Aimed at Reducing Violent Crime: A survey of Community Safety Partnerships
Home Office - UK
A 30-page UK report summarising a process evaluation of an initiative to encourage data sharing between hospitals and local Community Safety Partnerships
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-12-03
The Fear Factor: Stephen Harper's Tough on Crime Agenda.
CCPA
This 58-page Canadian report analyses the financial and human costs of the Harper government's tough-on-crime agenda
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-12-02
Combating Counterfeit, Falsified and Substandard Medicines: Defining the Way Forward?
Chatham House
A 16-page UK briefing paper on what is needed to take effective action against the producers and distributors of counterfeit and substandard medicines
Health, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-12-01
Deterrence in Criminal Justice: Evaluating Certainty versus Severity of Punishment
Sentencing Project
This 12-page US report considers whether deterrence is better achieved by increasing the likelihood of apprehension or increasing the severity of sanctions
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-11-26
Ex-offenders and the Labor Market
CEPR
This 24-page US report considers the effect of incarceration on unemployment and output
Crime, Law & Order, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-11-15
Cloud Computing: Challenges and Future Directions
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 6-page Australian brief finds that cloud computing is now firmly established in the information technology landscape and its security risks need to be mapped and addressed at this critical stage in its development
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2010-11-09
Review of Computer Chip Identification Systems
ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security
This 8-page Australian report finds that | embedded computer chip identification systems, such as those used in smartcards and ePassports, have significant implications for crimes such as identify theft and identity fraud
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-11-09
Towards a Typology of Wartime Rape
BICC
This 88-page German brief aims at developing a typology of wartime rape as a first step toward understanding the different consequences of this form of violence in war
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-10-27
Current Practices in Canadian Sexual Abuser Treatment Programs: The Safer Society 2009 Survey
Safer Society
The 7-page Canadian survey provides a wide-angle snapshot of assessment and treatment practices which can now be compared with research findings to determine whether they reflect current best practices
Crime, Law & Order, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-10-24
Family Violence: Towards a Holistic Approach to Screening and Risk Assessment in Family Support Services
AFRC
This 18-page Australian briefing paper reviews the current research and literature specific to family violence screening and risk assessment. The paper aims to assist service providers and practitioners to develop and evaluate tools for use within family support services
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-10-19
Happy Healthy Women, Not Just Survivors
Australian Women's Coalition Inc
The recommendations presented in this 52-page report seek to address a gap in the national agenda relating to the long-term healthcare needs of the one in three Australian women who are survivors of sexual violence
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2010-10-18
Environmental Crime in Australia
AIC
This Australian report discusses a wide range of activities and behaviours, from carelessness to deliberate acts, that result in environmental harm
Climate Change & Environment, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-10-18
An Analysis of Alcohol and Psycho-stimulant Use from the 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
This 3-page Australian brief finds that levels of psycho-stimulant (e.g. amphetamine or cocaine) use are comparatively low amongst the general population of drinkers
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-10-18
The Effect of Prison on Adult Re-offending
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
This 12-page Australian study examines the effect of prison on re-offending among offenders convicted of either non-aggravated assault or burglary
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-09-23
The Vicious Circle of Politics, Mafia and Crime
IFIMES
A 6-page Slovene commentary on the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Governance & Politics, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-09-20
Mexico: The Bicentennial And Beyond
FPRI
A US essay on Mexico's internal security situation
Crime, Law & Order, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-09-16
Internet Governance in an Age of Cyber Insecurity
CFR
A 48-page US report that examines the technological decisions that have enabled both the Internet’s spectacular success and its troubling vulnerability to attack. It then outlines an agenda that the United States can pursue in concert with its allies on the international stage to improve security
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-09-04