Crime, Law & Order
Restorative Justice: The Views of Victims and Offenders
Ministry of Justice - UK
The third (60-page) report from an evaluation of three restorative justice schemes in the UK
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-06-19
Review of the Protection of Children from Sex Offenders
Home Office - UK
This 32-page UK policy document sets out proposals for improvements in the protection of children from sex offenders
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-06-19
Partner Violence Among a Sample of Detainees
AIC
A 6-page Australian report explores involvement in intimate partner violence among a sample of police detainees
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-06-26
Drug Use Monitoring in Australia
AIC
The 164-page 2006 annual report on drug use among police detainees in Australia
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-06-26
Teens, Drugs and Violence
Office of National Drug Control Policy
A 5-page US report on the relationship between drugtaking and acts of violence by teenagers
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-06-28
Citizen Focus
Home Office - UK
A 52-page UK practical guide for improving police follow-up with victims and witnesses
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-07-06
An Unrealized Nexus? WMD-Related Trafficking, Terrorism and Organised Crime in the Former Soviet Union
Arms Control Association
This US article investigates the connections between WMD-related trafficking, terrorism and organized crime in the former Soviet Union
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-07-09
The Young Adult Outcomes of Childhood and Adolescent Antisocial Behaviour: An Australian Cohort
AIC
This 132-page Australian report focuses on the link between childhood and adolescent antisocial behaviour and young adult outcomes
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-07-09
Why Are So Many Americans in Prison?
IRP
This 96-page US discussion paper examines the causes of the recent rise in incarceration rates in the US
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-07-13
Review of Neighbourhood Watch: Final Report and Recommendations for Consideration
Victorian Police
A 33-page Australian report on Neighbourhood Watch, the community-based crime prevention scheme
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-07-16
Youth Gang Involvement: What Are the Risk Factors?
Public Safety Canada
A 4-page Canadian information sheet setting out the risk factors influencing youth to become involved in gangs
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-07-23
The Operation and Experience of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
Home Office - UK
The 4-page findings of a study seeking improvements to the practices for the management of child sex offenders
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-07-23
Building an Offender Reentry Program: A Guide for Law Enforcement
BJA
This 60-page US guide presents key strategies, components and results of law enforcement participation in offender reentry efforts
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-07-27
Managing Sex Offenders
NCJ
A 52-page US report on the challenges faced by law enforcement on registering, monitoring and tracking sex offenders returning to the community, and how citizens assist law enforcement in the management of sex offenders
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-07-27
Human Trafficking
GAO
A 64-page US report recommending improvements in international efforts to monitor and evaluate anti-trafficking efforts
Crime, Law & Order, Human RightsPosted: 2007-07-30
The Deterrent Effects of Prison: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
IZA
A 31-page discussion paper testing the theory of deterrence as applied to imprisonment
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-08-02
Juvenile Arson Intervention Programmes in Australia
AIC
This 6-page report examines the models for juvenile arson intervention programmes in Australia
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-08-02
The Relationship Between Emotional State and Other Variables Influencing Successful Reintegration of Ex-Prisoners
AIC
This 80-page Australian study examines the variables influencing successful reintegration of ex-prisoners, focusing on the role of emotional state
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-08-02
Assessing the Utility of Risk Assessment Tools and Personality Measures in the Prediction of Violent Recidivism for Adult Offenders
Department of Public Safety - Canada
A 54-page Canadian study evaluating the relative utility of risk instruments and other psychological measures for conducting violent risk assessments
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-08-03
Satellite Tracking of Offenders: A Study of Pilots in England and Wales
Ministry of Justice - UK
This 17-page research report evaluates satellite tracking pilots undertaken in England and Wales to monitor offenders
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-08-03
Final Report: Drink and Food Spiking
Department of the Attorney-General - Australia
This 56-page Australian report focuses on legal issues arising from drink and food spiking in Australia
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-08-05
An Ounce of Prevention
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
A 21-page booklet illustrating New Zealand's family violence prevention programme
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-08-22
Reforming Afghanistan's Police
Crisis Group
A 35-page report on the urgent need to reform Afghanistan's police
Crime, Law & Order, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-09-04
Education and Public Safety
Justice Policy Institute
This 15-page US research brief summarizes recent research on the relationship between education and crime
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2007-09-12
Adolescents, Neighbourhoods and Violence
NCJRS
The 24-page finding of US research examining factors that lead children and adolescents to violent and criminal behaviour
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-09-21
Inter Agency Plan for Conduct Disorder/Severe Antisocial Behaviour 2007-2012
MSD - New Zealand, et al.
A 63-page New Zealand document laying down a six-year approach to improve the government's response to the management and treatment of children and adolescents with conduct disorder/severe anticial behaviour problems
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-09-21
Future Directions in Technology-Enabled Crime 2007-09
AIC
This 166-page Australian report aims to identify the crime risks likely to arise in Australia over the period 2007-2009 in the information and communications technologies
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2007-09-24
Anti-Gang Strategies and Interventions
ARACY
This 59-page Australian report reviews the state of knowlege of anti-gang intervention strategies
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-11
2007 Annual Report: Organised Crime in Canada
CISC, SCRC
A 43-page strategic picture of organised crime in Canada and its impacts
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-10-17
Developing a Strategic Assessment
Home Office - UK
A 49-page UK toolkit developed to assist local crime and disorder reduction partnerships in developing strategic assessments
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-10-17
Responding to Children and Young People's Disclosures of Abuse
NCPC, AIFS
A 12-page Australian practice brief discussing the topic of children and young people's disclosures of abuse
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-10-23
Governance in Guatemala Increasingly Threatened by Organized Crime
PINR
A US security brief on the challenge to governance and stability in Guatamala from organised crime
Governance & Politics, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-10-23
Mexico's Drug Cartels
CRS
This 20-page US report provides an overview of Mexican drug cartels and their operations, and offers some potential policy approaches to reduce trafficking and violence
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-10-24
Cooperation and Coordination: An Evaluation of the Family Court of Australia's Magellan Case-Management Model
AIFS
A 230-page evaluation of the case-management pathway used in Australia where allegations of serious sexual or physical abuse exist in post-separation situations
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-10-31
The Roots of Piracy in Southeast Asia
Nautilus Institute at RMIT
An Australian report on the complexity of dealing with piracy in Southeast Asia
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-10-31
Assessing the Risk of Sexual Offenders on Community Supervision
Public Safety Canada
A 61-page Canadian report on a supervision project designed to test risk assessment methodologies used with sexual offenders
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-10-31
The Problems of Everyday Life
CCJS
An 8-page UK report into the connections between social injustice, 'problems of everyday life' and the experience of crime
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-11-02
Burma and Transnational Crime
CRS
A 12-page US report analyzing the primary actors driving transnational crime in Burma (Myanmar), the forms of crime involved and current US policy
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-11-09
Prospective Crime Mapping in Operational Context
Home Office - UK
This 111-page UK report summarizes a project concerned with short-term burglary prediction
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-11-09
Investigative Uses of Technology: Devices, Tools and Techniques
NCJRS
This 169-page US report discusses techniques and resources for investigating technology-related crime
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-11-13
The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study: Baseline Report
Home Office - UK
This 16-page UK report is part of a study designed to update existing knowledge on the effectiveness of drug treatment in England
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-11-20
The Drug Interventions Programme (DIP): Addressing Drug Use and Offending Through "Tough Choices"
Home Office - UK
This 37-page UK paper examines how the Drug Interventions Programme engages and directs Class A drug misusers
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-11-20
Measuring the Harm from Illegal Drugs
Home Office - UK
A 12-page UK report on the latest available data used to measure the harm caused by illegal drugs in the UK
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-11-21
The Illegal Drug Trade in the United Kingdom
Home Office - UK, Matrix Knowledge Group
A 101-page study of the workings of the market for illegal drugs in the UK
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-11-21
"Deradicalisation" and Indonesian Prisons
Crisis Group
A 35-page report on conditions in Indonesian prisons and the need to deradicalise jihadi prisoners
Crime, Law & Order, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-11-21
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
NIJ
This 20-page US report explores research into the organisation of the commercial sexual exploitation of children, the effects on its victims and measures for preventing it
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-12-14
Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners
MDRC
This 50-page US working paper presents early results from an evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities, an employment programme for ex-prisoners in New York City
Crime, Law & Order, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-12-14
An Examination of Serial Murder in Australia
AIC
A 6-page Australian brief on the characteristics of offenders and victims of serial murders and the modus operandi used
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-12-20
Preventing Violence Before it Occurs
VicHealth
A 72-page Australian framework and background paper guiding the primary prevention of violence against women
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-01-02
Combating International Crime in an Enlarging European Union
Cicero Foundation
This 14-page paper deals with the role of Europol in combating international crime in the EU
Crime, Law & Order, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-04
Criminal Justice Responses to Drug and Drug-Related Offences: Are They Working?
AIC
A 131-page study of the effectiveness of criminal justice initiatives aimed at addressing the drugs/crime nexus
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2008-01-07
Law Enforcement Responses to Trafficking in Persons: Challenges and Emerging Good Practice
AIC
A 6-page Australian paper focusing on the challenges that may confront law enforcement officials in detecting trafficking, identifying victims, investigating offences and prosecuting offenders
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-01-07
Getting it Right
Ministry of Social Development - New Zealand
A 50-page evaluation of New Zealand community treatment programmes for adolescents who sexually offend
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-01-10
Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress
CRS
This 56-page U.S. report provides a global overview of people trafficking and reviews relevant policy issues for the US
Crime, Law & Order, Human RightsPosted: 2008-01-16
The Validity of Risk Assessments for Intimate Partner Violence
Public Safety Canada
A 29-page Canadian meta-analysis reviewing the predictive accuracy of different approaches and tools used to assess the risk of recidivism for male spousal assault offenders
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-01-21
A Contemporary Challenge to State Sovereignty: Gangs and Other Illicit Transnational Criminal Organisations
SSI
This 66-page US monograph describes how criminal gangs are impacting on national security and sovereignty
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-01-22
Collateral Costs: The Effects of Incarceration on Employment and Earnings Among Young Men
IRP
This 35-page US paper reviews research on the collateral costs and benefits of incarceration in respect of employment and earnings
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-01-23
The Challenge of Protecting Boys from Sexual Abuse
AIC
A 17-page Australaian paper arguing that boys receive insufficient protection from sexual abuse
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-01-29
'Knife Crime': A Review of Evidence and Policy
Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
The 36-page second edition of a UK report examining more detailed statistical evidence to determine possible trends in offences involving knives
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-01-31
The Experience of E-Crime
Ministry of Justice - New Zealand
A 46-page report of a survey of the extent of different types of electronic crime in New Zealand
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-02-01
The Market for Amphetamine-type Stimulants and Their Precursors in Oceania
AIC
This 149-page Australian study examines the market for amphetamine-type stimulants in Oceania, and the involvement of criminal organisations in that market
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2008-02-06
Neighbourhood Policing: The Impact of Piloting and Early National Implementation
Home Office - UK
This 44-page UK report summarizes the evidence of four studies on the effectiveness of neighbourhood policing
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-02-07
Provocation in Sentencing
Sentencing advisory Council
A 132-page Australian report examining provocation in sentencing decisions
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-02-08
Make Me a Criminal: Preventing Youth Crime
IPPR
This 92-page UK report argues for a more therapeutic and family-based approach to youth offending
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-02-22
Health and Prisoner Reentry
Urban Institute
This 82-page US report deals with the health of released prisoners and the implications for reentry outcomes
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-02-28
Terror and the Costs of Crime
Falk Institute
A 35-page Israeli paper studying the effect of terrorist activity on crime rates
Crime, Law & Order, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-03-06
The Impact of Unilateral Divorce on Crime
IZA
A 38-page US discussion paper calculating the impact of unilateral divorce on crime rates
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-17
Human Trafficking in Ohio: Markets, Responses and Considerations
Rand Corporation
This 108-page US monograph draws lessons from the responses of 2 Ohio cities to human trafficking
Crime, Law & Order, Human RightsPosted: 2008-03-18
Offending and Reoffending Pattern of Arsonists and Bushfire Arsonists in New South Wales
AIC
This 6-page Australian paper draws policy conclusions from an analysis of arson defendants
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-03-19
What Works? Effective Public Health Responses to Drug Use
ONDCP
A 15-page US booklet highlighting cost-effective demand reduction initiatives that have impacted drug use in the US
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-03-22
Prison Conditions and Recidivism
IZA
A 29-page discussion paper estimating the effect of prison conditions on recidivism in Italy
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-03-25
Radicalisation in Danish Prisons: What is Happening, and What Can We Do About It?
DIIS
A 5-page brief on salient issues concerning radicalisation in Danish Prisons
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-03-28
Panic on the Streets of London
IZA
This 53-page paper studies the causal impact of police on crime, comparing crime rates before and after the July 2005 terror attacks on Central London
Crime, Law & Order, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-03-28
Sex Workers and Sexual Assault in Australia: Prevention, Risk and Safety
ACSSA
A 40-page paper reviewing research on the sexual assault of sex workers in Australia
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-04-02
Neighbourhood Characteristics and the Distribution of Crime
Statistics Canada
This 174-page report comprises studies examining the relationships between the distribution of crime and the characteristics of demographic, socio-economic and landuse situation in three Canadian cities
Crime, Law & Order, Urban IssuesPosted: 2008-04-03
Dedicated Drug Court Pilots: A Process Report
Ministry of Justice
A 99-page report of dedicated drug court pilots in the UK
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-04-03
Police Performance Management
Home Office - UK
This 118-page UK report sets out how performance management principles can help police forces to improve the service they provide to the community
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-04-04
The Use of SOLAS Ship Security Alert Systems
RSIS
This 48-page Singaporean working paper examines the contribution of SOLAS systems to maritime security
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-04-10
Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Africa: Literature Review
Population Council
A 61-page literature review synthesising literature on aspects of sexual and gender based violence in Africa
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2008-04-16
Provocation in Sentencing
Sentencing Advisory Council
This 132-page Australian research paper examines provocation in sentencing decisions in Victoria, interstate and internationally
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-04-16
Reducing Drug Use, Reducing Reoffending
UKDPC
An 80-page report considering whether programmes for problem drug-using offenders in the UK are supported by the evidence
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-04-18
The Social Costs of Dangerousness: Prison and the Dangerous Classes
CCJS
This 30-page UK monograph explores how "dangerization" is leading to the legitimisation of a negative and punitive approach to criminal justice
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-05-06
Make Me a Criminal: Preventing Youth Crime
IPPR
This 94-page UK report makes the case for a more therapeutic and family-based approach to youth offending
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-05-15
Displacement of Crime or Diffusion of Benefit: Evidence from the New Deal for Communities Programme
CLG
This 54-page UK report examines the effect on local crime figures of the New Deal for Communities programme
Crime, Law & Order, Urban IssuesPosted: 2008-05-28
Justice Initiatives: Pretrial Detention
OSI
A 184-page publication examining the global costs of pretrial detention and efforts to reduce its use
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-06-01
DNA as Crime Evidence
Urban Institute
This 263 US study examines the cost-effectiveness of DNA evidence in property crime scenes
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-06-21
United Nations System Efforts to Address Violence Against Women
CRS
This 22-page US report provides an overview of recent UN efforts to address violence against women
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-06-26
International Profile of Women's Prisons
HM Prison Service
A 144-page UK report compiling data and statistics on women's prison populations internationally
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-06-26
Crime and Communities Review
Cabinet Office - UK
This 120-page UK review examines how better to engage communities in the fight against crime
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-06-26
Best Practices to Address Community Gang Problems
NCJRS
A 74-page US guidance paper for communities considering how to address an actual or potential youth gang problem
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-07-02
Deaths Following Electro Muscular Disruption
NIJ
This 21-page US report studies whether conducted energy devices (CEDs) can contribute to or cause mortality
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-07-02
Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime
Cabinet Office - UK
The 122-page report of a review examining how to better engage communities in the fight against crime
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-07-09
Policing and Cannabis Use in Australia
NCPIC
A 6-page overview of policing and cannabis use in Australia
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-07-12
Environmental Harm and Crime Prevention
AIC
This 6-page Australian brief discusses what can be learned from crime prevention to reduce and prevent environmental harm
Crime, Law & Order, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-07-12
Analysis of Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Activity Based Costing Data
Home Office
A 3-page UK research report on the activities undertaken by PCSOs in the UK
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-07-17
Young People and Crime
Home Office
A 34-page UK report presenting findings from a 2006 survey describing levels and trends in youth offending, anti-social behaviour and victimisation among young people
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-07-18
Cyber-Victimisation in Australia
TILES
This 12-page briefing paper deals with the impact of cyber-crime on victims, its prevalence and responses
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-07-26
Flawed International Justice for Sudan
Project Syndicate
A commentary on the request by the ICC's prosecutor for an arrest warrant for Sudan's president al-Bashir
Crime, Law & Order, Internal DisplacementPosted: 2008-07-31
"Gun Crime": A Review of Evidence and Policy
CCJS
A 52-page UK study of the causes of gun crime and possible solutions
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-08-02
The Impact of Social Capital on Crime
IZA
This discussion paper investigates the relationship between social capital and crime
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-08-05