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