Crime, Law & Order
Linkages Between Housing, Policing and Other Interventions for Crime and Harassment Reduction in Areas With Public Housing Concentration
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 107-page Australian report evaluates two intervention approaches used to deal with crime and harassment in areas with large concentrations of public housing
Crime, Law & Order, Urban IssuesPosted: 2004-12-15
Linkages Between Housing, Policing and Other Interventions for Crime and Harrassment Reduction in Areas with Public Housing Concentrations
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 107-page Australian report investigates the problem of crime and harrassment experienced by residents in areas with large concentrations of public housing and the intervention programmes that have been developed to combat this
Crime, Law & Order, Urban IssuesPosted: 2004-11-25
The Impact of AFP Drug Law Enforcement on the Availability of Heroin
Australian Federal Police
A 2-page research note on the impact of Australian Federal Police law enforcement efforts on the supply of heroin in Australia
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2004-12-13
Home Truths: A Conference in Review
Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
A 56-page report of an Australian conference held to consider issues relating to sexual assault and domestic violence
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2005-04-20
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
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
Conceptual Framework for Family and Domestic Violence
Australian Bureau of Statistics
This Australian report contains a conceptual framework for data relating to family and domestic violence. The framework illustrates relationships between the key elements of family and domestic violence, such as: context, risk, incident, responses, impacts/outcomes, and programs, research and evaluation (single page linking to each section)
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-05-26
The Family Law Violence Strategy
Attorney-General's Department - Australia
A 13-page document explaining the strategy of the Australian Government for improving the family law process for people involved in cases where family violence and child abuse issues are raised
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2006-03-17
The Changing Contour of Organised Violence in Post New Order Indonesia
Asia Research Centre
A 33-page working paper examining the development of paramilitary, vigilante and militia groups in Indonesia since the democratization reforms starting in 1999
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2005-03-06
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
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
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
Dealing with Uncertainties in Policing Serious Crime
ANU E Press
This 226-page Australian book draws together research and practice perspectives to review fruitful approaches to uncertainties in policing serious crime and to chart the way forward
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-06-03
Rethinking Rehabilitation: Why Can't We Reform Our Criminals?
American Enterprise Institute
A 112-page U.S. monograph reviewing the effectiveness of rehabilitative programmes for criminal offenders and proposing alternative methods for tackling recidivism
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2005-01-12
The Health of Australia's Prisoners 2009
AIHW
This 168-page report contains data on the general health of Australia's prison population, plus data relating to communicable diseases, educational attainment, deaths in custody, the use of health services and the types of medications used by prisoners
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2010-06-03
Juvenile Justice in Australia 2007-08
AIHW
This 154-page Australian report contains information on the characteristics of young people under community-based supervision and in detention as well the type and length of their supervision
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-11-04
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
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
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
Allegations of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Family Law Children's Proceedings
AIFS
A 184-page Australian benchmark study into the frequency of allegations of family violence and abuse, and the amount of supporting evidence
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-05-15
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
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
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
The Post-Release Experience of Prisoners in Queensland
AIC
A 6-page report on the pre-release expectations and post-release experiences of prisoners in Queeensland
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2006-12-05
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
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
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
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
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
A Review of Anti-Corruption Strategies
AIC
This 82-page Australian report identifies the common elements underpinning or undermining successful anti-corruption strategies, focusing on the Pacific area
Corruption, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-01-08
Measuring Police Performance in Domestic and Family Violence
AIC
This 6-page Australian paper reports on a number of performance indicators that could be used by police to measure their effectiveness in responding to and reducing family violence
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-12-11
Mobile and Wireless Technologies: Security and Risk Factors
AIC
A 6-page research document identifying the risk of infection involved with mobile and wireless technologies
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2007-01-08
Police Drug Diversion: A Study of Criminal Offending Outcomes
AIC
This 104-page Australian report looks at the structure and effectiveness of drug diversion programmes run by policing agencies in Australia
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-10-30
Improving Crime Prevention Knowledge and Practice
AIC
A 6-page Australian brief finding that research consistently demonstrates that the effectiveness of many crime prevention initiatives is reduced by a continual lack of access to adequate crime prevention knowledge and technical skills
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-12-15
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
Armed Robbery: Who Commits it and Why?
AIC
A 6-page Australian paper providing an overview of the type of person who commits armed robbery
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-01-08
Reintegration of Indigenous Prisoners
AIC
A 203-page Australian report on the reintegration of indigenous prisoners
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-09-02
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
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
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
Women, Drug Use and Crime: Findings from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia Program
AIC
This 59-page Australian report finds differences in drug use between male and female detainees and between Indigenous and non-Indigenous female detainees, highlighting different patterns of drug usage and dependencies and of associated most serious offences leading to arrest
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-05-13
Trafficking of Women for Sexual Purposes
AIC
This 95-page report provides insight into the issues, barriers and challenges of responding to trafficking of women in Australia
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-08-18
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
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
A Discrete-Time Survival Study of Drug Use and Property Offending
AIC
This 60-page Australian report examines the connection between drug use and crime
Crime, Law & Order, Drug AbusePosted: 2007-01-08
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
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 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
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
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
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
Armed Robbery in Australia
AIC
This 57-page Australian report provides an overview of the 6,086 armed robbery incidents and 7,133 victims of armed robbery in 2007 and the factors, including locations, that made them vulnerable to victimisation
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-07-30
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
The Identification of Mental Disorders in the Criminal Justice System
AIC
This 6-page Australian document argues for a national system for screening all accused offenders to identify those requiring a mental health assessment
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2007-04-26
Zombies and Botnets
AIC
A 6-page Australian document highlighting the dangers of zombies and botnets to other computer resources
Crime, Law & Order, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2007-04-26
A Framework for Measuring the Performance of Drug Law Enforcement
AIC
This 6-page paper describes a model performance measurement framework designed for drug law enforcement in Australia
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-03-19
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
Community Perceptions of Domestic Violence
AIC
A single-page summary of the results of an Australian survey of contemporary community attitudes to violence against women, analysed by majority and minority communities
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-01-19
Supporting Tenants with Demanding Behaviour: A Review of the Research Evidence
AHURI
This 37-page Australian positioning paper examines the research literature on managing and supporting tenants who present demanding behaviour
Housing, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2007-05-23
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
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
Services for Victim/Survivors of Sexual Assault
ACSSA
A 28-page paper identifying the needs, interventions and provision of services for victims of sexual assault in Australia
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2006-12-21
Young People Who Sexually Abuse: Key Issues
ACSSA
This 8-page Australian brief summarizes current research and practice on understanding/responding to young people who sexually offend
Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2006-12-21
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
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
Identity Theft: An Update on the Experience of Older Complainants
AARP
A 4-page U.S. report on the extent, growth and nature of identity theft, with special reference to older people
Crime, Law & Order, AgeingPosted: 2004-12-11
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
An Evaluation of the Compulsory Drug Treatment Program
Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
A 68-page Australian report evaluating a compulsory drug treatment programme that consists of a five-stage post-sentencing programme
Drug Abuse, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-08-15
The Pathways to Prevention Program: Doing Developmental Prevention
A 6-page paper reporting interim results of an Australian programme involving family, school and community in a series of interventions designed to prevent anti-social behaviour
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-09-25
Prostitution: A Review of Legislation in Selected Countries
A 32-page background paper examining relevant legislation in selected countries
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-05-18