Australian Institute of Criminology
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The Australian Institute of Criminology ([1]) is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice. The Institute seeks to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice. A Commonwealth statutory authority, the AIC was established in 1973 and operates under the Criminology Research Act 1971. The Director reports to the Minister and to a Board of Management comprising distinguished criminal justice practitioners from around Australia. The functions of the AIC include conducting criminological research; communicating the results of research; conducting or arranging conferences and seminars; and publishing material arising out of the AIC's work. The Acting Director of the Institute is Tony Marks, and the Chairman of the Board of Management is Professor Richard G Fox AM, Faculty of Law, Monash University.
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[edit] Research
Undertaking research is the core function of the Australian Institute of Criminology. Research Services conducts research on a range of crime and justice issues to provide timely, policy-relevant research to the Australian Government and other key stakeholders.
Research activities fall into two main categories:
• National monitoring programs
The monitoring programs cover homicide, firearms theft, armed robbery, drug use, deaths in custody, police custody, juveniles in detention, fraud against the Commonwealth, anti-money laundering and human trafficking.
• Crime and justice projects
Recent crime and justice projects cover topics such as violent crime, drugs, transnational and organised crime, economic and high tech crime, the criminal justice system, and capacity building.
[edit] Publications
The Australian Institute of Criminology has been a significant criminal justice publisher since the mid-1970s. Publications cover a range of broad subject areas - arson, corporate crime and fraud, corrections, courts, crime prevention, cybercrime, drugs, organised/transnational crime, policing, property crime, sex crimes, social groups and crime, and violence ([2]).
Current series
• AIC newsletter • AICrime reduction matters • Australian crime : facts and figures • Annual reports: AIC • Annual reports: CRC • Bushfire arson bulletin • Crime facts info • Criminal justice bulletin (National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre) • High tech crime brief • Monitoring report • Research and public policy series • Research in practice • Technical and background paper series • Transnational crime brief • Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice
[edit] JV Barry Library
Honouring Justice Sir John Vincent Barry, the distinguished Australian criminologist and jurist, the JV Barry Library [(http://www.aic.gov.au/library/)] is a major criminal justice information resource that supports the information needs of the Institute's research programs and provides services to key stakeholders and other clients. It produces the CINCH database, an index of Australian criminal justice information. The JV Barry Library has the most comprehensive library-based collection in the field of criminology and criminal justice in Australia. The collection comprises approximately 25,000 books and 1,440 serial titles, comprising journals, magazines, annual reports and other report series.
The AIC publishes all its reports online.
[edit] External links
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