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The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice. We seek to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice.
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New study links violent porn to sexual violence in Australian men
02-12-2025
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) today has released a new study that examines the relationship between pornography use and sexual violence in Australian men.
Methamphetamine use a key contributor to crime
25-11-2025
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released a report detailing the extent of illicit drug and alcohol involvement in crime.
New research explores child abuse victimisation and adolescent offending
20-11-2025
The AIC has released new research by Griffith University and the Northern Territory Department of Corrections on the relationship between childhood sexual abuse victimisation and subsequent adolescent offending.
AIC research examines ransomware affecting individuals and small businesses
18-11-2025
The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new paper on ransomware targeting individuals and small businesses based on a survey of 331 Australian individuals and small to medium enterprise owners who were victims of ransomware.
Keeping Australians safe: outstanding crime and violence prevention programs awarded
14-11-2025
They built outstanding programs designed to keep Australians safe – and today they are awarded for their work.
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Research Network
The HTMS Research Network seeks to collaboratively identify, promote and disseminate research about human trafficking and modern slavery undertaken in Australia.
Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards
The annual Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA) recognise and reward programs that reduce crime and violence in Australia.
CriminologyTV
CriminologyTV has a range of videos by crime and criminal justice specialists, including key presentations from AIC conferences and our Occasional Seminar series.
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CINCH
CINCH is an open access database indexing Australian crime and criminal justice.
