New Criminology Research Grants awarded

Congratulations CRG24

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has announced important new funding that will support Australian academics to undertake cutting edge crime and justice research. 

AIC Director Heather Cook looks forward to seeing the work of these 7 new projects come to fruition under the Criminology Research Grants (CRG) program, all of which have been selected by the Criminology Research Advisory Council.

“These new research projects address a range of contemporary criminal justice issues in Australia, including domestic and family violence, incarcerated persons and recidivism support, Aboriginal-led justice reinvestment, and illicit tobacco use. The AIC is committed to working closely with CRG recipients to advance knowledge on these matters,” Ms. Cook said. 

The CRG program aims to support research relevant to public policy issues, foster quality criminological research, and ensure that funded research is disseminated effectively.

Winning projects include: 

Administering institution               Purpose                                                                          Investigator                                 
Australian Catholic University

 

Freedom Forgone: People in Prison Who 
Waive the Opportunity for Parole

 Dr Shannon Dodd 
Dr Michelle Sydes
Professor Lorana Bartels
Ms Caitlin Davey
Griffith University

 

Poly-victimisation and mental health across 
female offending trajectories: Opportunities 
for improved intervention and cross-sector 
collaboration

 

Dr Lisa Thomsen 
Dr Carleen Thompson
Dr Emily Hurren Paterson
Dr James Ogilvie
Dr Belinda Crissman
Ms Ayda Kuluk
University of New South Wales     The Criminalisation of Women’s Resistance to 
Domestic and Family Violence in Australia

 

Dr Althea Gibson
Ms Lucy Phelan
Dr Emma Buxton-Naminsnyk
Ms Marisa Moliterno
Ms Sophie Russell
First Nations 
Research Officer (TBA)
Griffith University

 

The complex mental health needs of 
incarcerated populations: an examination of 
suicidal behaviour and traumatic brain injury 
using multi-sector linked data

 Dr Dominique de Andrade
Dr Ashlee Curtis
Professor Peter Miller
Ms Tahnee Guala
The University of Queensland Through the smoke: Exploring drivers and 
deterrents of illicit tobacco use to inform 
public policy

 

Dr Cheneal Puljević 
Dr Dominique de Andrade
Ms Liz Barrett
Ms Meg Grealy
Professor Coral Gartner 
Professor Alison Ritter
University of Western Australia

 

Old Ways New Ways: The Effectiveness and 
Cost-Effectiveness of an Aboriginal-led justice 
reinvestment Program to Break the Cycle of 
Youth Offending

 

Professor Paul Robert Flatau
A/Professor Tuguy Esgin 
Professor Vickie Hovane 
Dr Leanne Lester
Dr Hayley Passmore
Ms Victoria Williams 
University of New South Wales

 

Longitudinal study of the impact of access to 
NDIS supports on recidivism for people 
with disability

 Professor Ilan Katz
Dr Shona Bates
Dr Tyson Whitten

Background

The CRG program is administered by the AIC and is supported by the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments. It aims to support research relevant to current and future public policy issues, to foster quality criminological research and to ensure that funded research is disseminated effectively.

All selected projects remain subject to execution of a contract.

More information is available on the CRG website. 

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