The Embedded Youth Outreach Program today received a gold award in the police-led category of the 2023 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPAs).

The ACVPAs recognise best practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime in Australia and play a vital role in highlighting effective community-based initiatives to prevent crime and violence before it occurs.

The Creating Futures Justice Program today received a silver award in the community-led category of the 2023 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPAs).

The ACVPAs recognise best practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime in Australia and play a vital role in highlighting effective community-based initiatives to prevent crime and violence before it occurs.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), in partnership with the Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP and state and territory police commissioners, has awarded 9 projects with an Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Award (ACVPA).

The ACVPAs recognise best practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime in Australia and play a vital role in highlighting effective community-based initiatives to prevent crime and violence before it occurs.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) is hosting the AIC 2023 conference on Monday 16 October 2023, commemorating 50 years since the establishment of the AIC.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) releases a first-time report on cybercrime in Australia.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has launched real-time reporting of deaths in custody.

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Twenty-seven presentations from the AIC 2022 conference are now available on CriminologyTV, the AIC’s YouTube channel.

Australian and international researchers and practitioners presented their findings and insights on a wide range of crime and justice topics.

Presentation subjects include sexual, domestic and family violence, CSAM, cybercrime, Indigenous justice, serious and organised crime, and youth justice.

Today the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released new statistics on homicide in Australia. Homicide in Australia 2020–21 describes the 210 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021. During this 12-month period there were 221 victims of homicide and 263 identified offenders.

AIC Deputy Director Dr Rick Brown said that since 1989–90, the homicide incident rate in Australia has declined overall by 55%.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPAs). The ACVPAs recognise and reward good practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime in Australia.