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Acknowledgements

The contribution of the participants in the international conference on homicide is acknowledged, along with the invaluable assistance of AIC colleagues in organising the conference, notably Alyssa Handy, Scott Kelleher and Dr Larissa Sandy.

Foreword | The Australian Institute of Criminology was funded by the Australian Crime Commission to undertake research that could inform and complement the work of the National Indigenous Violence and Child Abuse Intelligence Task Force. It was important, given the plethora of government inquiries and initiatives in recent times, to initially review and assess the evidence of victimisation of, and offending by, Indigenous people. The first summary of this evidence on risk factors associated with Indigenous victimisation was released last year.

This report is one of three in a suite on this issue by the AIC which also includes Alternative remittance systems in Australia: Perceptions of users and providers and Risks of money laundering and the financing of terrorism arising from alternative remittance systems.

Acknowledgements

This report is based on research undertaken on behalf of the Criminology Research Council. The author would like to thank the Council, Matthew Willis, Professor Chris Cunneen and Dr Adam Tomison for their input into the research contained in this report. The assistance of the Western Australian Department of Justice in providing unpublished data is also gratefully acknowledged.

Foreword | The disadvantages faced by Indigenous Australians are well-documented and are the focus of determined efforts by government and non-government agencies throughout Australia. Indigenous justice and safety are priority issues for the Council of Australian Governments and law enforcement. The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has contributed to work on closing the gap of Indigenous disadvantage by increasing knowledge about justice and community safety issues affecting Indigenous people.