New Research

To 2012 and beyond: international assistance to police and security sector development in Timor-Leste

01 February 2012The failure of the United Nations to construct a police force in Timor-Leste has far broader implications in police building globally.

The use of police cautions and youth justice conferences in NSW in 2010

31 January 2012This paper assesses whether the philosophy of the Young Offenders Act (YOA) is being adhered to in respect to the nature of offences being diverted and the use of the hierarchical approach to sanctioning.

Forensic intelligence

30 January 2012This paper provides policy officials and practitioners with an introduction to the concept and application of "forensic intelligence" in modern policing and security.

Security and privacy

Security and privacy

10 January 2012This study is principally concerned with the ethical dimensions of identity management technology – electronic surveillance, the mining of personal data, and profiling – in the context of transnational crime and global terrorism.

Uses and abuses of crime statistics

03 January 2012Large sections of the media habitually distort, misrepresent and exaggerate the facts on crime, argues this paper.

Overcoming barriers to education: Peninsula Youth Connections evaluation stage 1 report

16 December 2011This study of a program operated in the Frankston Mornington Peninsula region finds that not only life circumstances but also systemic education barriers make it difficult for some young people to engage in meaningful learning.

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Crime

BDO not-for-profit fraud survey 2012

09 February 2012Funds lost through online fraud in the not-for-profit sector is at an all-time high, with fraudulent online transactions resulting in almost 40 per cent of the total value of sector fraud reported.

Juvenile detention population in Australia 2011

09 February 2012This report presents information on the number of young people in detention in 2011 and describes recent trends in the detention population.

Family violence and Commonwealth laws - improving legal frameworks: final report

08 February 2012This report contains 102 recommendations for law reform to address family violence.

Rights

Early childhood, education and training; justice; emergency management

08 February 2012Volume one of the report focuses on early childhood, education and training as well as justice and emergency management sectors.

Improving Indigenous community governance

02 February 2012Strengthening the organisational capacity of both Indigenous and government organisations is critical to raising the health, wellbeing and prosperity of Indigenous Australian communities.

Commentary

Piracy and prosecution: ringing in Kim Dotcom

25 January 2012Journalists have found their demon figure in the form of an anti-copyright maestro writes Binoy Kampmark for APO.

The Age raid: where do journalists draw the line?

19 December 2011The Age could find itself at the centre of a test case for a brand new law, says Martin Hirst in The Conversation.

Forensic anthropology – the need for Australian standards

18 August 2011Australia lacks efficient means of identifying human remains, writes Daniel Franklin in The Conversation.

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Topic Guides

ACCAN Guide to consumer rights and protection in the communications industry

09 November 2010This Guide highlights current consumer rights and protections in place in the communications industry in Australia and the debate around them.

Mechanisms for advancing women's human rights:

  • Australian Human Rights Commission

22 August 2011Aiming to assist women who have experienced human rights violations, and been failed by processes in Australia, this guide can be used to seek redress from international complaint mechanisms.

CC & Government Guide Using Creative Commons 3.0 Australia Licences on Government Copyright Materials

  • Anne Fitzgerald, Neale Hooper, Cheryl Foong

06 December 2010This Guide deals with the licensing of government copyright materials for distribution and reuse under Creative Commons (CC) 3.0 Australia licences.

Audio

Delusions of certainty: regulation through an ethical lens

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25 January 2012Social scientists Assoc Prof Fiona Haines and Prof Nancy Reichman discuss the myths and implications behind authorities’ implementation of regulations, particularly in the wake of a disaster. With host Jennifer Cook.

Social media in natural disasters – the Queensland experience

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15 August 2011Opening with a discussion about the best of journalism exposing the worst of journalism, Anna Bligh focuses on the role that social media, used by the police and state and local governments, played during the floods and cyclones in Queensland last summer.

Law

You be the judge - VCE Legal Studies teachers' kit

02 February 2012The kit provides the tools and knowledge teachers need to deliver engaging classes for VCE Legal Studies. It uses real case studies, with names and some details changed.

Video

Why is overcoming Indigenous disadvantage so hard?

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01 April 2011In this presentation, prize-winning novelist, Professor of Law and 2009 NAIDOC Person of the Year Larissa Behrendt addresses the lack of progress on Indigenous issues in Australia.

Policing our minds

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13 November 2009Should we disregard individual rights such as privacy, informed consent and free will, in order to protect the community from serious and organised crime?

Justice system

Youth Justice Conferences versus Children’s Court: a comparison of time to finalisation

31 January 2012This paper compares police-referred youth justice conferences (YJCs), court referred YJCs and Children’s Court matters on the time to finalisation, and assess the contribution of index offence- and/or offender-related characteristics as potential confounders.

Websites

Development Policy Blog

03 January 2012Providing a platform for the best in aid and development analysis, The Development Policy blog focuses on Australia, the Pacific and Asia.

Taking the Initiative

13 January 2010Taking the Initiative has been designed for police around Australia, to help them get to know what other jurisdictions are doing to improve their relationships with Australia's new arrivals.

Cybercrime

21 September 2009This section of The Australian Institute of Criminology's website outlines extensive research into various forms of crime relating to the use of electronic communications and computing systems.

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Books

Speechwriting for government in Australia

Speechwriting for government in Australia

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"...an indispensible book...excellent practical guide to the art of effective oral communication" from the Foreword by Malcolm Hazell CVO AM, former Official Secretary to the Governor-General
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Topic Guides

ACCAN Guide to consumer rights and protection in the communications industry

09 November 2010This Guide highlights current consumer rights and protections in place in the communications industry in Australia and the debate around them.

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