Environmental crime is the perpetration of harms against the environment that violate current law. The term environmental harm is often interchanged with environmental crime and, for some, any activity that has a deleterious effect on the environment is considered an environmental crime. At the other end of the spectrum, the harm may be conceived of...

The National Firearm Theft Monitoring Program (NFTMP) was established at the Australian Institute of Criminology to monitor the number of firearms reported stolen in Australian states and territories and to examine the nature and characteristics of these thefts. This report represents the fourth in the NFTMP series and illustrates a consistency in the pattern of...

This report covers different types of recorded crimes, their place of occurrence, victim details, responses of criminal justice agencies, and government resources directed to deal with crime.This compendium of the most recently available national information on crime in Australia is intended to serve as a ready reference. It covers different types of recorded crimes, their...

The AIC's National Firearms Theft Monitoring Program (NFTMP) provides relevant and timely information on the nature and characteristics of firearms theft occurring in Australia. This report provides information on the 626 incidents of firearms theft reported to police in Australian states and territories in 2006-07, with details on circumstances of the theft, reporting to police...

Handguns have increasingly become the firearm of choice in both Australia and other English-speaking countries in the commission of violent and other crime. This paper describes the use of handguns to commit lethal and non-lethal crime in Australia; and in light of recent legislative restrictions on handgun ownership and use, the legal status of handguns...