In Australia, victim-survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV) are increasingly using closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems. This paper presents the findings from a world-first study into how victim survivors of DFV experience the use of CCTV systems. The findings demonstrate that CCTV can have beneficial impacts on the wellbeing of victim-survivors but also carries risks.

This report investigates the reasons behind the increase in the number of people being denied bail and detained in prison in Victoria. Through a comparison of bail laws and their associated parliamentary debates in Victoria in 1977 and 2017–18, it analyses how risk has been constructed, charting the rise of community protection as a key...

This publication provides crime data over a ten-year period for Victoria’s local government areas (LGAs) with a brief overview for the whole of Victoria. The data is derived from Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), as recorded by Victoria Police and extracted from the Victoria Police Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) database.