Police
Briefing paper
On the road with Australian Muslim mothers – an outer suburbs roundtable
Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria finds that residents, in particular Australian Muslim mothers and daughters, are distressed by high levels of discrimination from local residents in the streets where they live, in parks and shopping centres and on roads with vehicles. At the same time negative attitudes from local residents towards women and their children...
Report
Methamphetamine: focusing Australia’s National Ice Strategy on the problem, not the symptoms
This report argues that Australia’s National Drug Strategy 2010–2015 is not able to minimise the harm to the country caused by ice, and discusses an alternative strategic framework to respond to the challenge.
Report
Who goes to prison for breaching an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order? An analysis of police narratives
Aim: To identify the situational and offender characteristics associated with prison sentences for Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO) breaches. Method: Case narratives from police incident reports of ADVO breach incidents in NSW were analysed. Two samples were examined: (1) breach incidents where the offender involved was imprisoned (n=250) and (2) breach incidents where the offender...
Report
Drug use monitoring in Australia: 2013–14 report on drug use among police detainees
New data shows the continuing national rise in methamphetamine use among Australian police detainees. Abstract Delivered by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program supports the National Drug Strategy through its timely provision of data on changes in alcohol and other drug consumption habits among Australian police detainees...
Report
A web of harms: serious and organised crime and its impact on Australian interests
This report analyses serious, transnational and organised crime and the harms it causes to Australia’s interest, with the aim of reinvigorating a discussion of this critical matter amongst Australians.