Assault and battery
Alternative labels
Serious assault
Briefing paper
The effect of lockout and last drinks laws on non-domestic assaults in Sydney: an update to March 2019
This research set out to examine the long term impact of the 2014 NSW liquor law amendments on non-domestic assaults in Kings Cross, the Sydney CBD and surrounding areas. As in previous studies, a significant reduction in non-domestic assaults in the Kings Cross and Sydney CBD precincts was revealed.
Report
How do police use CCTV footage in criminal investigations?
This study examines how police use CCTV footage in criminal investigations. Structured interviews were conducted with 146 sworn members of the NSW Police Force who had recently requested footage from the NSW rail system’s network of CCTV cameras.
Briefing paper
NSW's strangulation offence: time for further reform?
This Issues Backgrounder provides a range of information on the effectiveness of section 37 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Section 37 prohibits strangulation, a significant form of domestic violence.
Fact sheet
Hospitalised assault injuries among men and boys
This fact sheet examines cases of hospitalised assault against men in 2014–15.
Report
Consensual assault
This report was prepared following a community consultation, which confirmed concerns that some aspects of the laws relating to consensual assaults are unclear, and do not reflect contemporary views about when the law should criminalise consensual assaults.