The review identified options for addressing critical statistical data needs for a social investment approach, taking account of the impact and outcomes of crime. The Ministry of Justice wishes to ensure that the right information is available in a timely and efficient way – to inform better decisions. The social investment approach, as it is...

Criminal intelligence (CrimInt) is so useful in serious criminal investigations that it’s difficult to envisage a situation where it shouldn’t be sought and used if it’s available. This special report argues that Australia’s current arrangements for gathering and disseminating CrimInt overseas are suboptimal. While additional resources are needed to address this condition, there’s also a...

Aim: To examine the effect of the Police and Citizen Youth Clubs (PCYC) Young Offender program on re-offending. Method: Young people who were referred to a PCYC Young Offender program in New South Wales (NSW) between 2010 and 2013 were matched (68% of 2,055, n=1,405) to a group of young people who were similar in...

This article attempts to determine whether enactment of the 1996 gun laws and buyback program were followed by changes in the incidence of mass firearm homicides and total firearm deaths.

The Crime Statistics Agency does not currently release recorded crime statistics relating to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status in our main releases due to concerns we have with high proportions of missing or unknown data based on self-identification. The agency has been exploring options for calculating a person's Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status...