Foreword Studies of the specific deterrent effect of criminal sanctions have mostly focused on prison. This is, in some ways, unfortunate as non-custodial penalties are far more frequently imposed than custodial penalties. In this study, the authors use propensity score matching to assess whether the length of a bond or suspended sentence makes any difference...

This paper explores differences between two types of illicit drug users (heroin users and non-heroin users) in relation to injecting risk behaviours, self-reported mental health, driving and crime. Key findings Participants were divided into two groups based on recent heroin use: heroin versus non-heroin. Both groups were aged around 40yrs, mainly male, single and unemployed...

One in approximately eight Australian IPs are exposed to one or more web threats on any typical day, finds this report released by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project (31) involving Trend Micro and Deakin University. The researchers’ analysed malicious activity from over 200,000,000 web requests per day from Australia, with around 400,000 of...

This paper examines the practical factors that impact on the evaluation of crime prevention programs and makes a number of important recommendations for the evaluation of projects delivered as part of large-scale programs. Foreword The Australian Institute of Criminology has spent a number of years working with crime prevention agencies across Australia reviewing large-scale programs...

Abstract Identifying communities and locations where chronic and persistent offenders are most likely to reside, and understanding the factors that produce the interconnections between place and offending, has enormous potential for the effective targeting of crime prevention initiatives. This paper provides a valuable contribution to the evidence based supporting effective crime prevention targeting. By showing...