Justice
Report
Improving police risk assessment of domestic violence: a follow-up validation study
This study examines the predictive validity of ACT Policing’s refined Family Violence Risk Assessment Tool, which exhibited a good overall level of accuracy in predicting repeat domestic violence within the sample that was used to develop it.
Report
Protecting the lives and sexual safety of children
This review presents 23 recommendations to government that seek to improve the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 and how it operates.
Report
Online behaviour, life stressors and profit-motivated cybercrime victimisation
This study analyses data from a survey of Australian adult computer users conducted in June 2021 to examine the influence of online routine activities and life stressors on the likelihood of profit-motivated cybercrime victimisation.
Report
Understanding and preventing internet-facilitated radicalisation
This paper reviews available research on how the internet facilitates radicalisation and measures to prevent it. It briefly canvasses evidence on the extent to which the internet contributes to radicalisation broadly, and who is most susceptible to its influence, before delving further into the mechanisms underpinning the relationship between the internet and violent extremism.
Guide
Supported decision making
Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) states that people with disability have a right to be supported to make their own decisions. This guide provides practical advice for people when making decisions about accommodation, services, and healthcare. It also provides guidance for people who may be supporting others...