AIC

The AIC, an Australian government agency, is the national centre for the analysis and dissemination of criminological data and information. It aims to be responsive to the needs of the government and the community with respect to policy issues in the fields of justice and the prevention and control of crime, and provides authoritative information on a national level in these fields. Policy relevant research is undertaken at the AIC within four main program areas:

• Crime monitoring, including violent, property and drug related crime. Major projects include drug use monitoring; national homicide, firearms and armed robbery monitoring; bushfire related arson; and analysis of national/international crime surveys;
• Crime reduction and review, focusing on innovative approaches to local crime prevention, the criminal justice response to drug related crime, evaluation and capacity building;
• Global, economic and electronic crime, analysing the causes, prevention and control of fraud, cybercrime, hi-tech crime and the identification of emerging criminal threats and response strategies; and
• Justice and crime analysis, providing information on juvenile crime, community corrections and prisoners and violence against women. Major projects include the national deaths in custody monitoring program and drug use careers of offenders.

The AIC disseminates its research through conferences, roundtables, its website and its various publications.

Address: GPO Box 2944, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

Tel: +61-2-62609200

Fax: +61-2-62609201

e-mail: front.desk@aic.gov.au

home page: http://www.aic.gov.au