Sponsors

The Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Inc

The purposes for which The Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Inc. is established are:

• to promote study, understanding, and co-operation in the field of Criminology;
• to bring together persons actively engaged, or who have been actively engaged, in teaching and/or practices in the field of Criminology;
• to foster training and research in Criminology in institutions of learning, and in law enforcement, judicial, and correctional agencies;
• to encourage communication within the field of Criminology through publications and conferences;
• to promote and foster understanding of Criminology by parliaments, governments, and the public.

The Australian Institute of Criminology

The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice. The Institute seeks to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), a Commonwealth statutory authority, was established in 1973, and operates under the Criminology Research Act 1971. The Director reports to the Minister and to a Board of Management comprising distinguished criminal justice practitioners from around Australia.

The Institute is governed by the AIC and Australian Public Service values and code of conduct.

The functions of the AIC include conducting criminological research; communicating the results of research; conducting or arranging conferences and seminars; and publishing material arising out of the AIC's work.

The Crime Research Centre  

The Crime Research Centre at UWA is a major and innovative contributor to the collection and analysis of statistical data on crime in Western Australia

It publishes annual crime and justice statistics which have enhanced understanding of the extent of the crime problem in the state and trends in criminal justice.

In 2007, the Centre produced a special series of reports on burglaries in Western Australia. The authors suggested that reducing or restricting the availability of amphetamines was likely to have a significant knock-on effect on the stolen goods market and, for many offenders, on their motivation for burglary.

The Centre's work in developing the Integrated Numerical Offender Identification System (INOIS) has attracted strong interest internationally. It is one of the most sophisticated data-linking models in the world, providing accurate and detailed statistical data for the long-term study of criminal careers and the evaluation of criminal justice programs.

The Centre, established in 1989 as a joint initiative between the State Government and the University, has an advisory board chaired by the Chief Justice of Western Australia.

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