NCJ Number
232680
Date Published
2010
Length
151 pages
Annotation
This annual report for 2009-10 provides data and information on the year's activities of both the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) and the Criminology Research Council (CRC).
Abstract
The AIC is Australia's national research and knowledge center on crime and justice. It conducts timely, evidence-based research on crime and justice, providing stakeholders with a unique knowledge base intended to inform policy and practice. The Chair of the Board of Management and the Director of the AIC review the significant issues and achievements for the year, assess performance, and outline expected developments for the coming year. Another section of the AIC's Annual Report describes the AIC's role and functioning, and presents its organizational structure, with brief descriptions of each section and AIC's outcome and project objective statement. Performance based on outcomes is reviewed. Research work for the year is described under the headings of violent crime, property crime, drugs, transnational and organized crime, economic and high tech crime, criminal justice responses, and capacity building. AIC's dissemination of its research is described through its Web site, publication, events, and other media. Appendixes list publications, presentations, roundtables, seminars, and submission to inquiries. The CRC was established by the Criminology research Act of 1971 and is an integral part of a State, Territory, and Australian Government approach to research on criminological issues in Australia. The CRC's principal objectives are to support research that is relevant to current and future public policy issues, to foster the undertaking of quality criminological research, and to ensure that CRC-supported research is disseminated effectively. The CRC Chair reviews the CRC's performance for the year and highlights research grant report received and new grants allocated. Information is provided on new, completed, and continuing projects and consultations funded by the CRC. Extensive tables and figures