Fraud within the Commonwealth: A census of the most costly incidents 2014
Fraud within the Commonwealth: A census of the most costly incidents 2014 From financial years 2010–11 to 2014–14, Commonwealth entities experienced 9,467 incidents of internal fraud, with losses of over…
Labour exploitation in the Australian construction industry: risks and protections for temporary migrant workers
Labour exploitation in the Australian construction industry: risks and protections for temporary migrant workers There have been a number of alleged cases of labour exploitation involving temporary migrant workers in…
Returning to work after armed robbery in the workplace
Returning to work after armed robbery in the workplace Armed robbery exposes workers to serious harm in an environment where day-to-day safety is not normally a concern, and can have…
Violent extremism in Australia: An overview
Violent extremism in Australia: An overview Since Federation, Australia has not been immune to violent extremism, although the scale of such violence is less evident than in many countries throughout…
Fraud against the Commonwealth: Report to Government 2014
Fraud against the Commonwealth: Report to Government 2014 In response to the censuses, more than a third of Commonwealth entities reported experiencing fraud over the four financial years 2010–11 to…
Readiness to change drug use and help-seeking intentions of police detainees: findings from the DUMA program
Readiness to change drug use and help-seeking intentions of police detainees: findings from the DUMA program The nexus between drug use and crime is well established. Offenders are considerably more…
Trajectories in online child sexual exploitation offending in Australia
Trajectories in online child sexual exploitation offending in Australia This study examines data relating to a sample of offenders convicted of online child sexual exploitation offences under Australian Commonwealth law,…
Spam and criminal activity
Spam and criminal activity The rapid growth of the internet is transforming how we engage and communicate. It also creates new opportunities for fraud and data theft. One way cybercriminals…
The nature of risk during interactions between the police and intoxicated offenders
The nature of risk during interactions between the police and intoxicated offenders How best to respond to and manage intoxicated offenders is a concern shared by policing agencies across Australia.…
Procedural impediments to effective unexplained wealth legislation in Australia
Procedural impediments to effective unexplained wealth legislation in Australia The Australian Crime Commission has conservatively estimated that serious and organised crime cost Australia $36b in 2013–14 (ACC 2015). According to…
Prisoner-on-prisoner homicides in Australia: 1980 to 2011
Prisoner-on-prisoner homicides in Australia: 1980 to 2011 The number of prisoner-on prisoner homicides has dropped considerably since 1998 and remained consistently low over the last decade. Although not common, prisoner-on…