Latest criminology News

Speeding drivers use app to dodge fines – Aust-first research
Counterfeit cash is at an 8-year high in Australia, new figures show. Here’s how to spot it
What Drug Checking Means For NSW Festival-goers
More than one in three illicit drug samples contain unexpected substances, testing finds
AIC research explores factors leading to onset of child sexual abuse material offending
Buy, wear, return: Retail fraud and abuse explored in new study
Change Is Not Crime – It’s Part Of Journey For Sue
How the government’s new immigration policy will cause more trauma for victim-survivors of domestic violence
Is Australia’s ‘voracious’ illicit drug use behind organised crime violence? It’s complicated
New research explores different restorative justice approaches to sexual violence
New research describes hyper-incarceration of First Nations people and barriers to mental health diversion
NSW Respectful Relationships Material Must Put Women’s Safety and Perpetrator Accountability First
5,500 sheep were stolen from a remote farm. But most farm crime remains hidden
A Tasmanian man allegedly murdered his mother, but it’s not legally considered family violence. Why?
New AIC research evaluates Australia’s National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-25
New AIC research explores factors leading to onset of child sexual abuse
Collabor8Women Gold Access Spotlights Australian Winemaker Callie Jemmeson, Founder of Pachamama
How damaged teeth can reinforce stigma and disadvantage: conversations with street sex workers
Pay, click, abuse: inside the global market of live streamed child sexual abuse
Tackling psychosocial hazards to improve workplace health and safety for Victoria Police 
Book explores changes in attitudes and assumptions about crime
New funding available for cutting edge criminology research
Fragmented system hampering UK response to economic crime, researchers find
New research on independent legal protection for victims of sexual assault
eSafety report reveals Big Tech blind spots in protecting children and young adults from sexual extortion
New research explores decision-making of ransomware victims
New research on exposure to fringe and radical content online
Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Richard Comerford as Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections
Rise in scams: Australians encouraged to protect themselves online
Expanding Mac’s Life-saving Legacy
Justice out of reach for most modern slavery victims, new report finds
Sixty-one percent of adults proceeded against for sexual offences have prior offences, new data shows
Art Of Wrongful Conviction
New study challenges link between arming police and officer shootings
National wants to scrap sexual offender character references. Should NZ go further?
New research compares male and female child sex offenders
Operation Cheyenne In Livingstone
Every Child Matters – Landmark Amendments to the Care and Protection of Children Act
Continued commitment to addressing child sexual abuse in the 2026-27 Federal Budget
Parents most critical element in keeping kids safe online 
New AIC research examines link between suspension from school and police contact
Half Of Social Science Results Cannot Be Replicated
After 216 days on the run, how was Dezi Freeman caught and what happens now?
After more than 200 days on the run, how was Dezi Freeman caught and what happens now?
Science association honors Iowa State researcher for studies of criminal behavior
Family violence protection orders can be a lifeline, but the system needs reforming
Course 89 Proves There’s No Single Path Into Policing
Misogynistic Online Groups – Study Finds Pathways Out