Research to help drive down Indigenous rates of incarceration Monday October 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The federal government will fund new research to reduce the number of Indigenous people in detention by 30% over the next decade.
Eight percent of federal agency resources may be affected by fraud, new research found Wednesday June 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal A lack of adequate resourcing has hindered the prevention of fraud in federal departments and agencies, says the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Premium Expert briefings The ‘dominant, powerful, charismatic individual who breaks the rules’: corrupt senior executives — why do they do it? Wednesday November 13, 2019 By David Donaldson Features Corrupt senior officials tend to have particular personality traits — and it's about more than greed. The experts reveal the behavioural red flags to look…
Work needed to prevent online fraud, AIC says Thursday August 1, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The Australian Institute of Criminology and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have paired up to explore the factors that make people vulnerable to consumer…
Survey finds police perceive leaders as unwilling to listen Wednesday July 24, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News Those at the top of Australia's police agencies may not be receptive to change, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Commonwealth staff should be trained to detect fraud, criminologists say Tuesday July 9, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Lack of resources and lack of staff hinder the ability of Commonwealth entities to prevent fraud, according to a new report from the Australian Institute…
Human trafficking and slavery still happen in Australia. This comic explains how Thursday June 13, 2019 By Jennifer Burn Editors' Picks In 2018 alone, Anti-Slavery Australia helped over 123 people who had been trafficked to or from Australia, or had faced slavery-like conditions while in Australia.
Public service fraud: criminologists express surprise that SES isn't accused Friday March 16, 2018 By Stephen Easton Features Criminologists are surprised to find that senior executives don't appear in the latest data on federal public sector employees accused of fraud against the government.
Who needs evidence? Institute of Criminology merger remains controversial Wednesday November 30, 2016 By Stephen Easton Education A Senate committee supports a proposed merger between the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, despite only hearing arguments against it.
Crime Commission nabs Institute of Criminology Tuesday September 29, 2015 By Stephen Easton News The Australian Institute of Criminology is likely to be absorbed by the Australian Crime Commission before the end of the year, and renamed the Crime…
APS union campaign escalates, but does it have the firepower to win? Monday March 30, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features Do federal bureaucrats have the industrial firepower to force the Abbott government to soften its strict enterprise bargaining policy? Whether the measures workers can take…
