Title: Australian Institute of Criminology

Source/Sponsoring Agency: Australian Institute of Criminology

URL: http://www.aic.gov.au/

Date Checked: 7/30/2008      Status: Active

Date Annotated: 11/11/1999

Topics: Comparative Law; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Evidence; International Law

Other keywords: Aboriginal Studies; Law(Australia); Libraries; Statistics

Contents: The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) focuses upon the study of crime and criminal justice in Australia and disseminates criminal justice information. The Institute's web site offers an array of information including criminal justice statistics, libraries, and news releases concerning Australia and New Zealand. A comprehensive keyword search engine promotes navigation throughout the entire web site while a keyword searchable directory is also available for specifically locating criminology researchers. The AIC site includes two full-text journals, Research and Public Policy as well as Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice. Journal articles are available in .pdf format via Adobe Acrobat. Full-text conference proceedings are also available in the same format. Finally, Criminology Research Council information, e.g., meetings, grant information, and annual reports are included.

Author of Annotation: E. Cooper