Australian Crime Commission (ACC)

The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) better positions Australia to meet the threats posed by nationally significant crime. The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) commenced operations on 1 January 2003. The ACC has replaced the National Crime Authority (NCA), the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence (ABCI) and the Office of Strategic Crime Assessments (OSCA).

www.crimecommission.gov.au

Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC)

The Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) provides a national coordinated approach to combating serious, complex and multi-jurisdictional high tech crimes, especially those beyond the capability of single jurisdictions; assists in improving the capacity of all jurisdictions to deal with high tech crime; and supports efforts to protect the National Information Infrastructure.

www.ahtcc.gov.au

Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)

The Australian Institute of Criminology is the national focus for the study of crime and criminal justice in Australia and for the dissemination of criminal justice information. The Institute draws on information supplied to it by a wide variety of sources and its policy advice is objective and independent.

www.aic.gov.au

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is Australia's anti-money laundering regulator and specialist financial intelligence unit. In their regulatory role, they oversee compliance with the reporting requirements of the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 by a wide range of financial services providers, the gambling industry and others. In their intelligence role, they provide financial transaction reports information to Australian, State and Territory law enforcement and revenue agencies.

www.austrac.gov.au

Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics

Links to statistical information relating to crime and criminal justice. Statistics by both topic and jurisdiction.

www.aic.gov.au

Crime Prevention

The Australian Government's crime prevention and community safety website aims to identify and promote innovative ways of reducing and preventing crime and the fear of crime. Includes information on bullying among young children, crime prevention programmes, financial crime, firearms reform, identity crime, illicit drugs and links to other useful information.

www.crimeprevention.gov.au

Criminology Research Council (CRC)

The Criminology Research Council (CRC) controls and administers the Criminology Research Fund which provides research grants to researchers in universities, government departments or similar institutions within Australia.

www.aic.gov.au

Law Internet Resources: Criminal Law

This guide contains links to Internet resources and documents in the area of federal criminal law, as well as providing links to other guides and directories which contain material on State and Territory and overseas law.

www.aph.gov.au