Month: September 2019

Mr Steve Yeong1, Dr Suzanne Poynton2 1NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Sydney, Australia, 2NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Sydney, Australia Objectives: To identify the causal effect of pre-recorded evidence on the probability of a conviction in...
  • September 2, 2019
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Dr Chris Dowling1, Mr Anthony Morgan1 1Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra, Australia This study examines how accurately ACT Policing’s Family Violence Risk Assessment Tool (FVRAT) predicts repeat domestic violence. The FVRAT is a 37-item tool used by police in the...
  • September 2, 2019
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Dr Matt O’Reilly1, A/Prof Caitlin Hughes2, A/Prof David Bright2, Prof Alison Ritter3 1NSW Police Force, Sydney, Australia, 2Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, 3UNSW, Syndey, Australia Background. Illicit drug markets and associated supply changes (including changes in availability and purity) have been...
  • September 2, 2019
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Dr David Mount1, Professor Lorraine  Mazerolle2 1University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia The proliferation of child exploitation material (CEM) on the internet and social media platforms and the ever-increasing involvement of Australian citizens in its possession,...
  • September 2, 2019
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Ms Siobhan Allen1, Ms Claire Irvine1 1Queensland Police Service, Australia Since its inception in 1980, the popularity and engagement with State of Origin has grown to become one of the key events on the Australian sporting calendar.  The heightened competitive...
  • September 2, 2019
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Dr Karla Lopez1, Craig Darragh1 1Victoria Police, Melbourne, Australia The Sex Offender Registration Act 2004 has as its main aims, to keep up to date records of personal details and whereabouts of registered offenders in order to reduce the likelihood...
  • September 2, 2019
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Dr Lauren Monds1 1University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Many violent offences are committed by and committed against people who are intoxicated by one or more substances. Although police frequently interact with intoxicated witnesses and victims, little is known about police...
  • September 2, 2019
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Dr Peter Shipley1 1Ontario Provincial Police, Orillia, Canada, 2Canadian Association of Police Educators, Chilliwack, Canada With over $1 billion being spent on police training in Canada, it has been well established blended learning can be a cost-effective option of reducing...
  • September 2, 2019
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