Grants and consultancies

Project name

Partner/Funder

Period

Description

Contact

Organised crime and corruption

Understanding and preventing gun violence: A qualitative study. DP150100619

ARC

2018-2019

This project makes an original qualitative contribution to understanding and preventing gun violence in three contexts: drug dealing/trafficking, organised crime activity and armed robbery. Project results will have direct implications for reducing the impact of gun violence in Australia. 

Andrew Goldsmith, Mark Halsey & David Bright

Understanding and the structure and composition of co-offending networks in Australia

AIC Criminology Research Grant

2017 -2018

The study aims to: (1) examine co-offending networks across multiple crime types; (2) examine variations in co-offending across crime categories; (3) determine differences in the duration of co-offending networks across crime types; (4) explore cross-jurisdictional variations in co-offending networks; and (5) identify implications for law enforcement policy and practice. It is the first analysis of co-offending in Australia and the first in the world to analyse co-offending networks using three levels of cross-sectional network analysis (network-level, group-level, node-level) and a longitudinal analysis. Results will significantly extend our knowledge of offending patterns and have direct implications for preventing and controlling crime.

David Bright

Cybercrime

Becoming delinquent online: A longitudinal adolescent study DP170103538

ARC

2017 - 2021

This project will provide the first longitudinal criminological study of adolescent internet use in the world.

Andrew Goldsmith & Russell Brewer

Interventions in cybercrime: A review

Home Office Department UK

2017

This report outlines the potential applicability of evidence-based intervention programs designed to deter juvenile delinquents and adult offenders to computer hacking. Completed August 2017.

Andrew Goldsmith, Russell Brewer &

Melissa de Vel-Palumbo

Locating and accessing radicalisation data for social influence modelling purposes: Obstacles and opportunities

Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)

2016 - 2017

This project is part of a broader research objective aiming at the exploration of ways in which social science can assist in the development of modelling and analysis capabilities to support National Security, CVE and social media analytics through shaping modellers and capability developers vision of the object analysis and defining network ties and actor attributes in terms that are both relevant from the radicalisation and social influence perspective and can be translated into the formal concepts and models.

Andrew Goldsmith

Corrections and public protection

Trend information on crime rates in SA and comparatively within Australia over the last 10 Years

Police Association of South Australia (PASA)

2017 - 2019

Comparing the trends of crime rates in South Australia with the rest of Australia over the past 10 years

Andrew Goldsmith

Systems evaluation of inSYNC (Supporting youth in community) Service Delivery Model, Ceduna/Koonibba

Department for Communities and Social Inclusion

2017

InSYNC is the umbrella program for coordinating services supporting young people in the Far West. The coordinator position is funded through the Dept for Communities & Social Inclusion (DCSI), South Australia.  It's about synchronizing responses to help young people and their families with complex needs. The program is part of the Ceduna Service Reform process, a DCSI initiative with the goal of reducing alcohol-related harm in the Far West.

Mark Halsey & Andrew Goldsmith

Review of contemporary corrective services literature

Government of WA Corruption and Crime Commission

2014 - 2015

Andrew Goldsmith & Mark Halsey

A future beyond the wall: Improving post-release employment outcomes for people leaving prison LP140100329

ARC

2017 -2017

Engaging in meaningful work has been shown to reduce re-offending by ex-prisoners. However, few prison releasees in Australia or internationally gain employment, and successful pathways to employment for this group are poorly researched and understood. This study will gather and analyse comparative data from Australian jurisdictions and employment agencies on the relationship between in-prison and post-prison vocational education and employment programs, employment and recidivism. It will identify effective elements, strategies, program and policy directions in offender training and employment. This unique partnership brings together key academics in the field, peak national bodies, correctional and employment organisations. A Future Beyond the Wall is a three year project funded under the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme.

David Bright

Red Cross

Australian Red Cross

2017 - 2019

Evaluation of the Pilot of Community Based health and First Aid (CBHFA) in Action in Australian Prisons

Mark Halsey & David Bright

Literature review and jurisdictional analysis - young adult offenders

Corrections Victoria

2016

This report—commissioned by Corrections Victoria (CV)—provides an overview of what works in rehabilitating young adult offenders aged 18 to 25 who are imprisoned, transitioning to the community, or sentenced directly to a community based order.

Mark Halsey