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Record Nr.

UNINA9910735779803321

Autore

Smith Russell G

Titolo

Public Sector Criminological Research : The Australian Institute of Criminology, 1972–2022 / / by Russell G. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-28356-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (522 pages)

Disciplina

364.072094

Soggetti

Criminology—History

Criminology

Public administration

Political planning

School management and organization

School administration

History of Criminology

Criminology in the Global South

Research Methods in Criminology

Public Administration

Public Policy

Organization and Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Public sector criminological research -- 3 The genesis of the AIC  -- 4 Between a rock and a hard place -- 5 Financial resourcing models over time -- 6 The Criminology Research Fund -- 7 Homes and accommodation -- 8 Education and training -- 9 Getting the research out there -- 10 Punching above its weight -- 11 International relations -- 12 Merging priorities -- 13 Evaluating the AICs contribution to criminology -- 14 A future for the AIC? -- 15 Appendices Listing Directors, Council members, staff members, assets and income, publications, conferences, media contacts and website usage. .



Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the role and development of criminological research in the public sector during the last half-century. It identifies the benefits such research has provided and assesses whether the community has received value for the funds expended. The Australian Institute of Criminology is used as a case study to illustrate the challenges and pressures facing those who have sought to carry out independent crime and justice research in the public sector, to assess what fifty years of work has achieved and to determine whether or not there remains a need for criminologists to be employed by governments. The book is based on extensive archival research, administrative data analysis, interviews with current and previous staff and the perspectives of scholars in comparable institutions globally. It presents new historical information as well as current and future critical perspectives on crime and justice research in a unique Australian government organization. Russell G Smith has qualifications in law, psychology and criminology from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and a PhD from King’s College London, UK. After almost 25 years working at the Australian Institute of Criminology, he is now Honorary Fellow at the Institute and Professor in the College of Business, Government and Law at Flinders University, Australia.