Library Guides: Bachelor of Criminology: Web Pages, Grey Literature and Videos

True Crime Podcasts

ABC Listen: True Crime
ABC Listen contains a range of true crime podcasts, including regular updates on the Victorian mushroom poisoning case, an exploration of a 1980s diamond heist, the darker side of Queensland in the 1950s, and a family's encounter with a con woman.

Get more from Google

Google can be especially useful when searching for Grey literature, such as reports. Watch the video below to learn more about when to use Google, and discover useful Google research tips.

Criminology Video Collections

Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video This link opens in a new window
Provides hundreds of hours of video for professionals and students in criminal justice and public safety. Documentaries and interviews provide personal field experiences as well as insight into the function and controversies of the justice system.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Search for crime to view a selection of videos

CriminologyTV
Australian Institute of Criminology
Criminology Web YouTube Channel
Margit Averdijk, a social scientist with a PhD in criminology, created this YouTube channel to share the latest research findings on criminology and crime prevention.

Useful Websites

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is Australia's national criminal intelligence agency. It works with our law enforcement partners to improve the national ability to respond to crime impacting Australia.
Australian Institute of Criminology
The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice.
British Society of Criminology
he British Society of Criminology aims to further the interests and knowledge of both academic and professional people who are engaged in any aspect of work or teaching, research or public education about crime, criminal behaviour and the criminal justice systems in the United Kingdom.
Centre for Crime and Justice Studies - UK
At the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, we envisage a society less dominated by criminalisation and punishment, because we find better ways to prevent and address the problems we face.
Criminal Justice Research Network
Provides a platform through which Criminal Justice researchers from diverse disciplines and backgrounds can interact, collaborate, and share cutting edge scholarship in this important field.
Criminology Web
Margit Averdijk, a social scientist with a PhD in criminology, created this website to share the latest research findings on criminology and crime prevention. You’ll find videos / podcasts, online courses, and links to criminology resources here
Institute of Public Affairs - Criminology Project
The criminal justice system costs taxpayers more than $15 billion each year. Over the past decade, Australia’s prison population has grown by 40 percent, with the rate of incarceration now higher than it has been for a century. But crime and recidivism are not falling.
This project will develop criminal justice reforms that keep Australians safe, save taxpayers money, protect victims’ rights, and promote personal responsibility.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library
Find bibliographic information and abstracts of more than 230,000 collection resources, including over 80,000 online materials and all known Office of Justice Programs' works
Police and Crime Prevention - Australian Government
Information about federal, state and territory police services and crime prevention agencies. Includes criminal history checks
World Factbook Of Criminal Justice Systems
This factbook provides narrative descriptions of the criminal justice systems of 45 countries around the world.