The Justice and Community Safety Directorate supports the Minister in a range of local and national fora.

Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards

The Australian Institute of Criminology administers these annual awards to:

• reward good practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crimes
• to encourage public initiatives in crime prevention
• to assist governments identify and develop practical projects to reduce violence and other types of crime.

Up to date information about the awards and past winners is available from the AIC website.

Criminology Research Council

The Criminology Research Council undertakes and provides funding for criminological research which is relevant to public policy.

More information about the CRC is available from the website.

Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management – Police (MCPEMP)

The MCPEMP (previously the Australasian Police Ministers' Council) provides a co-ordinated national response to law enforcement issues to maximise the efficient use of police resources.  Since its establishment in 1980, the Council has established the National Common Police Services (NCPS) and developed a co-ordinated approach to Police policy and operations.

Since 1986, the Council has a broader role of co-ordination of the national attack on organised crime and the co-operative efforts needed to achieve that goal. More recently the role has extended to include a wide range of national law enforcement policy development and implementation activities including DNA legislation, national sex offender registry, and gun control.

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