Evaluation of the 'Trial of Alcohol Interlocks'
Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Roberta Julian,and Ron Mason
Funding: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources
Evaluation of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS) funded Suicide Prevention Community Based Initiatives Program
Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Roberta Julian,and Ms Jacqui Prichard
Funding: Migrant Resource Centre (Southern Tasmania) Inc
The primary goal of the project being evaluated is to increase the capacity for prevention, intervention and postvention management of suicide-related crises in refugee and other vulnerable migrant communities and associated support services in Tasmania. The evaluation of the Program will involve the collection of evidence relating to each of these objectives. This will be achieved through reviews of the project implementation and governance, the training programs, and the development and pilot of the decision tree.
Evaluation of joint project (Safety First at Rosny Park) by Clarence City Council, Tasmania Police and Metro Tasmania
Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Roberta Julian, Professor Jenny Fleming and Mr Ron Mason
Funding: Clarence City Council Longitudinal Review of the Risk Assessment Screening Tool (RAST)
Chief Investigators: Mr Ron Mason and Associate Professor Roberta Julian
Funding: Department of Police and Emergency Management (DPEM)
As part of the overall response to family violence, Tasmania Police utilise a Risk Assessment Screening Tool (RAST) to assess the risk of a victim experiencing future violence. In 2005 TILES was commissioned to conduct a review of the RAST. The RAST has been in use for approximately three years and Tasmania Police have identified the need for an analysis of the RAST. The project will be divided into two parts: validation and a longitudinal analysis.
Evaluation of Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative Mentoring Project
Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Roberta Julian, Dr Raimondo Bruno and Ms Romy Winter
Funding: Mission Australia
TILES is assisting with the design, coordination and conduct of an evaluation for the Illcit Drug Diversion Initiative Mentoring Project. The Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative aims to divert minor drug offenders from the criminal justice system and into compulsory assessment, treatment and/or education.
Controlling Alcohol Related Violence in Public Places
Chief Investigator: Professor Jenny Fleming
Funding: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
Community Policing in Australia
Chief Investigator: Professor Jenny Fleming
Managing Public Expectations Chief Investigators: Professor Jenny Fleming
The Effectiveness of Forensic Science in the Criminal Justice System
Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Roberta Julian (UTAS), Professor Rob White (UTAS), Professor Claude Roux (UTS), and Dr Hugh Sibly (UTAS)
Partner Investigators: Alastair Ross (VicPol), Peter Woodman (VicPol), Robert Hayes (VicPol), Terry Purton (VicPol), Dr James Robertson (AFP), Anna Davey (NIFS) and Professor Pierre Margot (University of Lausanne)
Funding: Australian Research Council (ARC), Victoria Police, Australian Federal Police and the National Institute of Forensic Science
The research aims to assess the effectiveness of forensic science in the criminal justice system (in both police investigations and court outcomes). This collaborative research with Victoria Police and the Australian Federal Police will develop an evidence-based best practice model for using forensic science in both the reactive and proactive investigation of serious and volume crime. This research is significant in that, for the first time in Australia, an attempt will be made to establish the value of forensic science thereby assisting in the achievement of intelligence-led policing and improving court outcomes that will serve to safeguard Australia from crime.
The Concentration of Offending and Related Social Problems in Tasmanian Families
Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Roberta Julian and Post Doctoral Fellow, Dr Vanessa Goodwin
Funding: Department of Police and Emergency Management (DPEM)
The aim of the study is to explore the extent to which crime and related social problems (e.g. chronic dependence on social security, poor health, transience, truancy, neglect, poverty) are concentrated in Tasmanian families, with a view to identifying ways to break the cycle of inter-generational crime and better respond to the needs of families with multiple problems. The study is intended to be a pilot project to test the research methodology and explore the feasibility of conducting a more comprehensive study on the topic at a later date.
The study will build on research conducted in the 1970s which examined the concentration of offending in 16 multi-problem families in Tasmania (Davies and Dax, 1974). In that study the criminality of the second generation was examined and revealed that 50% of the individuals (73% of the males, 17% of the females) had a police record, 34% had been to prison (51% of the males, 9% of the females) and that the average age of the first appearance in the Children's Court was 12.3 years. It was also estimated that the members of the 16 families had spent 201 years in jail in the previous 15 years, which amounted to 250 times as much time in jail as for Tasmanian families in general.
Policing Issues and Crime - Analysis of Tasmanian Data
Chief Investigators: Professor Jenny Fleming and Associate Professor Roberta Julian
Funding: Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)
The research will comprise statistical analysis of a dataset containing Tasmania Police data currently held by the AIC.
Community Policing and Refugee Settlement in Regional Australia – A Case Study of Tasmania
Chief Investigators: Ms Danielle Campbell, PhD Candidate, Inspector Craig Waterhouse, Associate Professor Roberta Julian
Funding: Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant, Industry Partners: Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) and Department of Police and Emergency Management (DPEM)
This 3-year project will describe, analyse and theorise police-refugee relations in regional Australia. It compares refugee settlement in two rural/regional areas in Tasmania through the lens of police-refugee relations. In particular, it will identify ways in which community policing can enhance settlement experiences and reduce crime among refugees in regional Australia. It is significant in that it examines both positive and negative aspects of community policing in the context of refugee settlement in order to develop a best-practice model. Given the Government’s recent policy of encouraging settlement in regional Australia, there is an urgent need to analyse these processes. |
