School of Law - Research
Faculty of Business and Law
A Criminal Law Survival Kit
Analysis of Criminal Law and Evidence in New South Wales (16 chapters). Also includes useful links, recent cases and recent articles.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology (Content)
Link is to LexisNexis which has content from April 1994 to November 1998. Subscribers only (includes Deakin law staff and students)
Australian Criminal Law and Process
Web site by Victorian barrister, Don Just, with key cases and notes
Australian Criminology Database (CINCH)
Via Informit - 1968- Index to Australian material on all aspects of crime, criminal justice and criminology.
Australian Federal Police Digest (AFPD)
Indexes and abstracts of material on policing, law enforcement, criminology, law and more.
Australian Institute of Criminology
Includes information about the Institute, Conferences, a library, publications (includes a topic index of their publications but no content - subscription information is available), research, statistics, directories, Australian policing information and plenty more. A search facility is also available at this site.
Bribery and Networking: Is There a Difference?
Article by Mirko Bagaric and Leigh Johns in (2002) 7(1) Deakin Law Review 159
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Australia)
About the DPP, making contact, annual report, review of the DPP, Director's speeches, links, statutory functions, prosecution policy, FOI and a file list.
Confiscation that Counts: A review of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987
Australian Law Reform Commission Report No 87 (31 March 1999)
Continuing Offences
Article by David Ross QC in (2005) 10 Deakin Law Review 283 (PDF)
Crime and Misconduct Commission (Queensland)
Information about the Commission, media releases, publications, papers, research and prevention projects, whistleblowing, how to make a complaint, disciplinary process protocol, inquiries, FOI, positions vacant and contact information
Crime Research Centre
Includes information about the Centre, media releases, staff information, publications information, Crime statistics (to 1996), 1998 study program information and links to other sites of interest
Criminal Appeals in Victoria
Notes and cases by
Victorian barrister, Don Just
Criminal Bar Association of Victoria
Includes the following sections: Headlines (includes current and past newsletters, conference information), law lists, contact information, legislation, caselaw, general law linsk and links to organisations.
Criminal Juries in Victoria
Notes and cases by
Victorian barrister, Don Just
Criminal Law (AustLII)
Links to criminal law with a seperate section on Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
Criminal Liability for Actions Performed in a state of Self-Induced Intoxication
Victorian Law Reform Committee. Includes links to related material, an Article by Florian Andrighetto and the Report itself (May 1999).
Criminal Liability for Self-Induced Intoxication 1999
Report of the Victorian Law Reform Committee
Model Criminal Code
From the Attorney-General's Department site
Sentencing Law in Victoria
Includes an introduction, main sentencing options, sentencing facts and matters, sentencing factors which a court must regard, sentencing purposes, principles of proportionality, totality and parity, instinctive synthesis and further notes. By Don Just, Victorian barrister.
The Errors of Retribution [2000] MULR 5
Article by Mirko Bagaric and Kumar Amarasekara
The Right to Silence
New South Wales Law Reform Commission Report 95 (2000). Includes an Introduction and sections on: The Right to Silence When Questioned by Police, Pre-Trial Disclosure, The Right to Silence at Trial and various tables.
The Victim and the Prosecutor: The Relevance of Victims in Prosecution and Decision Making
Article by the Hon Justice Geoffrey Flatman and Dr Mirko Bagaric in [2001] Deakin Law Review
Victims' Compensation Tribunal
New South Wales Attorney General's Department - sections on counselling, application forms, legislation forms, victims impact statements, settlement conferences, support services, recovering compensation from offenders, victims of crime bureau, victims rights, compensation and contact information.
Mandatory Sentencing resources
Government site - provides links to documents relating to mandatory sentencing - focus is on the Western Australian and the Northern Territory legislation.
Australian Federal Police
Contains sections on: feature sites, employment, services and contact details, corporate information, publications, media releases and speeches and links.
Australian Federal Police Digest (AFPD)
Indexes and abstracts of material on policing, law enforcement, criminology, law and more.
Victoria Police
Contains information about Victoria police, latest police news, joining Victoria police, police services, how you can help, facts and figures, FAQ's and current initiatives.
Business Regulation and Australia's Future
Book at the Australian Institute of Criminology - edited by Peter Grabosky and John Braithwaite 1993
Casino Capitalism: Insider Trading in Australia
Book at the Australian Institute of Criminology - by Roman Tomasic 1991.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Contains sections on: what's new, organized crime, peacekeeping, RCMP online, federal services, your community, a national profile and news.
Criminal Justice System Online
Includes news, publications, relevant links and more. You can also join a discussion list.
Criminal Justice Links
From Florida State University, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Includes searchable law databases, links to other sites on the web, criminal justice education, crime and crime prevention pages, international criminal justice sources, criminal justice in the media, criminal justice images and illustrations and more.
Criminal Law
Links to other websites, laws & government documents, Government agencies, legal journals, newsletters & articles, legal discussion groups, subject ourlines and more from LexisONE - US orientation.
Criminal Law and Evidence
From the World Wide Web Virtual Library (Law). Includes a search engine and heaps of links, organised alphabetically. It is mostly US, but appears quite comprehensive.
Criminal Law and Procedure Resources
From Galaxy - includes relevant legislation, rules and other resources.
Cybercrime
US site by the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) fo the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice. Includes general information and cybercrime legal and policy issues as well as sections (each including cases, law & statutes and various other documents and/or speeches). THis also includes a search engine and an option to receive news of updates to the sites.
Famous American Trials
By Doug Linder - includes Leopold and Loeb Trial (1924), Scopes "Monkey" Trial (1925), Rosenbergs Trial (1951), Amistad Trials (1839-1840), Bill Haywood Trial (1907), Salem Witchcraft Trials (1692), My Lai Court Martial (1970), Scottsboro Trials (1931-1937), Dakota Conflict Trials (1862), Mississippi Burning Trial (1967), Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trial (1969-70) and the Johnson Impeachment Trial (1868). More are expected to be added
Heiros Games - Guide to Criminal Law on the Internet
This site covers numerous countries - mostly US - and is updated regularly. Includes links to Supranational Organisations (including the International Criminal Court), National Regimes (including Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, the United Kingdom and, most comprehensively, the United States), links to other resources (heaps of them!), links to relevant publications , links to class outlines on Criminal Law (US), links to discussion groups and to organisations associated with Criminal Law. An excellent site.
Legal Challenges to Fingerprints
Links to US cases and general information
The Terrorism Research Centre
Provides a great deal of information about terrorism, including documents on counter-terrorism containing numerous articles and speeches
United States - State Statutes on the Internet by Topic
Criminal Law Statutes
US Department of Justice - Criminal Division
Information about the division, press releases and links.
United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network
Includes UN documents, UN standards and norms, links to UN and other organisations, statistical sources, country information, international money laundering information, laws, treaties and conventions as well as various other information.
International Criminal Law: A Selective Resource Guide
By Marylin J Raisch, 16 October 2000 at LLRX.com. Librarian for International and Foreign Law and the Bora Laskin Law Library of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Includes introduction, general background sources, research guides and information networks (including web sites and major treatises), treaty resources, International Criminal Court, Ad Hoc Tribunals and other courts, Extradition and Mutual Assistance, Specific Crimes, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and notes on secondary sources.
Criminal Justice System of Albania
Article from the 'Lectric Law Library
Criminal Law and Procedure of the People's Republic of China
Article from the 'Lectric Law Library
People's Republic of China's Criminal Justice System
Article from the 'Lectric Law Library
To Counterfeit in China is Divine: Or is it?
Article by Alex Low in (2002) 7 Deakin Law Review 21
The Italian Criminal Justice System
From the 'Lectric Law Library
Some Background on the Criminal Justice System of Malaysia
Article from the 'Lectric Law Library
New Zealand's Criminal Justice System
Article from the 'Lectric Law Library
Singapore's Criminal Law and Justice System
Article from the 'Lectric Law Library
Criminal Justice System of Sri Lanka
Article from the 'Lectric Law Library
Wrongful Conviction and Innocence Resources on the Internet
Extensive list of links by Ken Strutin, published at LLRX.com on 17 December 2005
Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6 (High Court: 14 February 2002)
Case dealing with the sentencing discount available to criminals who plead guilty
R v Anderson [2000] VSCA 16
Murder, Evidence (relationship evidence), Expert Evidence
R v Beckett [1998] VSC 219 (20 August 1998)
Murder, Abduction, Rape, Sentencing
R v Dupas [2000] VSC 356 (22 August 2000)
Murder, serious sex offender, sentence
R v Mingh Ya Zhu [2000] VSCA 191 (13 October 2000)
Drugs, Trafficable Quantity
R v Williamson [1999] VSC 108
Evidence - probative value v prejudicial effect, propensity evidence.
Wilson v The Queen (1970) 123 CLR 334
Propensity Evidence (relates to murder conviction)
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) (at AustLII)
Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) (at AustLII)
Foreign Evidence Act 1994 (at Scaleplus)
