NCPIC produces a range of publications on a variety of cannabis-related topics. These include a regular e-Zine and a Bulletin series. These are available on this website and are emailed to a subscribers' list when they become available.
In addition, the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), one of NCPIC's consortium partners, produces an additional Bulletin series that deals with a range of cannabis-related issues from a criminal justice perspective. The AIC also produces a series of Research into Practice Briefs which can be downloaded below.
Police intelligence comes in a range of forms and is designed to address different functional needs, including supporting an agency’s tactical, operational and/or strategic objectives. Intelligence is a collection of different data that has been analysed and interpreted to enhance…
Research indicates that traditional policing approaches, such as reactive policing interventions including arrests and seizures, are of only limited effectiveness in addressing drug and drug-related crime over the longer term, particularly when used in the absence of other more proactive police…
The widespread use and perceived ease of access to cannabis throughout Australia has been extensively documented. Explorations into the cannabis market in Australia have focused largely on attributes of the cannabis product itself, such as its price, availability and potency, supplemented by data on…
The Australian public’s perception that illegal drugs are a problem in their neighbourhood has varied over time, with 57 per cent, 59 per cent and 52 per cent of them believing it to be the case in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively (SCRGSP 2010). Public perceptions of trends in crime…
The Australian Institute of Criminology’s second Research into Practice Brief (Willis 2010) outlined the types of police interventions found to be the most effective in addressing street-level cannabis markets. Specifically, the most effective interventions were those that were proactive…