Organisations
Australian organisations
Below are links to the websites of national and state-level organisations. They may contain useful resources and publications, including reports, research or statistical data, profiles, initiatives, licence information, etc.
Australian policing and corrective services
Federal criminal oversight
State and territory justice
Intelligence agencies
The National Intelligence Community is comprised of ten agencies, working together to protect and enhance Australia’s security, prosperity, and sovereignty.
International organisations
The following list includes a sample of international policing and justice organisations.
- European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)The law enforcement agency of the European Union.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)The domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.
- Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)National agency to investigate federal crimes in Pakistan.
- International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol)An international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.
- National Crime Agency (NCA)Lead agency against organised crime, human, weapon and drug trafficking, cybercrime, and economic crime across UK and international borders.
- Police.ukNational website for policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)The federal and national police service of Canada.
- Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)The foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence in support of the UK's national security.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)A member of the United Nations Development Group, the agency's focus is trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs, crime prevention and criminal justice, international terrorism, and political corruption.
- United States Department of JusticeA federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States.
Think tanks
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What is a think tank?
"An institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice"
Definition from Merriam-Webster dictionary
Think tanks may be linked to a particular ideology or political party, or funded by corporations or individuals.
Australian examples
You can find a list of think tanks and related organisations in the Directory of Think Tanks. Here are a few examples of Australian think tanks:
Media on think tanks
The think tanks shaping Australia
5 part series on Australia's most influential think tanks by Christiane Barro, The New Daily, June 2019
The IPA has captured the Liberal Party
By Mark Buckley, Independent Australia, 22 March 2020
What are think tanks good for?
By John de Boer, United Nations University, Centre for Policy Research, 17 March 2015
Think tanks in Australia: Policy contributions and influence by ISBN: 9783031270444Publication Date: 2023Drawing on empirical evidence, this book assesses the structure of the Australian think-tank industry, the methods think tanks use to persuade policymakers, and public perceptions of their effectiveness.
Other resources on politics
Take a look at available resources held in the Library, as well as information on external Australian Government resources, in the Australian Politics tab of the Politics and International Relations Guide.