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Australian Crime Commission (ACC) is Australia's national criminal intelligence agency. The ACC works in partnership with other law enforcement agencies to develop a national understanding of serious and organised crime to provide target information for action by partner agencies and to predict future criminal trends.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) is Australia's national law enforcement organisation. Its key role is to protect Australia's security and prevent and detect crimes against Commonwealth law within Australia and, in certain circumstances, by Australians overseas. The AFP also works with law enforcement agencies, in the Asia-Pacific region and worldwide, against transnational crime. It is a CEPS industry partner.

Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice. The AIC aims to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice. It is a CEPS industry partner.

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PMC) provides policy (including National Security and International Policy) advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on matters that are at the forefront of public and government administration, including domestic and international affairs and, in particular, the implications of proposals for Commonwealth-State relations.

Asia Beyond Conflict examines recent conflicts over history in Northeast Asia, and explores possible paths towards reconciliation. It is hosted by the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at The Australian National University, and its founding editors are Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Dr Leonid Petrov, Dr Morris Low and Dr Timothy Yun Hui Tsu.

McGill Research Blog focuses on risk and uncertainty modeling, and how it relates to security and safety risk analysis problems. It is edited by William L. McGill, Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University.

New Mandala provides anecdote, analysis and new perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia. It is hosted by the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at The Australian National University, and its founding editors are Dr Andrew Walker and Dr Nicholas Farrelly.

PeaceBuilder: Linking Historical Reconciliation and Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia invites discussion and debate about the best ways to encourage reconciliation among the countries of Northeast Asia and how to build new, multilateral institutions in the region to enhance peace and strategic stability. It is hosted by the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at The Australian National University, and its founding editors are Dr Mel Gurtov, Dr Richard Tanter and Dr Peter Van Ness.

South Asia Masala focusses on the countries of South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), and aims to deliver an admixture of interdisciplinary analysis that spans political, economic, cultural, social, developmental and strategic issues emanating from the region. It is hosted by the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at The Australian National University, and its founding editors are Professor Sandy Gordon, Ms Kate Sullivan and Dr Barbara Nelson.

European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is an independent, scholarly association established in 1970, that supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national co-operation of political scientists throughout Europe and beyond. Within the ECPR are standing groups which provide a means of increasing collaboration between scholars specialising in the same area of research/academic interest and an informal structure which allows a closer form of exchange. The ECPR Standing Group on Organised Crime (SGOC) aims to facilitate the development of theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of organised crime, as well as provide an umbrella for common activities and projects across disciplines.

The ECPR SGOC produces a bi-annual Newsletter in which standing group members can exchange information related to their research interests. The journal most used by the ECPR SGOC is Global Crime.

ECPR SGOC co-convenors are Dr Felia Allum, Department of European Studies and Modern Languages, University of Bath, UK (email: mlsfsa@bath.ac.uk) and Professor Fabio Armao, Dipartimento di Studi Politici, Università di Torino (email: fabio.armao@unito.it).

CEPS Research Associate, Mr John McFarlane, has a long-standing association with the ECPR SGOC and is also on the Editorial Board of Global Crime. Should any CEPS members wish to contact him about the SGOC or Global Crime, he can be reached on tel: 02 6125 1561 or email: john.mcfarlane@anu.edu.au.

The Virtual Forum Against Cybercrime is a web-based portal that provides an online training program for law enforcement personnel from Asian countries, and a research network with practical information on cybercrime for researchers and the general public.

The forum is supported by the Korean Institute of Criminology (KIC) under the auspices of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) is a national non-profit organisation working to create better futures for all Australia’s children and young people.

Despite Australia being a wealthy, developed country, many aspects of the health and wellbeing of Australia's young people have been declining. ARACY was formed to reverse these trends, by preventing and addressing the major problems affecting our children and young people.

ARACY tackles these complex issues through building collaborations with researchers, policy makers and practitioners from a broad range of disciplines. We share knowledge and foster evidence-based solutions. By working together, we can begin to close the gap between what is known and what is done to help all children achieve their full potential.