AFP Library
The AFP Library is responsible for providing corporate information and library services to the AFP in support of its national and international activities.
The Library collects resources in print and electronic form in the areas of policing, organised crime, transnational crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, computer crime, law, forensic science, criminology and management. In support of the AFP’s role in providing community policing for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the Library also collects in the area of community policing and crime prevention.
Forensic Science and Data Centre collections are located at Weston, ACT. Many technical articles are abstracted and indexed in AFP Digest (AFPD).
Australian Federal Police Digest (AFPD)
The Library produces the Australian Federal Police Digest (AFPD), an index to articles and publications covering all aspects of policing. The index is available via the Internet on subscription from RMIT Publishing.
Australasian Libraries in the Emergency Sector (ALIES)
The AFP Library is a member of the Australasian Libraries in the Emergency Sector (ALIES) Network. ALIES is a cooperative information network which aims to serve the common interests of emergency management agencies throughout Australian and New Zealand by: exchanging knowledge, skills and resources; maintaining a distributed Australasian emergency management collection; and providing expert information services.
Australian Disaster Information Network (AusDIN)
The AFP Library is involved in the development and support of the Australian Disaster Information Network (AusDIN) which provides access to emergency management related information and services from all levels of government. The objective of this site is to provide Australians with ready access to clear, understandable, user-friendly information about the emergency management and the government organisations that are part of the Australian emergency management system.
Further Policing Resources:
The following websites may also be of interest:
- Australian Institute of Police Management
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- AusDIN
- Emergency Management Australia
- Informit Online
- Libraries Australia
- United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network
- US Office of Justice Programs
- US National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Contact
| Library and information resource sharing | AFP Library PO Box 401 Canberra ACT 2601 | Ph: (02) 6270 4895 Email AFP Library |