In 2017, the Government committed to establishing a "Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research to provide independent evidence-based research on crime and justice."
The Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research (WACSAR) has since been created as a separate office within the Department of Justice.
A high-level non-statutory board has been established to provide advice and recommendations to the WACSAR Director. Its role is to:
- Make recommendations regarding WACSAR’s strategic research and evaluation priorities;
- Provide advice and contribute to the development and implementation of best practice research and evaluation strategies and methodologies;
- Monitor academic collaborations and partnerships;
- Promote excellence and innovation in research and evaluation; and,
- Foster discourse and deliberation on academic matters and issues within the criminal justice sector.
The Advisory Board has an Executive Committee, made up of ex-officio members including the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the Commissioner of Police, the Deputy Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), and the Director General of the Department of Justice as Chair.
The full Advisory Board includes three representatives from the Western Australian university sector.
The first call for expressions of interest for university representation on the Advisory Board closed on Friday 18 February.
Offers will be made in early March 2022.
Criteria
The criteria for selection to a fixed term appointment included that:
- The applicant will be employed in an honorary, research, or teaching capacity at a university or research institution in Western Australia, in a relevant discipline, for at least the term of their appointment to the Advisory Board.
- The applicant is appointed at Academic Level C or above (Senior Lecturer or Senior Research Fellow).
- The application is endorsed by the university or research institution.
- The applicant can provide a current criminal history clearance from the Western Australia police.
- The applicant is prepared to have their references checked and provide proof of their qualifications and experience, if requested.
Who will decide
Out of the applications received, the Executive Committee will appoint three university representatives: two for a period of two years and one for a period of three years.
All subsequent appointments will be for two years.
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