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This project was funded by the Crime Prevention Branch of the Criminal Justice Division, Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department.

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms
• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Findings: Characteristics of the sample
• Perceptions of misuse of personal information
• Victimisation rates
• The most serious occasion of misuse of personal information in the previous 12 months
• Financial and other impacts
• Dealing with victimisation
• Behavioural changes arising from misuse of personal information
• Victim certificates

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms
• Abstract
• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Demographic characteristics of the sample
• Prevalence of victimisation
• Misuse of personal information in the last 12 months
• Out-of-pocket, reimbursed and recovered losses
• Impact on victims
• Reporting the misuse of personal information
• Rick and prevention of future misuse of personal information
• Discussion
• References

The 2003 farm crime survey, funded by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department and conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology, focused on the types of crimes that affect farming operations. Common examples of such crimes include theft of livestock, produce, machinery or other property; farmhouse burglary; vandalism or sabotage; and illegal hunting or fishing. Seventeen percent of all farms reported experiencing farm crime at least once in the 12 months leading up to the survey.

The term "restorative justice" is often used to describe many different practices that occur at various stages of the criminal justice system including:

Contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms
• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Analysis of existing data
• Methodology
• National summary of findings
• New South Wales
• Victoria
• Queensland
• Western Australia
• Tasmania
• Australian Capital Territory
• South Australia
• Discussion
• References

The overall objectives of the telecommunications and crime project at the Australian Institute of Criminology are to identify:

This quarterly news magazine of the Australian Institute of Criminology replaced the Institute's Newsletter.

Vol. 1 No. 1 1979 - Vol. 8 No. 4 1987

The following documents are available only in PDF format.

Volume 8 Number 4 : December 1987

Foreword | Responding to juvenile offending is a unique policy and practice challenge. While a substantial proportion of crime is perpetuated by juveniles, most juveniles will ‘grow out’ of offending and adopt law-abiding lifestyles as they mature. This paper outlines the factors (biological, psychological and social) that make juvenile offenders different from adult offenders and that necessitate unique responses to juvenile crime.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a paper assessing some of the major costs of crime for a range of offences. The overall cost of crime in Australia amounts to nearly $32 billion per year, which is nearly $1,600 per person and five per cent of GDP. The total cost of homicide is $930 million, and homicide carries the highest cost per victim, equalling about $1.6 million. Assault costs $1.4 billion per year, with an average of $1,800 per assault. Sexual assault costs $230 million overall, with an average cost of $2,500 per incident.

Also titled: Background paper on crime in the Geelong region

Acknowledgements

This handbook was commissioned by the New South Wales Department of Attorney General and Justice and prepared by the Australian Institute of Criminology.

The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Joanne Baker and Emma Worthington from the New South Wales Department of Attorney General and Justice for their valuable input and feedback.

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