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The first national outlook symposium: Canberra, 5 & 6 June 1995
Contents
- Foreword
- National data
- Violent death data
- Recorded crimes
- Persons in custody - prisoners
- Juveniles, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Australian population by age groups
- International data
- Fear of street crime
- Motor vehicle accidents resulting in death
- Suicide by age
- Deaths by homicide
- Deaths by firearm
- Major crimes
- Imprisonment rates
This publication is a compilation of the evidence presented by the two authors to the Australian Commonwealth Government House of Representatives Standing Committee on Road Safety. This Committee was conducting a special inquiry into Alcohol, Drugs and Road Safety and invited submissions.
A report prepared by the Australian Institute of Criminology for the ACT Chief Minister's Department.
Note: Includes Review of current literature on youth crime prevention prepared by Wendy Taylor (ACT Chief Minister's Department)
Acknowledgements
Extraction of data and preparation of text: Georgina Fuller.
Note
Minor revisions are occasionally made to publications after release. The online version available on the AIC website will include any revisions made since printing.
Prepared by the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University and the Australian Institute of Criminology.
A comparison of the costs and benefits of similar crime prevention programs will not necessarily show that one program is better than another. For example, one program may produce a net benefit for one group, while another will benefit a different group. In addition, resources are often spread across a number of programs intended to generate overall crime prevention benefits for a variety of groups. In order to produce the best "mix" of programs, a practical decision-making framework is required.
Note: Second edition of this title published in 1990.