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This research summary by Roger Nicholas provides a plain English summary of Benzodiazepine and pharmaceutical opioid misuse and their relationship to crime: An examination of illicit prescription drug markets in Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin - Northern Territory report (NDLERF monograph no. 24).

This research summary by Roger Nicholas provides a plain English summary of Benzodiazepine and pharmaceutical opioid misuse and their relationship to crime: An examination of illicit prescription drug markets in Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin - Tasmanian report (NDLERF monograph no. 22).

Foreword | The prevention of assault has been a high-profile, long-term concern for government and police agencies. However, while the nature and impacts of certain types of physical violence, such as domestic or sexual assault, have been extensively studied, this is not the case for more traditional forms of physical assault. Understanding the needs of victims of physical assault, particularly in an Australian context, is important in order to ensure that services are adequately able to address these victims’ needs.

Foreword | Women's drug use is believed to be a defining factor in their participation in crime and it is argued that the severity of women's drug use is more closely related to their criminality than it is for men, particularly for prostitution and property crime. Women's drug use and offending are different from men's.

In the 1990s, the number of known victims of armed robberies in Australia increased from around 5,000 per year to a peak of over 11,000 in 2001 (Figure 1). Between 2001 and 2005 the number dropped steadily to around 6,000 (ABS 2006). The number of banks robbed and the number of victims of armed robberies involving firearms have generally mirrored this pattern. It is unlikely that these statistics represent the full extent of armed robbery in this country, as these data reflect only offences reported to and recorded by police.

As part of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS), respondents aged 14 years and over were asked whether, in the 12 months prior, they had experienced drug-related victimisation or were involved in a range of illegal activities while under the influence of drugs. Drug-relatedness is based on the perceptions of respondents in the NDSHS and does not necessarily indicate the actual presence of drug use or intoxication at the time of an incident.

Contents

• Participants
• Introduction
• Opening address

Report of the conference

• Preliminary discussion
• Item I: The use of technology in prisons
• Item II: The role of volunteers in prisons in relation to programs for inmates
• Item III: Problems of the physically and mentally handicapped in prisons
• Item IV: Mechanisms used by various jurisdictions to monitor crime and incident rates in prison systems
• Item V: The definition of recidivism
• General business

New reports by researchers from Griffith University demonstrate the benefits of a communication program to improve children’s language skills, when combined with family support.

At the conference of Ministers in Charge of Prisons, Probation and Parole held in Broome, Western Australia on 29th June 1979, a paper prepared by Andy Duckworth, Acting Co-ordinator of Community Programmes, Western Australian Department of Corrections and titled "Restitution : An Analysis of the Victim-Offender Relationship was reviewed. The Ministers decided to seek from the Australian Institute of Criminology further advice on this subject for consideration at their 1980 conference.