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The term 'youth gang' can refer to a group organised around illegal activity or a more benign group of youths who pass the time together. Although often seen as negative by others, gangs can provide positive experiences for some young people, giving support, security, opportunity for status, group identification and excitement, which they may not be getting otherwise. However, the general public and the local community may experience and fear real or perceived 'gang' activities such as street fighting, drug dealing and use, and violence in general.
Proceedings of an autumn seminar held 2 May 1988 (The Australian National University) and a seminar held 18-20 July 1988 (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Contents
- Introduction
Setting the scene
- Defining fraud and examining it as an issue which governments need to address
Michael Tate - From the newspapers
- Fraud on government: a criminological overview
Dennis Challinger - The Commonwealth Government's Fraud Control Committee: its brief and purpose
Alan Rose
Foreword | This paper presents the key findings of the 'Youth Justice: Criminal Trajectories Research Project', a project that focused on recidivism among young offenders. It makes a significant contribution to the evidence base as it provides the offending trajectories of 1,503 young offenders over a seven year period.
The prevalence of cannabis and volatile substance misuse in rural and remote communities in Australia has become a growing concern in recent years (Gray et al. 2006; Delahunty & Putt 2006a). However, evidence suggests that mainstream drug policing strategies in these settings are generally not practical. A good practice framework has been developed to assist police in their responses to illicit drug use amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in rural and remote areas of Australia (Delahunty & Putt 2006b).
Prevalence and frequency of use of methamphetamine
Proceedings of a conference held 23-25 October 1990
Contents
- Avoiding the dangers and pitfalls of community policing: ten questions that need to be addressed
Paul R. Wilson - The state of the art in community policing: an international perspective
David Bayley - Community policing: implications for Queensland
Glenda Waring - Issues for the Queensland Police
R. Kirkpatrick - Community policing - an ACT perspective
Bernard Collaery - Pitfalls of the introduction of community policing
Jeff Jarratt
An important shortcoming in the statistics released with the opening of the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) concerns the levels of drug offending in Australia. Law enforcement initiatives form an important part of the campaign and it is vital that the public, policy makers and law enforcement agencies have a comprehensive picture of drug law enforcement measures. This is particularly important because enforcement statistics are often used in a biased and unscientific manner to illustrate particular points of view in the drugs debate.