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The connection between drug use and criminal activity is frequently debated in the community. The Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program, managed by the Australian Institute of Criminology, is focused on people who come into contact with the criminal justice system to provide specialised data that cannot be found in routine administrative data collections. As part of its quarterly survey, DUMA collects information on the age of first and regular use of seven classes of drugs, as well as the age of first arrest.
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Measuring alcohol-related crime: An overview of research, policy and practice
- Police information systems and the recording of alcohol involvement in crime
- Other indicators of alcohol involvement in crime
- Measuring alcohol-related crime: Conceptual, definitional and practical considerations
- Towards national measures of alcohol-related crime
- Conclusion
- References
- Appendix A: Interview schedule
The use of CCTV in Australia noted in AICrime reduction matters no. 18 in 2004 has continued to rise rapidly. Systems are commonly used on public transport, in shopping areas, in commercial premises and in car parks. Additional evidence of a further increase in use amongst local councils is now available, along with recent research that confirms that CCTV systems have a limited crime prevention value, being most useful in preventing property crime, particularly vehicle related crime.
Erratum
Mouzos J & West D 2007. An examination of serial murder in Australia. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 346. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
Contents
- Foreword
- Opening address
Richard Harding
Summaries of papers
- Criminological research in the United Kingdom
Jacqueline Tombs - Governmental responses to corporate misconduct - work in progress
Peter Grabosky and John Braithwaite - The political economy of corporate regulation: a comparative analysis of offshore oil regulation in Canada and Australia
Kit Carson - Commercial extortion
Gerry McGrath - Crooked lawyers: some preliminary observations
Chuck Reasons
Preface
"People don't seem to handle their anger well any more." These words were spoken by an official of an industry staff association whose members are widely subjected to customer harassment. The comment highlights an apparently growing phenomenon in the workplace: aggression expressed by consumers/clients/customers and others toward service providers.