This paper examines the career paths of a cohort of police sworn in during 1991 in a number of jurisdictions to examine what differences, if any, exist between male and female personnel in terms of recruitment, rank attainment, departures and deployment. The findings indicate that recruitment of women in policing in Australia has generally doubled...

This paper examines the nature of stalking among adolescents to determine the characteristics of stalkers and their victims and the utility of intervention orders for managing this behaviour. Unlike adult stalking which is usually motivated by rejection, adolescent stalking most often occurs in the context of bullying. There is not yet sufficient evidence to establish...

At the international level, there is no single, clear definition of 'labour trafficking'. Arguably, the expression can be used to describe those forms of trafficking in persons of which the exploitative purpose relates to a person's labour. There are, however, debates over the scope and meaning of these terms. This brief provides an introduction to...

The study reported here examined the value of using jurors to help the justice system understand public opinion about sentencing and to inform the public on crime and sentencing issues.The disconnect between public opinion and reality in offending and sentencing is well understood, but jurors are members of the public with a more informed view...

The probability that a young person will have exposure to pornography prior to the age of 18 - the legal age in Australia at which it is permissible to view and purchase such materials - is very high. Parents and policy makers are concerned that this is changing the nature of sexual attitudes, behaviours and...