What is ‘road rage’ and how prevalent is it? Is it increasing, and how does it rate against other forms of violence and harms resulting from driving? Russell Smith considers how to define the problem and quantify its extent.

Between 1984 and 2004 the proportion of remanded prisoners rose from 12 to 20 percent of the total prisoner population, and the rate of prisoners remanded into custody tripled. In an attempt to identify the factors associated with high and low remand rates the researchers undertook a detailed study of Victoria (which has comparatively low...

Jenny Mouzos and Yuka Sakurai analyse incidents of firearms theft reported to police between February and July 2004 to provide a picture of patterns and victims. Although the number of thefts has decreased, it is suggested that more active auditing of registration and storage compliance would lead to further drops.

Jacqueline Joudo summarises the annual report from the National Deaths in Custody Program, and shows trends in prison and police custody and in police operations. Most deaths now occur in prison, from natural causes, but there is also an increasing trend of deaths during police operations. Figures comparing Indigenous and non-Indigenous deaths are presented.

Police cautions may be a way of stopping a young person from taking the first steps in a criminal career, both by serving as a warning to first-time offenders and to avoid the stigma of a court appearance. In this study of all persons born in Queensland in 1984, Susan Dennison, Anna Stewart and Emily...