Jerry Ratcliffe and Toni Makkai explore the impact of a targeted policing operation to reduce property crime. By comparing property crime data for the Australian Capital territory and surrounding areas of New South Wales, they find no evidence for displacement, either spatially or by crime type, following a significant burglary reduction strategy, Operation Anchorage, in...

As not all antisocial behaviour is recorded by police, it is valuable to measure adolescents' own reports of their involvement in such behaviour. Self-reported measures allow questions to be answered about the types, rates and across-time patterns of adolescent antisocial behaviour and the degree to which such behaviour results in criminal justice contact. Diana Smart...

The International Violence Against Women Survey was conducted across Australia between December 2002 and June 2003. A total of 6677 women participated in the survey, and provided information on their experiences of physical and sexual violence. Jenny Mouzos and Toni Makkai describe the type of violence (including threats of violence) by current and former intimate...

In reviewing previous studies of arson, Matthew Willis examines the motives and profiles of arsonists (particularly children and firefighters), the factors underlying arson in bush areas, and the impact of deliberately lit bushfires. Issues of prevention of arson and of treatment of offenders are considered. A typology of deliberately lit bushfires is presented, and directions...

The impact of crime on the business community can be substantial, with offences ranging from traditional business crimes such as burglary and shoplifting, through to internally perpetrated crimes such as employee fraud and theft. However, despite the vast extent of crime and its considerable costs, there has not always been a strong research focus on...