In general, farm crime has not attracted a lot of research activity. Marissa McCall and Peter Homel review types of farm crime, farmer attitudes to crime and prevention, difficulties in dealing with this type of crime, and crime prevention programs and tactics. As repeat victimisation has been identified as an outstanding feature, it is recommended...

Bullying in schools has become an issue of major importance among educators. However, interventions to reduce bullying have enjoyed only modest and limited success. Ken Rigby examines five different explanations for bullying. Each has had some impact on school policies and practices. The strengths and limitations of the different explanations are examined. It is concluded...

In Australia 'open-street' or 'town centre' CCTV refers to visual surveillance systems established in the main by local government authorities in cooperation with police to monitor public spaces such as malls and major thoroughfares. In-depth interviews were conducted with relevant personnel in 22 CCTV systems, and more detailed site inspections were undertaken in seven locations...

In their Trends and Issues paper, 'Red Flags of Fraud', Grabosky and Duffield (2001) identified a number of warning signals for fraud, or anomalies. While the existence of anomalies is not always indicative of criminality, they do signify heightened risks that should be investigated further. Drawing upon data collected for the Australian Institute of Criminology...

The community can be protected in the longer term by minimising the likelihood of ex-prisoners reoffending after they are released. One strategy for reducing the risk of recidivism is the provision of treatment, services and support to prisoners during their incarceration and after their release. This paper examines various issues linked to the provision of...