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...

Using ABS data on underlying cause of death, Jenny Mouzos and Catherine Rushforth found a 47 per cent decrease in firearm related deaths in the period, with a fall in the number of suicides accounting for the largest part of that decrease. Nine out of 10 of the deaths involved males. Persons under the age...

Women's drug use is believed to be a defining factor in their participation in crime and it is argued that the severity of women's drug use is more closely related to their criminality than it is for men, particularly for prostitution and property crime. Women drug users, particularly those who have been incarcerated, experience higher...

In this paper Mark Lynch, Julianne Buckman and Leigh Krenske present the key findings of a project that followed 1503 young offenders over a seven year period. The data show that the vast majority of young offenders on supervised orders progress to the adult correction system, with half having served at least one term of...

This study by Jenny Mouzos and Maria Borzycki had two aims. The first was to provide an analysis of the characteristics of armed robberies, the offenders and the victims, while the second was to examine the value of a regular armed robbery monitoring program. Data were supplied by state and territory police services for a...