This research examines policies and programs relevant to the housing pathways of ex-prisoners with complex support needs in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, including what benefits result from current housing assistance settings.

This paper discusses what can be learned from traditional crime prevention to reduce and prevent environmental harm. It underlines how a problem-solving approach involves tailoring interventions and strategies based on the source and type of harm, and according to place, scale and the perceived threat.

This paper reviews anti-gang intervention strategies and the limits and possibilities for positive action in regard to gang formation and activities.

Riots such as the Cronulla and Macquarie Fields occurrences and media reports of large numbers of individuals gatecrashing parties understandably raise community concern. This is a difficult area to research as the number of events is typically low, although their impact can be high. This paper provides a broad overview of different group formations and...

This project will pursue a set of overlapping research strands that together will provide state housing agencies with the evidence base to develop effective forms of intervention to address anti-social behaviour. The review undertaken for this Positioning Paper shows that housing management responses in the Australian context are primarily focused on resolving tenant disputes, with...