The success of reintegration programs can be judged by subsequent reoffending. From an analysis of data on released male prisoners and interviews with prisoners, ex-prisoners and stakeholders, the report provides a comprehensive overview of offending, and the elements affecting successful reintegration and their application to achieve improved reintegration outcomes for Indigenous offenders as measured by...

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...