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...

In this paper Jenny Mouzos provides a critical analysis of the data from AIC's National Homicide Monitoring Program and ABS data on causes of death and recorded crime. It also examines the extent to which they differ and how those differences have changed over time.

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...

On some occasions, the act of homicide is a 'side effect' or unplanned consequence of another criminal act, for example robbery or sexual assault. Of the 4,108 homicide incidents that occurred in Australia between 1989 and 2002, 542 (13%) occurred in the course of another crime, and 56% of such 'crime homicides' occurred during the...

The family is viewed by most people as providing a nurturing and loving environment. But for some, the family environment can be deadly. In Australia, almost two in five homicides occur between family members, with an average of 129 family homicides each year. This paper explores the differences in the characteristics of the various types...