Although "crime reduction" and "crime prevention" are essentially the same things -- combinations of actions designed to eliminate and/or minimise the occurrence of crime and the harm associated with it - they do imply slightly different goals. This edition of AICrime Reductions Matters, a fortnightly electronic-only publication which provides a brief overview of matters of...

This paper assesses some of the major costs for a range of offences. The cost of the crimes covered here amounts to $19 billion. Other costs (such as policing, prisons and the security industry) add nearly another $13 billion. The total estimated bill is nearly $32 billion per year. Fraud is the most costly crime...

This Briefing Paper provides a brief overview of the influence of law and order issues on politics and surveys the latest trends to have emerged regarding the rate of crime. It reviews relevant legislation passed between 1999 and 2002 in each state and territory. Reference is made throughout to briefing papers that contain further information...

This briefing paper is intended to be a progress report on alternatives to court for juveniles who commit criminal offences in New South Wales. Primary attention is paid to the system of cautions, warnings and youth justice conferences available under the Young Offenders Act 1997. Some non-statutory pilot programs that focus on rehabilitation and diversion...

Reported serious crime has risen around 450 per cent since 1964, a time when there were some 225 police officers per 1000 serious crimes. In 2000 this number fell to just under 60. Statistics demonstrate that we require more police if we are to effectively combat rising crime. But increased police numbers must be accompanied...