Crime against businesses in two ethnically diverse communities [electronic resource] / Natalie Taylor
- Bib ID:
- 5715278
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Taylor, Natalie, 1964-
- Online Access:
- Description:
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- Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2006
- 6 p.
- ISBN:
- 192118518X
- Series:
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- PANDORA electronic collection.
- Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice (Online) ; no. 321.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Address as at 21/09/2011: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/321-340/tandi321.aspx.
- Summary:
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This paper reports on a face-to-face survey conducted with 337 small businesses in two ethnically-concentrated communities. Interviews were conducted in Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese and English. Controlling for other factors, Chinese businesses were at greater risk of shoplifting and Vietnamese businesses were at greater risk of burglary and vandalism compared with English speaking businesses, while English speaking businesses were at greater risk of robbery and/or verbal abuse and/or physical assault. Cheque and credit card fraud was also more prevalent against English speaking businesses. Only one in five recent incidents of crime was reported to police with large reporting variations depending on the type of crime. Although low proficiency in English was not associated with actual victimisation, it was associated with a lower likelihood of reporting shoplifting and burglary. Fear of reprisal also reduced the likelihood of reporting crimes where the offender could potentially identify the victim. There are some important findings in this paper that should resonate with those implementing local crime prevention strategies in ethnically diverse communities.
- Notes:
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- "October 2006".
- Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 21, 2011)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 6)
- Text and graphics.
- Also available in print.
- Selected for archiving
- Subject:
- Victims of crimes -- Australia -- Statistics
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- Terms of Use:
- Australian Institute of Criminology 2006.
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2056 [Created/Published Date + 50 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2006
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