Crime and violence / edited by Justin Healey
- Bib ID:
- 6808832
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Thirroul, New South Wales The Spinney Press, [2015]
- ©2015
- 60 pages : colour illustrations, colour charts ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781922084705 (paperback)
- Series:
- Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 385.
- Summary:
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The prevalence of violent crime - which includes homicide, assault, sexual assault, robbery and kidnapping - can be difficult to measure, with the facts often obscured by fear. If regular media reports are to be believed, Australia is constantly in the midst of a violent crime wave; is this actually the case? This book presents the latest Australian statistics on recorded crime and victimisation rates and explores risks to personal safety, proposing a variety of responses to deal with violent crime. Why are 18-24 year olds most at risk of being victims and perpetrators of violent crime? What are the effects of violence on victims? Alcohol-related violence is a complex issue explored in this book - do greater alcohol restrictions and the introduction of 'one-punch' laws and mandatory sentencing have an impact on violent street assaults? Is jailing offenders the most effective solution to reducing violence in society?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Healey, Justin, editor
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2015
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