Crime
A new study has found social and digital platforms has led to reduced youth crimes
A new study by the Australian National University has found a decline in youth crime across NSW, with results showing......
“Jail Means Jail” For Assaults on Paramedics
In April of last year two paramedics were assaulted while attending a call in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir. Two women......
Organised crime costs Australians $36 billion: ACIC
Yesterday, the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission released its latest report about organised crime in Australia. The report shows why is......
Live-streaming of violent acts prompts Facebook to act
Reports of murders, assaults and other forms of violence being shared on Facebook Live have prompted Facebook’s Chief Executive, Mark......
Trouble: On trial in Central Australia
The Northern Territory has the worst homicide rate and highest per capita alcohol consumption in the country. Like elsewhere around......
Exploring the ethics of addiction
Whether it’s ice, heroin, cannabis, caffeine or sugar, we all have an opinion on the ethics of drug use. Substance abuse......
Overcrowding leading to neglect in women’s prisons
The Western Australian Prisoner’s Union has today criticised the conditions in the Bandyup Women’s prison, pointing to overcrowding. The Economic......
Online vs Offline
Though she has now withdrawn her statement, the story of a woman who reported being gang-raped after meeting a man......
Has DNA science caught Jack the Ripper?
“Ripperologist” Russell Edwards has written a novel and claims that the DNA testing he did on the shawl of 4th......
How effective are our policing methods
What are the best ways to deal with crime? How do we respond immediately to an offence that has been......