Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology articles from April 2006

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology archives from April 2006

Deterrence, defiance and deviance: an investigation into a group of recidivist drink drivers' self-reported offending behaviours.(Australia)
April 1, 2006... This article reports on the utilisation of aspects of defiance, deviance and deterrence theories to examine the self-reported offending behaviours and punishment experiences for a group of recidivist drink drivers (N = 166).The analysis...

Ex-prisoners, homelessness and the state in Australia.
April 1, 2006... Australia, with other OECD countries, has experienced a rapid rise in numbers of prison releasees. With this, there is heightened interest in the social impact of more prisoners returning to the community. International research has...

Does feminism spoil girls? Explanations for official rises in female delinquency.
April 1, 2006... Official rates of female delinquency have been rising steadily in countries such as Australia, England, Canada and the United States since the 1960s. They have also generally been rising at a rate faster than that for boys. As yet there is...

Youth gangs and youth violence: charting the key dimensions.(Australia)
April 1, 2006... This article examines issues surrounding the relationship between youth gangs and violent behaviour by considering the complex definitional and methodological problems surrounding these matters. By drawing upon a recent survey of school...

'Standing on the inside looking out': the significance of police unions in networks of police governance.(Australia)
April 1, 2006... Scholars and practitioners now recognise the importance of 'governing through networks if policing agendas are to be promoted effectively and democratically. Central to such an agenda of networked governance is the identification or creation of...

Between the devil and the deep-blue sea: conceptualising victims' experiences of policing in domestic violence in the Singaporean context.
April 1, 2006... In contextualising victims experiences of policing un domestic violence situations in Singapore, two extreme but interrelated sets of responses have been observed. At one end of the continuum, criminal justice sanctions are strictly contingent...

Is corrections correcting? An examination of prisoner rehabilitation policy and practice in Queensland.
April 1, 2006... This article provides an analysis of the policy and practice of prisoner rehabilitation in Queensland, and the extent to which they accord with international best practice. Actual practice was identified through interviews and written...

New Directions in Restorative Justice: Issues, Practices and Evaluation.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... New Directions in Restorative Justice: Issues, Practices and Evaluation. Elizabeth Elliott and Robert M. Gordon (2005) Willan Publishing, xxvi + 310 pp, ISBN 1843921324 Given what seems to be an explosion in restorative justice...

Juvenile Justice Reform and Restorative Justice: Building Theory and Policy from Practice.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Juvenile Justice Reform and Restorative Justice: Building Theory and Policy from Practice Gordon Bazemore and Mara Schiff (2005) Cullompton:Willan Publishing, xiv + 386pp, ISBN 1843290948 Gordon Bazemore and Mara Schiff's book is an...

Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety NickTilley (Ed.) (2005) Cullompton, Willan Publishing, xxvi + 782pp, ISBN 1843921464 This is a massive, and generally useful book. Its 25 contributions were carefully selected and, for...