Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology articles from August 2003

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology archives from August 2003

Family-based prevention of offending: a meta-analysis.
August 1, 2003... This paper presents a review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of family-based crime prevention programs. Programs were included in this review if (a) the family was the focus of the intervention, (b) there was an outcome measure of...

Female perpetrated homicide in Victoria between 1985 and 1995.
August 1, 2003... This article presents findings of research on women who kill. All cases in which a woman was investigated by police as a perpetrator in a homicide in Victoria, Australia, between 1985 and 1995 were examined. The aim was to investigate the range...

Carjacking--insights from South Africa to a new crime problem.
August 1, 2003... Although vehicle hijacking is a worldwide phenomenon, it has increased to such an extent in South Africa that it is currently regarded as one of the countries with the highest hijacking figures in the world. It is estimated that a motor vehicle...

Women victims of assault: age differences in victim-aggressor relationship and location.
August 1, 2003... This article presents the findings from a secondary analysis of the 1991 Queensland Crime Victim Survey. Although now more than 10 years old, this survey still has validity as it remains the largest of its kind conducted in Queensland, and it...

Antisocial behaviour among young Australians while under the influence of illicit drugs.
August 1, 2003... While the link between illicit drug use and criminal behaviour is frequently noted, comparatively little is known about which drugs are most likely to shape this behaviour, and about the role of early initiation into drug use. This study uses a...

Penal Populism and Public Opinion: Lessons from Five Countries.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... J.V. Roberts, L.J., Stalans, D. Indermaur and M.Hough (2003) Penal Populism and Public Opinion: Lessons from Five Countries. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 244 pp, ISBN 0-19-513623-3. In April 1993 I had the good fortune of being...

When Police Unionise: The Politics of Law and Order in Australia.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By Mark Finnane (2002) Sydney: Hawkins Press, 258pp, ISBN 1864874643 In the vast literature on policing and police work in particular, scant attention has been given to the employment/industrial circumstances of police. Aside from Robert...

Behind Bars: Surviving Prison.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By J.I. Ross & S.C. Richards (2002) Indeanapolis, USA: Alpha Books, 240 pp, ISBN 0028643518 I found it difficult to gauge just where Behind Bars: Surviving Prison is situated in terms of criminological texts. At first reading, it smacks of...

Convict Criminology.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By J.I. Ross & S.C. Richards (2002) California, USA: Thomson Wadsworth, 387 pp, ISBN 0534574335 This book sets out to explain the complex nature of convict criminology. The text begins with a comprehensive explanation of exactly what it is...

Repair or Revenge: Victims and Restorative Justice.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By H. Strang (2002) Oxford: Clarendon Press, 320 pp, ISBN 0199251649 Questions such as "What do victim's want?" and "How effective has the victim rights movement been in satisfying victims?" have been the subject of debate over several...

Punishment and Civilization: Penal Tolerance and Intolerance in Modern Society.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By John Pratt (2002) London: Sage Publications, 213 pp, ISBN 0761947531 The subtitle to John Pratt's new book Punishment and Civilization: Penal Tolerance Intolerance in Modern Society, is a succinct guide to the contents. Prior to reading...