Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology articles from December 2007

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology archives from December 2007

Hate crime as a moral category: lessons from the Snowtown case.(South Australia)
December 1, 2007... Hate crime is more than a legal category. It is also a moral category that promotes tolerance and respect over prejudice. In so doing, the concept of hate crime makes a claim for social justice on behalf of those groups disadvantaged by racism,...

Does racial bias in sentencing contribute to indigenous overrepresentation in prison?(Australia)
December 1, 2007... The possibility of racial bias in the criminal justice system is a recurring concern in Australia, as it is in other countries with high rates of minority overrepresentation in prison. In this country, however, very little research has been...

Relevant others in restorative practices for minors: for what purposes?
December 1, 2007... This article starts from the finding that (I) in spite of the numerous publications on restorative justice, relevant others have been a limited research topic and (2) when reference is made to relevant others, their presence is almost...

Give and take: the bifurcation of police reform in Britain.
December 1, 2007... Police reform is high on the agenda of many societies, both developed and developing. In the early years of the 21 st century, police reform in Britain became a central feature of the Labour Government's strategy on crime, and what followed was...

Changes in scholarly influence in major international criminology journals.
December 1, 2007... Changes in scholarly influence in four major international journals of the English-speaking world (ANZ, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology; BJC, British Journal of Criminology; CJC, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal...

Cybercrime and Society.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Cybercrime and Society Majid Yar (2006) London, Sage Publications, 185 pp, ISBNs 101412907535, 101412907543, 139781412907538, 139781412907545. The last decade has seen not only a proliferation of instances of cybercrime take place...

Crime Online.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Crime Online Yvonne Jewkes (Ed.) (2007) Cullompton, England, Willan Publishing, 189 pp, ISBN 13:978-1-84392-197-4 Crime Online provides a snapshot of the current state of knowledge on cybercrime, exploring both social constructions of...

Virtually Criminal: Crime, Deviance and Regulation Online.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Virtually Criminal: Crime, Deviance and Regulation Online Matthew Williams (2007). London, England: Routledge, 195 pp. ISBN 10:0-415-36405-1. Laika: 'It' is stalking and harassment via telegrams which cannot be muted. 'It' is a rapid and...

Fighting Crime Together: The Challenges of Policing and Security Networks.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Fighting Crime Together: The Challenges of Policing and Security Networks Fleming, Jenny and Wood, Jennifer (Eds.) (2006). Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 304 pp, ISBN 9780868409238. One of the positive consequences of the...

Interrogating Images: Audiovisually Recorded Police Questioning of Suspects.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Interrogating Images: Audiovisually Recorded Police Questioning of Suspects David Dixon (2007) Institute of Criminology: Sydney. 296 pp, ISBN 9780975196748. Interrogating Images presents the findings of an original study of the New South...