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The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology

Editors:
Adam Graycar, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra
Peter Grabosky, Australian National University, Canberra

Peter Grabosky, Adam Graycar, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Tim Prenzler, Rick Sarre, Gregor Urbas, Simon Bronitt, John Dawes, Adam Grant, Toni Makkai, Russell Smith, Jenny Mouzos, Emma Ogilvie, Mark Lynch, Ian O'Connor, Margaret Cameron, Marianne James, Rod Broadhurst, Anne Grant, Fiona David, Bree Cook, Kathleen Daly, Hennessey Hayes, Gloria Laycock

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Date Published: June 2002
availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
format: Hardback
isbn: 9780521818452

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As a unique work of reference, The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology covers the broad range of contemporary and historical subjects of criminology, combining statistical and narrative analyses. The book provides the most up-to-date figures and facts, traces historical trends in Australian crime and criminal justice, and comprehensively covers the key contemporary issues in Australian criminology. Including valuable crime statistics compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, this book is the complete companion to Australian criminology - the single most important resource for Australian criminology and criminal justice.
- Major, one-stop reference of facts and figures on crime and justice in Australia
- Includes Australian Bureau of Statistics data
- All authors experts in their field
- Supported by Australian Institute of Criminology
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Product details
- Date Published: June 2002
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521818452
- length: 400 pages
- dimensions: 247 x 174 x 30 mm
- weight: 0.895kg
- contains: 65 tables
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
1. Introduction Peter Grabosky and Adam Graycar
2. Trends in Australian crime and criminal justice Peter Grabosky and Adam Graycar
3. The criminal justice system - overview and data Australian Bureau of Statistics
4. The policing complex Tim Prenzler and Rick Sarre
5. Courts, criminal law and procedure Gregor Urbas and Simon Bronitt
6. Correctional systems John Dawes and Adam Grant
7. Illicit drugs and crime Toni Makkai
8. White collar crime Russell Smith
9. Homicide Jenny Mouzos
10. Gender, race, class and crime in Australia Emma Ogilvie and Mark Lynch
11. Juvenile justice Ian O'Connor and Margaret Cameron
12. Crime and older people Marianne James and Adam Graycar
13. Crime and indigenous people Rod Broadhurst
14. Victims Anna Grant, Fiona David and Bree Cook
15. Restorative justice and conferencing Kathleen Daly and Hennessey Hayes
16. Crime prevention in Australia Margaret Cameron and Gloria Laycock.
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Editors
Adam Graycar, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra
Adam Graycar is Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology. He has held CEO positions in State and Federal Government agencies and was the Foundation Director of the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. He is the author of many books on social and public policy.
Peter Grabosky, Australian National University, Canberra
Peter Grabosky is Professor in the Regulatory Institutions Network at the Australian National University. He is co-author of Electronic Theft: Unlawful Acquisition in Cyberspace (Cambridge University Press, 2001). He is the President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology and the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Society of Criminology.
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Peter Grabosky, Adam Graycar, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Tim Prenzler, Rick Sarre, Gregor Urbas, Simon Bronitt, John Dawes, Adam Grant, Toni Makkai, Russell Smith, Jenny Mouzos, Emma Ogilvie, Mark Lynch, Ian O'Connor, Margaret Cameron, Marianne James, Rod Broadhurst, Anne Grant, Fiona David, Bree Cook, Kathleen Daly, Hennessey Hayes, Gloria Laycock