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Motor vehicle theft costs dearly to the Australian economy. Conservative estimates have put the annual cost of this form of illegal activity at 654 million during 1996. A number of initiatives aimed at reducing the incidence and cost of car theft have been implemented in recent years, yet statistics indicate that car theft is on the increase. Several authors have proposed an integrated approach to the regulation of markets for stolen property. Understanding property crime as a market is central to identifying approaches to its control. This paper discusses an industry model of crime and develops it on Australian data. Our model is an adaptation of one originally proposed by Vandeale (1978). It considers a production sector that uses inputs from a market of illegal labour to generate a supply of illegal goods that are traded in a product market. These sectors interact with each other and with a criminal justice sector. The model is applied to the analysis of car theft in Queensland.

The article reports on the result on the study conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) concerning national farm crime survey in Australia. It mentions that the survey has been gathered from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001 regarding the experiences farm crime victimisation. It cites several crimes that are common in farms including theft of farm property, livestock theft and damage to farm property in which only one in three victims have reported the last incidents of crime to the police. It states that the estimated amount of money total loss to farmers from crime is 63 million dollars.

The article overviews the relationship between crime and community participation in Australia. It states that social disorganization, with the community's ability to supervise and control group-level behavior, relational networks, and social participation, influences the theory of crime, along with the economic change. It also discusses research on the relationship between community participation and crime in the local government areas (LGAs) using the negative binomial regression method. It describes the effects of economic change and residential stability on crime rates.

The journal "Australian Institute of Criminology: Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice" in the June 2001 issue is presented. It provides an analysis of the victimisation of older using the survey taken by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC). It highlights the low crime victimization rate to older people due to their unique nature of the social relationships and activities. The results of the survey has been viewed important in identifying the correct crime prevention between older and young people.

The journal "Australian Institute of Criminology" in the trends and issues relating to size, accessibility and crime in regional Australia in November 2000 issue is presented. It shows the crime rates wherein highly accessible or very remote areas referred to have the highest rate since the distance of service centre plays a crucial in communicating the levels of crimes from small to medium sized localities. It reflects that small towns relatively close to major urban areas tend to have high rates of crimes.

The journal "Australian Institute of Criminology" in the trends and issues relating to imprisonment in Australia in October 2000 issue is presented. It utilizes the data from the National Prison Census to examine the trends and characteristics associated with sentenced prison populations. It details the interest focuses on the proportion of the sentenced prisoners in the total prison population. Also discussed is the main characteristics of Australian sentenced prison populations to identify major changes from 1982 to 1998.

The article discusses the issues concerning the imprisonment in Australia in which 15% of prisoners are on remand. It states that the decision to imprison an accused in custody implies an evaluation of whether the person could be considered a threat either to the community or to themselves. It notes that the remand practices in the country have remained stable, though there are differences in terms of jurisdiction during distribution of remand prisoners. Moreover, it notes that use of remand has a relatively minor effect in the size of populations for prisoners in the country.

The article presents an estimate of the Prison Census in Australia, and analyzes the offences for which people were imprisoned in 1988 and 1998. It cites the trends in the offence composition of Australian prison populations by age, gender, and jurisdiction. It notes that the offence composition of prison populations has stayed stable over the 10 years between 1988 and 1998, but there have been significant changes at the level of individual offences. Moreover, it notes the decline of prisoners sentenced for theft, as a percentage of the total prison population.

The article discusses a study which explores the growth of violent and property crime in regional areas compared to that in major urban centers in Australia. It mentions that while the overall rates of crime in regional areas are lower than the metropolitan areas, property and violent crime are increasing in number in regional areas because of regional development. According to the results of the study, stable populations, low unemployment rate and robust economic structure minimize crime rate in a particular community.

The article presents a paper which provides view on the demographic composition of the prison population and its changes between 1988 and 1998 in Australia. Data show the stability of gender composition and increase of prison population in the median age during this period. It notes that three-quarters of the prisoners have different structure of offences, though they were born in the country. The results indicate that there are shifts in the duration, length, and intensity of criminal careers and that prisoners spend longer periods under detention despite the decrease in sentence length.

The article presents a paper on the imprisonment trends of Indigenous people and analyses the populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Australia. The data shown reveals the significant differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous prisoners in terms of their sentence length, offence composition, and expected time to serve in prison. Its data show the increase of prison populations across the country. It notes that Indigenous prison population is younger than the non-Indigenous prison population. However, its imprisonment rates suggest the decrease of the level of Indigenous overrepresentation in the correctional system.

The article discusses the findings of a survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics during February to April 1996 to measure physical and sexual violence committed against women in Australia. It measures other factors such as harassment, abuse, and women's feelings of safety within the home and the community. It cites that fear of crime in women is greater among those who have lower incomes, those in the older age groups, and those living with a partner. It mentions that women who have experienced domestic violence tend to be more fearful of crime than other women. Also investigated is the role of physical and social vulnerability as well as how the experiences of violence impact women's perception on personal safety.

The article examines the changes in prison populations and rates of imprisonment in Australia and its jurisdictions from 1982-1998 using data from the National Prison Census (NPC). It explores the important differences in prison populations and imprisonment rates among the Australian States and Territories. It also looks into the factors which affect the rates of imprisonment such as the relationship of prison populations and the growth of the population of imprisonable age. Moreover, it discusses other issues relevant to public policy in corrections including the legal status of prisoners, the demographic composition of prison populations, and the imprisonment of Aboriginal persons.

The article presents a report published by the Australian Institute of Criminology which tackles Australia's offending patterns to improve knowledge about juvenile offending. It addresses key questions to understand the offense specialization among juvenile offenders in New South Wales, including the one on type of offense that juvenile offenders commit and the occurrence of change on the patterns of juvenile offending. With this, the tendencies of juvenile offenders committing the same type of offense during their career is being revealed as well as the type of offense committed on one occasion. Also, the article cites other facts on juvenile offenders including the number of times in which they appear in court and the seriousness of their offense.

Presents a study on crime and fear in Australia. How study is conducted; Materials used to conduct study; Analysis made in study; Results of study; Suggestion made in relation to study; Indepth look at study.

The article reports on the National Crime and Safety Survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) on homicide cases of elderly people, aged 65 year and over, in Australia. It identifies patterns and homicides in elderly individuals in the country. It offers information on the factors correlated with elderly homicides and its significance in developing preventive measures. It presents the analysis done by the AIC on issues relating to crimes in older people and its impact on reducing risk in violent victimization.

The article focuses on the study about the homicide between intimates partners in Australia based on the National Homicide Monitoring Program database at the Australian Institute of Criminology. It identifies the patterns and trends of the intimate homicide incidents. Data were gathered exclusively from police records that is supplemented directly by police officers who were involved in individual homicide investigations. It discusses the context of intimate homicides, the factors associated with the occurrence of intimate homicides and the concept of predicting the incidence of intimate-partner homicide. It suggests that the level of exposure of women to violence at home can assess the risk of a homicide incident.

The article presents a paper which outlines the phenomenon of murder-suicide in Australia. Data show that murder-suicide proportion increases as the homicide rate decreases. It notes the involvement of more victims in murder-suicide incidents than the other homicide incidents. Results suggest that most of the murder-suicide incidents involve persons in parent-child or intimate relationships. It points out that a significant proportion of these incidents are accomplished with firearms, suggesting for close attention to licensing and registration regimes.

The article presents an analysis conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology through its National Monitoring Program on about 2000 homicides, which occurred in the last seven years in Australia with emphasis on firearms and violence. It highlights that 35 percent of all firearm homicides involved intimate partners and that 1 in 5 of all firearm homicides was followed by the offender's suicide. It notes that firearms incidents have involved a weapon now prohibited and restricted due to the Port Arthur tragedy in 1996. Moreover, the institute aims to have an increased focus on firearms and violence to help make a less violent Australia.

The article focuses on the issue of homicides involving youth in Australia. It tries to reveal the main factors associated with youth involvement by analysing the characteristics of offenders, victims and the relations between them. It also offers a comparison between older people and youth involvement in homicide. It notes that Australians are concerned with the reduction of firearm related violence as offenders used this to kill their victims in which the major offenders are those of age 25 years and over. It provides situational measures that can be implemented to prevent youth homicide such as the increased of police presence in places known to attract large numbers of young people and the use of environmental design.

The article presents results of surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on victims of robbery and sexual assaults from May 1994 to April 1995. It presents analysis of the 1993 National Crime and Safety Survey, factors that prompt victims to report the crime to the police and its effects on their reporting decisions. It also presents the consequences on reporting behavior on victims and the criminal justice system. It also features major determinants in victims' reporting behavior.