https://hdl.handle.net/2123/6411 2026-06-08T08:22:48Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/8350 They tried to make me go to rehab... young offenders and drug use Simpson, Melanie; Wilkinson, Geoff; Sanders, Jane; Haesler, Andrew; Sydney Institute of Criminology The last young people in custody health survey showed that 89% of young offenders had tried illicit drugs, with cannabis (87%) the most common used. As well, 65% had used an illicit drug at least weekly in the year prior to custody, 65% reported committing crime to obtain alcohol or drugs and 20% were intoxicated (on alcohol, drugs or both) at the time of their offence. This seminar will look at: the latest research on cannabis use amongst young offenders; an innovative intervention program specifically designed for young people with low literacy skills; the effect of being caught with small amounts of drugs and their subsequent entanglement in the justice system; alternatives to incarceration. Speakers: Melanie Simpson, Senior Research Officer/PhD Candidate, National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre; Geoff Wilkinson, Program Manager, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Juvenile Justice; Jane Sanders, Principal Solicitor, Shopfront Youth Legal Centre. This event is sponsored by Juvenile Justice NSW. Date: 9 May 2012 Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm (registration from 5.30pm) Venue: Foyer (Level 2), Sydney Law School, New Law Building, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney Cost: Free 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/8251 NSW Crime Statistics and Trends Seminar 24 April 2012 Weatherburn, Don; Carroll, Ray; Newbery, Greig; Payne, Jason This seminar explored the trends emerging from the latest New South Wales (NSW) crime statistics and considered reasons for the significant decline in particular offences (such as break, enter and steal and motor vehicle theft) over the last decade in NSW. Presenters included: • Dr Don Weatherburn, Director, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research • Ray Carroll, Executive Director, National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council • Detective Superintendent Greig Newbery, Property Crime Squad, NSW Police Force • Jason Payne, Manager, Violent and Serious Crime Monitoring, Australian Institute of Criminology The NSW Chapter of ASIS was kindly sponsored this seminar. 2012-04-24T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/8101 Comparative CPTED Conference Clancey, Garner; Armitage, Rachel; Cozens, Paul; Monchuk, Leanne; Brincat, James; Maynard, John; Lake, Tony; Ramsay, Sue; Hayes-Jonkers, Charmaine; West, Jennifer; Kidon, Olivia; Kyriakakis, Allison; Butler, Chris; Lynch, Leonard; Institute of Criminology The Sydney Institute of Criminology (University of Sydney) hosted a one-day Comparative CPTED Conference on 24 January 2012. This conference explored recent developments in CPTED practice and theory and brought together an exciting array of academics and practitioners from England, New Zealand, Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland and other locations. National trends and local case studies revealed different approaches and innovative developments in CPTED practice from numerous jurisdictions. 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/7940 Spend less and reduce crime: hear how this is done in the United States Aos, Steve International guest speaker, Steve Aos, is the Director of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy. The Institute is responsible for conducting practical, non-partisan research at legislative direction on issues of importance to Washington State. Steve will discuss the Institute’s criminal justice research findings, and how they believe that the key to success is to think more generally about crime. What citizens want is less crime and less taxpayer spending, says Steve. Washington State has learned that only by thinking of the criminal justice system as a whole - from prevention, juvenile justice to adult corrections and sentencing - can one allocate resources across "silos" in such a way to achieve those goals. 2011-12-07T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/7285 Abstracts & Biographies: Australasian Teaching Critical Criminology Conference 2007 Sydney Institute of Criminology This document includes the abstracts and biographies of presenters at the 2007 Australasian Teaching Critical Criminology Conference, known in more recent years as the Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference. 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/7274 Briefing session: uses and abuses of crime statistics Weatherburn, Don; Holmes, Jessie This briefing session is a joint initiative of the Sydney Institute of Criminology (University of Sydney) and the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. The 2010 NSW crime statistics will be released soon (late April 2011). This background briefing session by Dr Don Weatherburn (Director, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research) and Jessie Holmes (Project Officer, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research) provides a detailed understanding of reporting of crime, the limitations of crime statistics, and ways of interpreting and reporting crime data. This event aims to help equip journalists and commentators to understand crime data in all of its complexity. Journalists, journalism students, criminology students and those generally interested in crime data were encouraged to attend this event. 2011-04-14T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/7203 SafeGrowth and City Crime Workshop Clancey, Garner; Malloch, Anne The Sydney Institute of Criminology hosted a one-day workshop on 24 January 2011 focusing on crime in cities. This conference, SafeGrowth and City Crime - Co-Design, Eco-Parks, Funky Laneways and Fixing Deadzones, was facilitated by Greg Saville (North America) and Wendy Sarkissian (Australia) and considered such diverse issues as homelessness, graffiti, the night time economy, activation of laneways and public art. Anne Malloch (City of Melbourne) has kindly made her presentation available. Further to this presentation, the following websites provide links to issues or resources discussed on the day: http://www.e-doca.eu/content/docs/SafeGrowth7.pdf ('Moving Forward in Neighbourhood Development' by Greg Saville) http://www.lisc.org/content/publications/detail/8184/ (Creating Safety and Sustainability through Community Building and Urban Design) www.sarkissian.com.au www.kitchentablesustainability.com www.speakoutplanning.com www.creativecommunityplanning.com 2011-02-17T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/7202 Aboriginal young people and crime Crawford, Edwina; Debus, Bob; Paulson, Anthony On 11 November 2010, the Department of Human Services NSW - Juvenile Justice and the Sydney Institute of Criminology hosted a seminar that considered the facts of juvenile offending. One major theme emerging from this seminar was the continued over-representation of young Aboriginal people in the juvenile justice system. The next seminar in this series of events focusing on youth crime and juvenile justice explored in detail the issues associated with Aboriginal young people and crime. Consideration was given to the reasons for this continued over-representation, while also highlighting promising programs and community-based initiatives. Audio recording of Aboriginal Young People & Crime seminar: Edwina Crawford, Manager, Aboriginal Strategic Coordination Unit, Department of Human Services NSW - Juvenile Justice; Anthony Paulson, Centre Manager, Tirkandi Inaburra; and Bob Debus, Former Minister for Home Affairs in the Australian Government and a former NSW Attorney General 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/7083 Post-Release Employment Seminar Naylor, Bronwyn Gaining employment is frequently advocated as a key form of post-release support. However, with the rise of employment screening, the tightening of regulations around the security industry and a competitive job market (amongst other things), the prospects for recently released prisoners gaining employment has been eroded in recent times. Notwithstanding these issues, there are also many challenges faced by ex-prisoners in staying in poorly paid employment when the lure of easy money beckons. This seminar investigates these issues and explores post-release employment opportunities available to ex-prisoners. Speakers include Dr Bronwyn Naylor (Monash University) Slides of presentation by Dr Bronwyn Naylor (Monash University) on Employer use of Police Record Checks 2010-12-14T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/7007 Investing in Alternatives to Prison Achterstraat, Peter; Brown, David; Sperling, Harold The Australian Institute of Criminology suggests that the overall imprisonment rate per 100,000 of the adult prison population increased from 88 to 168 between 1984 and 2008, an average growth rate of five percent per year. This has profound implications for the people being sentenced to prison and has consequences for resettlement of prisoners coming out of prison. There are also significant financial costs associated with this increased use of incarceration, not least of which is associated with the substantial resources that have to be invested in prison building programs. This seminar looks at the costs of imprisonment and considers how limited public funds could be invested in alternatives to imprisonment. Speakers at this event include: •The Honourable Harold Sperling QC (Convenor, Crime and Justice Reform Committee) •Mr Peter Achterstraat (Auditor-General, Audit Office of NSW) •Emeritus Professor David Brown (University of New South Wales) 2010-11-24T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/6962 Juvenile Offending - What Are the Facts? Muir, Peter; Heller, Eric; Holmes, Jessie; Aalders, Rachel; Clancey, Garner We often hear reports and stories about juvenile offending. At times, these reports present alarming scenarios and troubling images. But what are the facts of juvenile offending? This seminar will bring together a number of experts to review the existing scientific evidence and to sketch out what is known about juvenile offending. The expert panel of speakers will review available evidence on juvenile crime trends, consider factors associated with involvement in crime and discuss what appears to work most effectively in preventing juvenile offending. Date: 11 November 2010 Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm (registration from 5.30pm) Venue: Foyer (Level 2), Sydney Law School, New Law Building, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney Cost: Free 2010-11-22T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/6436 Crime Free Housing Seminar Lee, Murray; Clancey, Garner; Baldry, Eileen; Martin, Chris; O'Brien, Shane; Laurie, Galina Is it possible to design neighbourhoods to prevent and reduce crime? This seminar will explore this question with reference to contemporary developments in New South Wales and other jurisdictions. The seminar will be of interest to planners, police, local government personnel, crime prevention practitioners and architects. There has been much debate and commentary regarding crime in housing estates in recent years. Reports of problematic estates have regularly received media coverage. This coverage often fails to acknowledge the work that is happening in these areas to reduce and prevent crime. This seminar will bring together an exciting group of academics, policy makers and people planning and managing large housing estates and will explore contemporary practices and policies aimed at achieving crime free housing. Speakers include Eileen Baldry, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, UNSW; Shane O'Brien, National Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Delfin Lend Lease; Galina Laurie, Director, Community Regeneration Unit, Housing NSW; Chris Martin, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/6438 Critical Perspectives of CPTED Ekblom, Paul; Iveson, Kurt; Clancey, Garner; Watson, Rodger; Chappell, Duncan Crime Prevention through environmental design (CPTED) involves the manipulation of the built environment to prevent crime and to reduce the fear of crime. CPTED has gained greater prominence in recent years, with the introduction of guidelines to encourage the designing out of crime. However, to date, there has been limited debate or analysis of CPTED practice in NSW. This seminar will seek to partially address this gap and will critically explore CPTED theory and practice. 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/6437 Crime Prevention Seminar Lee, Murray; Clancey, Garner; Fitzgerald, Jackie; Homel, Peter Keeping up with the latest developments in crime prevention can be challenging. This seminar will highlight recent developments, including successful local crime prevention initiatives, and will include a small number of keynote presentations and interactive panel sessions. The two keynote speakers secured for this event are: Jackie Fitzgerald (Deputy Director, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research). Jackie will discuss recent NSW crime trends. With 2009 NSW crime data to be released in late April 2010, Jackie will be discussing the latest crime trends across NSW. Peter Homel (Research Manager, Crime Reduction and Review Program, Australian Institute of Criminology). Peter will discuss contemporary crime prevention trends across Australia. Having worked across many Australian jurisdictions in recent years, Peter is in a good position to describe the latest crime prevention approaches being adopted in other States and Territories. 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z