Seminars: Recent submissions
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Briefing session: uses and abuses of crime statistics
Published 2011-04-14This 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 ...Open AccessPresentation -
SafeGrowth and City Crime Workshop
Published 2011-02-17The 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 ...Open AccessPresentation -
Aboriginal young people and crime
Published 2011-02-16On 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 ...Open AccessPresentation -
Post-Release Employment Seminar
Published 2010-12-14Gaining 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 ...Open AccessPresentation -
Investing in Alternatives to Prison
Published 2010-11-24The 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. ...Open AccessPresentation