Showing papers in "Criminology & Criminal Justice in 2001"
TL;DR: In this paper, an audit of calls to police over one 24-hour period reveals that it is largely women who contact police about domestic violence and that more women escaping domestic violence live in refuges in the UK on one day than contact police for assistance.
Abstract: This article presents the findings of an innovative methodology that examines the impact of domestic violence on key service providers in the UK. An audit of calls to police over one 24-hour period reveals that it is largely women who contact police about domestic violence. The audit also documented that more women escaping domestic violence live in refuges in the UK on one day than contact police for assistance. The article briefly comments on the impact of the audit on public awareness.
55 citations
TL;DR: Problems of recurring corruption have stimulated major reforms in policing in many countries in the last 30 years as mentioned in this paper. Considerable advances have been made in recruitment, training, complaints investig...
Abstract: Problems of recurring corruption have stimulated major reforms in policing in many countries in the last 30 years. Considerable advances have been made in recruitment, training, complaints investig...
27 citations
TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that the object of the program was not crime nor its prevention, but rather the production of an aesthetic of transgression and victimhood, and techniques for achieving this aesthetic are discussed as is the relationship between criminology and the kinds of texts that often underpin crime prevention strategies.
Abstract: The aim of this article is to problematize a recent crime prevention initiative of the Australian Federal Government. Through an exploration of the relationship between `audience' and `text', it is argued that the object of the program was not — indeed could not be — crime nor its prevention but rather the production of an aesthetic of transgression and victimhood. Techniques for achieving this aesthetic are discussed as is the relationship between criminology and the kinds of texts that often underpin crime prevention strategies.
8 citations