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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
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Sociologie Românească, 2020 The purpose of this review is to highlight the novelty elements of the research carried out by Mr. Radu Tudor Petre on The impact of crime on regional economic and social development in Romania.
Cristina Dumitran
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The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the way that Australian newspapers have framed the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Introduced in 2013, the NDIS represented a major change in Australia's disability support policy, moving for the first time to a nationwide universal insurance model.
Meera Chinnappa +2 more
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Analysing Crime Waves in Contemporary Nigeria Through the Maqāṣid Al-Sharī‘ah Framework
Invest Journal of Sharia & Economic LawThe prevalence of crime is a significant socioeconomic challenge in Nigeria. While various studies have examined this issue, none have explored the economic importance of Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah (Objectives of Islamic Law) in addressing crime and promoting ...
Mubarak Sanni
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The Link Between Economic Growth, Crime and Deterrence Measures in Nigeria
Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad, Seria Stiinte Economice, 2016 The level of crime in Nigeria has become devastating and in order to put more sanity into the economy and the country at large, the Government has embarked on different deterrence measures in curbing crime.
Adekoya Adenuga Fabian +1 more
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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
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ECONOMIC CRIME UNDER MARTIAL LAW IN UKRAINE
Baltic Journal of Economic StudiesThe ongoing instability of Ukraine within the global political and economic arenas has resulted in an escalation of criminal activity within the nation.
Maksym Korniienko +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Australia, governments fund Community Legal Centres (CLCs) as part of the legal assistance sector (LAS) to meet the ‘legal needs’ of people experiencing disadvantage who cannot afford private legal services. Persistent unmet demand for CLCs is well‐documented. As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in private legal practice to
Catherine Hastings +2 more
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Organized crime and regional development. A review of the Italian case [PDF]
This paper offers a review of the effects of organized crime on regional economic development, with particular reference to the case of Italy. After reviewing the empirical studies that analyse the relationship between crime and economic development, the
Vittorio, Daniele
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Ten Economic Facts About Crime and Incarceration in the United States [PDF]
, 2014 Crime and high rates of incarceration impose tremendous costs on society, with lasting negative effects on individuals, families, and communities. Rates of crime in the United States have been falling steadily, but still constitute a serious economic and
Benjamin H. Harris +3 more
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