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‘Somewhere We Can Call Home and…Be Normal’: Findings From the Justice Housing Programme Evaluation

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The relationship between homelessness or unstable housing and reincarceration is well documented. The initial month after a person is released from custody is a period of particular vulnerability, with an increased risk of homelessness and return to prison.
Helen Taylor, Lorana Bartels
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Environmental Criminology: Theory, Practice, and Implications for Lagos State Residents in Nigeria

open access: yesEastern African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
The purpose of this paper is to explore the theoretical foundations and practical applications of environmental criminology, specifically focusing on Lagos State, Nigeria.
Thomas Achu Uduo
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Domestic and Family Violence on Young Australians’ School‐Level Education

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian policy and practice increasingly acknowledges the need to respond to children as victim‐survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV) in their own right. As part of this, and in recognition that schools often have the most consistent contact with young people experiencing DFV, there is mounting recognition of the role education ...
Rebecca Stewart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecomafie, oggi: l’inversione della rotta dei rifiuti illeciti

open access: yesDiacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea, 2019
In Italy, today we see new trends in enviromental crime, under the profile of the actors involved and of the techiques used, in particular in waste trafficking and in illegal disposal of waste. From an initial monopoly of the Camorra along the Noth-South
Luca BONZANNI
doaj  

Designed for safety: characteristics and trends in crime prevention through environmental design research

open access: yesJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
Under the dual pressures of repeated impacts from the pandemic and global economic downturn, the deterioration trend of social security is evident. In 2021 and 2022, the United Nations consecutively emphasized the centrality of reducing and preventing ...
Yu Wen, Hong Qi, Tao Long, Xinjia Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Illegal logging and local democracy: between communitarianism and legal fetishism Extração ilegal de madeira e democracia local: entre o comunitarianismo e o fetichismo legalista

open access: yesAmbiente & Sociedade, 2006
The paper considers two major views of illegal logging: "Communitarian" and "legalistic". The former emphasizes the positive role of local communities and sees law enforcement programs as, at least potentially, counterproductive to environmental policy ...
Antonio Azuela
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Youth Assaults of Police Officers in Australia: A Power Threat Meaning Framework Analysis

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores youth violence towards police officers in Australia through the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to better understand the underlying factors contributing to such violence; focusing on power dynamics, childhood adversity, and trauma.
Dimitra Lattas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the landscape of environmental crime: A literature review of emerging research themes and future directions

open access: yesJournal of Economic Criminology
This study offers a comprehensive review of the environmental crime literature to identify emerging research topics and propose avenues for future investigation.
Bayu Setyawan Suprayogi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse

open access: yesAustralian 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
wiley   +1 more source

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