Missing the Mark : A Study of the Portrayal of Crime by the Print Media in particular Cairns Suburbs

Missing the Mark Published 1995

This is a controversial publication which attacks the practices by the print media to exaggerate the crime problem, particularly those that target young people. Arising from an apparent campaign by the print media in Cairns, the Study demonstrates that actual crime rates are not consistent with claims in media reports. [Begg, C. and S. Whelan (1995). Missing the Mark: A Study of the Portrayal of Crime by the Print Media in particular Cairns Suburbs. Brisbane; Cairns, ACRO Australian Community Safety & Research Organisation Incorporated.]

The Crime of Fear ; Attitudes, Perceptions and Community Safety

Crime of Fear Published 1994

This results of the Mulgrave Survey illustrate that fear of crime is far in excess of actual crime statistics - the first time in the world when this has been scientifically established. The research also demonstrated that our fear of crime is not mediated via the actual experience of crime. The process of investigation utilising a partnership model (government, business and community) is of vital significance to jurisdictions throughout Australia. This document is a "how to" publication for all levels of government and the community who are serious about reducing crime rates and victimisation. [Begg, C. and C. Boorman, et al. (1994). The crime of fear : attitudes, perceptions and community safety : the final report of the Mulgrave Community Safety Attitudes Survey. Lutwyche, Qld., ACRO.]

Chaos or Reason - Community Safety in the Twenty-first Century

Chaos or Reason Conference Brisbane 1993 Published 1993

Proceedings of the 16th. Biennial Conference of the Australian Crime Prevention Council, ACPC, Brisbane, 1993. This publication is designed to challenge Australians to consider an alternative logic to explain criminal behaviour and proposes functional approaches in dealing with both this behaviour and the causative factors that act as a catalyst to this behaviour. Those who have contributed to this document include police and correctional personnel, youth practitioners, academics, drug law reformers, the gay and lesbian community, the murri and islander communities and others for whom intolerance, bigotry, racism, gender and race inequality are constant threats to stable and peaceful relations. The theme of the Conference (government, the community and business working in partnership to deal with crime issues) is presented by some of the best minds in the country who question whether the $4billion spent annually in Australia on "cops courts and corrections" is justified. [Begg, C. and Australian Crime Prevention Council. National Conference (16th : 1993 : Brisbane Qld.) (1993). Chaos or reason : community safety in the twenty-first century : proceedings of the sixteenth biennial conference of the Australian Crime Prevention Council : Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament House, Queensland, September 21-24, 1993. Lutwyche, Qld., Australian Crime Prevention Council.]

The STIR Report : HIV Minimisation Strategies for Queensland Correctional Centres

Project STIR Published 1990

This highly provocative publication which resulted from an investigation into risky sex practices within Queensland correctional facilities recommends, amongst other matters, the availability of condoms in correctional centres and a needle exchange program. STIR (which is an acronym for Sexually Transmitted Intravenous Risks) addresses issues and recommendations that remain controversial five years after its publication. It notes that situational sex between men (and nonconsensual sex) is not uncommon in prisons. It further notes that as most sentences served by inmates are less than six months, mandatory testing may not detect HIV infection (due to the seroconversion period for the virus) and that the prison system may well be an incubator for HIV infection without appropriate interventions such as needle exchange and condom availability.