- Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
Interviews with female prisoners in WA show many struggled with violence, drugs, alcohol, poverty and homelessness from an early age.
There’s a widespread belief that people who breach their bail conditions do so deliberately, but the real causes are often much more benign.
In an Australian first, a children’s court has introduced a ‘justice facility dog’ to help reduce anxiety for young people in court. But has it helped?
Certains enfants n’ont aucun mal à donner leurs vieux jeux ou habits tandis que d’autres rechignent à le faire. Quels sont les enjeux derrière cet attachement aux objets ?
While some children can be convinced to send their old toys to the op shop, or give clothes to younger friends to wear, other kids really struggle. Here’s why – and how parents and guardians can help.
Motives for stealing need to be explored and understood before deciding on a course of action, as it’s not necessarily a sign of moral failure.
Our research has focused on finding out more about why offenders commit burglary, what they’re looking for and how they decide which house to target. Here’s what you need to know.
We interviewed 50 children between the ages of 11 and 17 years who told us why they stole, what they stole, and how they learned how to burgle.
Para penipu asmara cerdik, terorganisir dan mempunyai Teknik-teknik mumpuni yang membuat mereka sangat berhasil. Tapi selalu ada saja jalan untuk Anda menghindari ditipu oleh sebuah cinta palsu.
Romance scammers are clever, well organised and have a number of tried techniques which make them highly successful. But there are ways you can avoid being scammed by a one-sided romance.
New research shows some festival goers are willing to take a dodgy pill regardless of the test result. So, let’s use pill testing to educate them and others about reducing their risk.
Here’s some advice for concerned working parents with kids at home during school holidays, based on our research on home security, burglaries and young offenders.
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