The criminal justice system presupposes people generally are free to decide whether or not to engage in criminal behaviour. However, the courts acknowledge not everyone has free will.
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In three years, 173 people died from 17 ramming vehicle attacks worldwide. This week, Victoria police announced a policy supporting officers to shoot drivers of weaponised cars.
As recent events show, we might get better media reporting if journalists questioned authorities more closely on the relevance of ethnicity and religion in crime reporting.
Not all terrorist incidents have mental illness as a causal factor, and most violent acts are committed by people without a mental illness.
Emoji can be used on social media to spread racism in ways that make it seem normal, mundane and acceptable.
Terrorism laws contain extra hurdles to secure a conviction, so prosecutors and police may prefer to charge offenders with murder or assault in some cases.
Any policy governing police pursuits must balance the need to apprehend offenders with the safety of the community.
Australia needs to be very careful not to allow the bail system to become a political scapegoat at the hands of commentators exercising 20/20 hindsight.
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at the School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Academic Fellow, University of Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, Department of Political and Social Change, The Philippines Institute, Australian National University
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Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University