The theme of the conference is crime and other risks to the safety and security of rural communities, with a particular focus on crime prevention. The conference will be hosted by the Centre for Rural Crime and the Institute for Rural Futures.

Conference Proceedings

Below are selected papers presented at the 'Crime in Rural Communities' conference, held at the University of New England on November 30th and December 1st, 2006. Papers may be downloaded as Acrobat PDF or Powerpoint files. The full Conference Program is also available.

David Baker, Monash University
Policing Industrial Conflict in Rural and Regional Settings: Local and 'Outside' Approaches

Richard Byrne, Harper Adams University College
Horizon scanning rural crime - agroterrorism an emerging threat?

Teresa Cunningham, Central Queensland University
Restorative justice and its impact on the re-offending of juveniles in regional and remote Australia: A Northern Territory perspective

Brendan Delahunty and Vince Scott, NSW Ombudsman
Working with Aboriginal communities: Auditing the NSW Police implementation of its Aboriginal Strategic Direction policy

Julianna Demetrius and Brendan Delahunty, NSW Ombudsman
Domestic violence: improving police practice

Joseph F. Donnermeyer, The Ohio State University
Rural Crime: Roots and Restoration

Jodie Gregg-Smith, South Australia Police
Policing Partnerships: Collaborative Intervention, Response and Problem Solving to achieve greater outcomes for Youth

Rob Mawby, University of Plymouth. UK
Crime, place and explaining rural hotspots

John McKenzie and Sheryn Omeri, Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited
The impact on Aboriginal people of the lack of community based sentencing options in rural NSW

Brian Steels, Murdoch University and Mawarnkarra Health Service Aboriginal Corporation
Applying a communitarian model of restorative justice and therapeutic jurisprudence: a social research project in Roebourne WA

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