Disclaimer: This research paper does not necessarily reflect the policy position of the Commonwealth Government. Adam Graycar Director This paper examines the vulnerability to robbery of service stations and pharmacies in Australia. Service stations are open for long hours, keep cash on the premises and have minimal staffing at night, all of which may be contributing factors for robbery. Pharma...

Illicit drugs form an important sector of the world economy. A recent report of the United Nations’ International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) stated that many estimations have been made of the total revenue of the illicit drug industry, most ranging from $300 billion to $500 billion (INCB 1997) According to this UN report “a growing body of evidence” suggests that the true figure lies around...

ABSTRACT This article examines the interplay between transnational criminal actors (essentially human smugglers), local crime groups, and drug cartels in phenomenon of trafficking persons coming from Central America along Mexico’s eastern migration routes. The analysis focuses on sex trafficking, compelled labor for activities, other forms trafficking. Through qualitative research that involved...

OBJECTIVES Test the influence of darkness in the street robbery crime event alongside temperature. METHODS Negative binomial regression models tested darkness and temperature as predictors of street robbery. Units of analysis were four 6-hr time intervals in two U.K. study areas that have different levels of darkness and variations of temperature throughout the year. RESULTS Darkness is a k...

Crime against women has become a global problem in the 21st century, like human trafficking, terrorism and drug is becoming one of most common crimes world. For this reason, crime already gone out scope national legislation urgent issues international law. This article discusses state policy fight women's trafficking Uzbekistan during years independence case Republic Karakalpakstan Khorezm regi...

Abstract Nicaragua is often held up as an exception within the Central American panorama of criminal violence, widely presented safest country in region due to its particular revolutionary legacies, (supposed) absence transnational gangs and drug-trafficking organisations, National Police's representation efficient professional force. This commentary proposes alternative reading Nicaragua's con...