Visitor numbers to national parks are increasing. It means masses of people are being funnelled into potentially dangerous locations for which they may be unprepared.
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Crime is spiking and you’re scared. Here are strategies to get past the fear and diminish the threat of crime in your community.
Fear has important consequences for how people vote, what they spend their money on, who they consider to be part of their communities, and who they treat as outsiders.
Australia recorded the second-lowest number of homicides since the Australian Institute of Criminology began compiling national statistics in 1989.
The lack of sexuality education, and common myths and misconceptions about the sexuality of people with intellectual disability can lead to caregivers being reluctant ‘jailers’.
As the July 2021 unrest and looting graphically showed, crime and lawlessness can debilitate and destroy government efforts to facilitate and support economic growth.
Parents and caregivers are central to promoting child safety. Improving their ability to prevent injury to children is key.
The Law and Order Index says South Africans feel less secure than people in Yemen, the DRC and Libya, countries all affected by violent conflict.
Women make conscious decisions every day about staying safe, but they consistently underestimate how much effort it all takes and what that means for their freedom.
The NSW Taxi Council says ridesharing platforms like uberX are no safer than hitchhiking. Is that supported by the evidence?
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Associate professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Durham University
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Professor, UNISA Institute for Social and Health Sciences, South African Medical Research Council
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Assistant Professor Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Senior Researcher at the Institute for Social and Health Sciences , University of South Africa
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Postdoctoral fellow, Disability & Rehabilitation Studies, Stellenbosch University
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PhD Candidate, Information Science, University of Washington
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PhD Candidate - Social Media and Communication, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Flinders University
