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Responding to adolescent family violence: findings from an impact evaluation
This paper describes the findings from the outcome evaluation of the Adolescent Family Violence Program. The results show that the program had a positive impact on young people and their families, leading to improved parenting capacity and parent–adolescent attachment.
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Police use of CCTV on the rail network
The current study attempted to better understand police demand for CCTV footage from the NSW rail network. Results showed the police made an average of 17 requests per day for footage, mostly for criminal investigations.
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Towards national measures of alcohol-related crime
Research has demonstrated that alcohol misuse has a significant impact on police time and resources, the health sector and the Australian community more broadly. Despite growing interest in the topic and the number of studies that have been completed, there remain significant limitations to the national measurement of alcohol-related crime.
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Reducing crime in public housing areas through community development: an evaluation of the High Density Housing Program in the ACT
This evaluation of the High Density Housing Program (HDHP) employed a rigorous, quasi-experimental design, which enabled changes in recorded assaults and property crime, disturbance incidents and ambulance attendances at Ainslie Avenue to be compared with those of another public housing area that shared similar characteristics.