Knives and armed robbery / Emma Ogilvie.

Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2000.

21462

Robbery -- Australia.

Knives -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Knives are used during armed robberies at between 2 and 3 times the level of firearms. This paper brings together new data on robbery, noting the strong presence of knives. Ogilvie suggests that knife use needs to be viewed as a critical issue and collaborative work undertaken to contain knife use. Her paper is a first step in that process. - Publisher's website.

0642241759

6 p.