Economic adversity and crime / Don Weatherburn.

Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1992.

64189

Crime -- Economic aspects -- Australia.

Research on the relationship between crime and economic factors generally supports the proposition that relative economic deprivation produces higher crime rates. Weatherburn highlights the importance of distinguishing between participation in crime and frequency of offending in understanding crime trends. He discusses the different effects which economic forces may have on these two factors, and assesses the likely effects of the current recession. - Publisher's website.

Cover title.

"August 1992".

Includes bibliographic references.

0642182884

0817-8542

9 pages ; 30 cm