Prevent crime and save money : return-on-investment models in Australia / Jessica Heerde ... [et al.]

Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2018.

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Juvenile delinquency -- Australia -- Prevention.

Crime prevention -- Research -- Australia.

Crime analysis -- Australia.

Criminal procedure -- Australia.

Cost effectiveness -- Case studies -- Victoria.

Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Statistics & numerical data -- Victoria.

Crime -- Economic aspects -- Australia.

Crime -- Australia -- Finance.

Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australia.

Finding effective ways to prevent crime is important. This project was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of combining data from a 12-year Australian longitudinal study (N=2,885) with prevention strategy investment data to estimate potential returns, including a reduction in intimate partner violence and prison entry. The project investigated the return on investment achievable in Victoria with a $150 million investment in a mix of six evidence based prevention strategies. The study estimated that the 10-year lag effect of investing an extra $150 million was a five percent reduction in incarceration and a four percent reduction in cases of intimate partner violence involving physical force. The net return from the $150 million investment in prevention was conservatively estimated at $191 million. It appears feasible and cost-effective to prevent intimate partner violence, while also reducing incarceration rates. - Publisher's website.

Title from title caption of PDF document (viewed on May 24, 2018).

"April 2018."

Includes bibliographical references.

0817-8542

1 online resource.