Disadvantage and crime in New South Wales

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R24

Author	Christopher Devery
Published	January 1991
Report Type	General Report Series
Subject	Offenders; Socioeconomic factors and crime
Keywords	Crime prevention, socio-economic disadvantage, crime control, conviction rates

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Aim

This report examines the regional patterns in Local Court conviction rates in NSW with a view to shedding light on the socio-economic factors which influence crime rates. The report examines these patterns and attempts to explain them in terms of the socio-economic characteristics of the LGAs.