Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research > Publications & Evaluations
R42

Author Don Weatherburn, Bronwyn Lind and Simon Ku
Published January 1997
Report Type General Report Series
Subject Children, juveniles and young people; Offenders; Socioeconomic factors and crime
Keywords Economic and social disadvantage, child neglect, abuse, unemployment, offender motivation

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Aim

In this report we examine an alternative explanation for the relationship between economic disadvantage and crime.