BILLY PAROLE- A KILLERS FRIEND Poem by Tony Dawson of Strathbogie Victoria They hide but they cannot hide They pretend to pray but dont confide They smirk and laugh with evil stare Unlike us they do not care. They mask what we display They snicker when we don’t delay They creep inside a…
DetailsAccording to figures produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Victoria in 2011 there were: 244 homicides with 158 male victims and 86 female victims and with the majority of victims aged between twenty-five and forty-four years. 17,163 victims of sexual assaults with 2,536 male victims and 14,627 female victims and with the majority…
DetailsAccording to figures produced by the 2011 Australian Bureau of Statistics most violent crimes are committed either at a residential address, on the street or in a retail premise: 68% of homicides occur at a residential address. 62% of sexual assaults occur at a residential address. 42% and 26% of robberies occur in the street…
DetailsOn Sunday the 9th June 2013 during the early hours of the morning a young woman was allegedly indecently assaulted. On Monday the 10th June 2013 at around 5.00 am two men were attempting to steal a motor vehicle when they were confronted by the owner and the assailants then produced a knife. Mount Buller…
DetailsOn Friday the 7th June 2013 an Indian man was physically assaulted outside an Indian restaurant in Ballarat and is being treated in hospital for a fractured jaw. John Burt, Ballarat Mayor, said that he was disgusted by the attack. For victims of crime support and advice call 1800 000 055 or go to www.victimsofcrime.com.au or…
DetailsOn the 07-06-13 a forty-year-old male victim was physically assaulted by three males on Borella Road in East Albury. The assailants stole cash from the victim’s wallet before fleeing the scene. Albury police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. If you have been a victim of crime call 1800 000 055 or go…
DetailsIn Australia each year: More than 200,000 women aged over fifteen years are assaulted. More than one hundred women are killed. Most assaults and homicides are committed by partners or family members. Recent research has found that women were more likely to have experienced physical violence if: They reported personal or financial stress. Have poor…
DetailsOn the 07-06-13 just before 12.30 pm two men wearing masks and armed with bats entered the Post Office on Gellibrand Crescent in Reservoir and threatened staff with the weapons before stealing cash from the register. The offenders fled in a maroon vehicle along Allenby Avenue. Darebin CIU police are investigating the armed robbery. If…
DetailsBetween 2008 and 2012 domestic assaults committed by children and teenagers, both males and females, aged from ten to seventeen years rose by 6.5%. Experts have indicated two key reasons behind this increase: The broadcasting of fights on social media. The undermining of parental authority in many homes. The filming of fights normalises that behaviour…
DetailsCrimes against a person reached a ten year high, with almost 40% of such crimes related to family violence. Family Violence related offences accounted for 38.6% of crime against the person. Crimes against the person rose 7.4%. Crimes involving weapons, explosives and bad behaviour in public places rose by 20.8%. The rate of drug offending…
DetailsOn Sunday the 2nd June 2013 just after 1.00 am a twenty-three-old male was socialising with friends at a hotel on Bridge Road in Richmond when an altercation occurred with another male. The twenty-three-old victim was struck to the face with a glass and sustained a laceration to his cheek and was treated at the…
DetailsMost recently we have seen a significant number of employers introducing paid leave entitlements for employees who are victims of domestic violence, including many government departments and the National Australia Bank. Historically legislation has existed which provides a right to unpaid leave to employees who are the victims of violent crime to attend court proceedings…
DetailsRobert Brokenshire’s private member’s bill has recently been passed by the South Australian Legislative Council to double the maximum compensation for victims of crime to $100,000.00. Mr Brokenshire said that the state government has more than $100 million in the victims’ fund and this money should be returned to victims of crime in the form…
DetailsVictims of Child Sexual Abuse are more prone to commit crimes as well as being more likely to be victims of crime in the future. Research has shown that victims of Child Sexual Abuse are five times more prone to be charged with criminal offences when compared to others with no childhood sexual abuse history.…
DetailsA large and growing number of Australian children witness domestic violence each year which often has a negative impact on their development. Children who are exposed to or who witness domestic violence are considered to be secondary victims and can be emotionally traumatized as a result. Children’s exposure to domestic violence includes: Having to hear…
DetailsAccording to a paper that is written by Kelly Richards there are five common misperceptions that are prevalent among people regarding Child Sex Offenders. The first misperception is that all offenders of child sexual abuse are pedophiles. The terms pedophile and child sex offenders are commonly interchanged and one has to understand that the two…
DetailsArmed robbery is a very serious crime that tends to have negative impacts on both employees and employers of businesses. The National Armed Robbery Monitoring Program (NARMP) was established to monitor and address the increasing trend of armed robberies in Australia. A past report released by NARMP with relation to the victims of armed robbery…
DetailsOn the 31-05-13 at around 9.00 pm a male wearing a dark balaclava and a hooded jumper entered the bottle shop and threatened the shop attendant with a Samurai sword. The shop attendant handed over cash and the offender stole alcoholic drinks before fleeing from the store and was last seen running towards Railway Parade…
DetailsOn Friday May 31 2013 at around 2.45 pm two assailants armed with knives and wearing balaclavas entered the Greville Road Newsagency in Rosanna. During the robbery an employee sustained lacerations to the arm and leg and was treated at the Austin Hospital. Banyule detectives are investigating the armed robbery. Victims of physical assault call…
DetailsOn the 26-05-13 at around 11.00 pm the sixty-four-year-old female and the sixty-six-year-old male owners of Isabella’s restaurant on Bell Street in Heidelberg Heights were leaving via the rear exit when they were confronted by three assailants with a gun and wearing balaclavas. The restaurant owners handed over the night’s takings and the offenders fled.…
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