Between 11th and the 15th July there have been seven robberies at supermarkets in Bundoora, Preston, Preston South, Northland and Reservoir. On each occasion the assailant approaches the Cash Register Attendant and asks for change and when the till is opened the assailant pushes the shop assistant aside and takes money from the till before…
DetailsA new study by the University of Illinois involving 1,200 students found that boys exposed to family violence become increasingly aggressive toward their peers at school and that this aggression is associated with greater levels of alcohol and drug use over time. The study also found that while family violence more directly influences girls’ alcohol and…
DetailsOn the 09-07-13 just after 4.00 pm a thirty-three-year-old female got off a bus on the corner of Mt Dandenong Road and Norton Road when she was approached by an unknown male in a red sedan. The assailant then threatened the female victim that he had a gun and a knife and she was forced…
DetailsOn Monday the 15th July 2013 at around 10.00 pm an assailant holding two knives entered Pizza Hut on Bedford Road in Ringwood and stole cash from behind the counter before fleeing in a white Holden motor vehicle. Maroondah CIU police are asking for anyone with information to contact them. For victims of crime support and…
DetailsOn the 14-07-13 at around 9.10 pm an assailant entered the 7-Eleven convenience store on Plymouth Road in Croydon and threatened the Shop Assistant with a knife before stealing cash from the till and fleeing. Maroondah CIU police are investigating the incident. If you have been a victim of an armed robbery or similar crime call…
DetailsDiscuss the impact of environmental factors, in particular crime and trauma, on the psychological development of an individual. Discuss the impact of “nature versus nurture” in the context of crime, both the perspective of the victim and the criminal. By Murphy Bong Year 11: Melbourne High School. When presented with the word “crime”, many individuals…
DetailsDiscuss the impact of environmental factors, in particular crime and trauma, on the psychological development of an individual. Discuss the impact of ‘nature versus nurture’ in the context of crime, both the perspective of the victim and the criminal. By Micah Maglaya, Year 11 Wantirna College The mind is a powerful instrument that governs the…
DetailsFrom September 2011 to 2012 there were more than 30,000 domestic assaults recorded in New South Wales with police figures indicating that 40% of all calls receive relate to domestic violence. In response the New South Wales government is setting up a telephone hotline for men to gather information about why they commit domestic violence.…
DetailsOn Sunday the 14-07-13 at around 7.00 pm an 18-year-old male was threatened with a knife outside a supermarket on Murray Road in Preston. Shortly afterwards a twenty-two-year-old man and a fifteen-year-old boy were held up at a nearby bus stop. Police have since arrested a seventeen-year-old male. If you have been a victim of…
DetailsDiscuss the impacts of environmental factors in particular crime and trauma on the psychological development of an individual. Discuss the impact of nature vs nurture in the context of crime but the perspective of the victim and the criminal. By Calvin Chong Year 11 VCE Student [1]Crime and all the norms we choose to associate…
DetailsDiscuss the impact of environmental factors, in particular crime and trauma, on the psychological development of an individual. Discuss the impact of ‘nature versus nurture’ in the context of crime, both the perspective of the victim and the criminal. By Sofia Skobeleva VCE Student Princes Hill Secondary College Not all of us are born equal.Not all of…
DetailsOn the 14-07-13 the Federal Government announced providing $45 million to various community-based service providers around Australia to be used to support survivors of child sexual abuse taking part in the current Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Jenny Macklin, Community Services Minister, said it was hoped the new funding would make…
DetailsDuring 2011 -2012 there were over 4000 reported incidents of family violence perpetrated by a child under the age of eighteen-years against another family member, with mothers are most at risk with about 80% cent of offenders being male. Stephen Fontana, Police Assistant Commissioner, expects this number to surge by a further thousand this year…
DetailsWangaratta SOCIT detectives are currently investigating a number of sexting incidents in the Wangaratta region. Police indicated that there are serious consequences for those involved in sending explicit images, particularly photographs that constitute child pornography, with offences of child pornography including periods of imprisonment. Other options available to police include counselling, cautions and diversions. Police…
DetailsWestern Australia Police have launched an Australian first website allowing victims of stealing and criminal damage to check the status of their police investigation as well as to provide further information to police online. The website will provide information to victims online as well as freeing up valuable police time. In Western Australia last year…
DetailsMore child sexual abuse crimes within the Melbourne Jewish community have been reported allegedly perpetrated by a senior Jewish Community member according to Tzedek , a Jewish Victim Advocacy Group. A spokesperson from the Jewish community described the crimes as shocking due to the seniority of the perpetrator, the location of the sexual abuse, the…
DetailsOn Friday the 12th July 2013 at around 5.00 pm an armed robbery took place at a jewellery store on High Street in Hastings on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. During the robbery a male and a female were shot. The male victim was treated by ambulance paramedics but passing away a short time later. Melbourne homicide…
DetailsOn Sunday the 07-07-13 a male with a weapon robbed a bottle shop in Wodonga. Police have since arrested a twenty-seven-year-old man and charged him with armed robbery, assault and other offences. The same male was also charged with a burglary on the 19-06-13 in Myrtleford. The assailant was remanded to appear at Wodonga Magistrates’…
DetailsOn the 08-07-13 at around 5.15 pm a masked male assailant aged in his thirties entered Sally’s Pizza Shop on Olympic Parade in Kangaroo Flat demanding money and threatening staff with a knife. The incident was captured on CCTV and police are appealing for witnesses. Victims of armed robbery or other violent crime call 1800…
DetailsOn Saturday the 7th July 2013 a fight broke out between patrons at a Lakes Entrance bar resulting in several people being injured including a bar staff member. Police have asked anyone with information about the incident to contact them. If you have been a victim of crime at work call 1800 000 055 or…
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