You are to locate an article from a recent newspaper (online or printed) that you can use as evidence to support your answer to ‘Is Australia a violent society?’ The article must be cut out and a written justification provided. Write a short discussion – 400 words on the above topic.
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Violent offenders in Australia are overwhelmingly male,
primarily between the ages of 18 and 30, and predominantly from blue
collar backgrounds.
This statement remains valid. Similar findings can be reported from most
western industrialised societies.
Juveniles and gangs. Despite perceptions to the contrary, violent
offending by juveniles (under 17) is relatively
uncommon. Gang violence is not a major problem
in most jurisdictions.
This statement also remains valid. While juvenile arrest rates for property
offences like burglary can be three or four times higher than those for
adults, the rates of arrest for juveniles under 17 for serious assault are
consistently lower than for males above that age.
Although some may suggest that gang violence is getting out of hand in
Australia, and especially in Victoria, there is no evidence to support this
perception.
Australian, in comparison to to other countries should not necessarily be classed as a ‘violent country’ because statistics have shown Australias crime and violence rate is nothing compared to our surroundings countries. For example, Americas violence and crime is a staggering 110% higher than Australias crime and domestic violence rate.
What we know..
STATISTICS!
What Do We Know About Domestic Violence?
As most incidences of domestic violence often go unreported, it is difficult to measure the true extent of the problem. According to a study conducted in 1998 by Carlos Carcach from the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), Reporting Crime to the Police, most assaults against women where the victim knows the offender go unreported. The 2005 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Personal Safety Survey, estimates that 36 per cent of women who experienced physical assault by a male perpetrator reported it to the police in 2005 compared to 19 per cent in 1996, and that 19 per cent of women who experienced sexual assault reported it to the police in 2005 compared to 15 per cent in 1996.
The best indicators available to date about the levels of violence against women in Australia are from the 1996 ABS publication Women’s Safety Survey and the more recent ABS Personal Safety Survey 2005 that surveyed both men and women. The surveys asked women about their experiences of violence and found that:
5.8 per cent of women had experienced violence in the 12 month period preceding the survey in 2005 compared with 7.1 per cent in 1996
4.7 per cent of these women had experienced physical violence (this includes physical assault and threat of physical assault) in 2005 compared with 5.9 per cent in 1996, and 1.6 per cent had experienced sexual violence (this includes sexual assault and threat of sexual assault) compared to 1.5 per cent in 1996
Of the women who experienced sexual violence during the 12 months prior to the 2005 survey 21 per cent had experienced sexual assault by a previous partner in the most recent incident, and 39 per cent by a family member or friend
The 2005 survey also showed that of those women who were physically assaulted in the 12 months prior to the survey, 38 per cent were physically assaulted by their male current or previous partner. Of the women who had experienced violence by a current partner, 10 per cent had a violence order issued against their current partner and of those women who had violence orders issued, 20 per cent reported that violence still occurred.
There have also been studies of the relationship between domestic violence and homicides. In Homicide between Intimate Partners in Australia, 1998, Carach and James from the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) found that domestic violence plays a significant role in the lead up to lethal violence, accounting for 27 per cent of all homicides in Australia between 1989 and 1996. Another study by the AIC in 2002, Homicides Resulting from Domestic Altercations, found that the majority of female homicide victims were killed during domestic altercations. In a follow up AIC study, Family Homicide in Australia, Jenny Mouzos and Catherine Rushforth analysed the victim-offender relationships for almost 4500 homicides that occurred in Australia over a 13 year period from 1989 to 2002. The study found that:
on average there were 129 family homicides each year, 77 related to domestic disputes
that killings between partners/spouses accounted for 60 per cent of all family homicides in Australia, with women accounting for 75 per cent of the victims, and men comprising the majority of the killers
that a quarter of the intimate homicides occurred after the partners had separated or divorced.
Factors contribuuting..
Australia’s high divorce rate meant 500,000 children were being shuffled between households, causing a level of psychological and social dislocation never seen before, Dr Carr-Gregg said.
url.. or artical..
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22385206-2862,00.html
In answer to the baove question to whaeather australia is a violent society or not, i belive that it is inclreasingly on teh rise to become a violent socity, i do not necessarily belive that it is very voilent at the moment, but i belive with the youth of today being let off with alot more than wha they would of about 25 years ago, the violence rate is sure to go up, and the level of freedom that these attackers and violent humans have is asstonishing, however it does not just happen, it is a ongoing thing, teachers too affraid to suspend or punish a bullying student, parent sthat wont spank or enforce the law, becuase of child protection laws, hildren taking advantage of these laws and using them to blackmail parents etc..
It is a long line of aded up situations and rules that prevent the essesntial dicipline needed throughtout development, and needed to steer the youth on the correct path.
Based on the url with the many scenarios on it regarding the youth violaence in the Australian society i belive that the level of crimes will be going up becuase of teh above mentionsed and i also belive that Couutries like america and england are huge influences on the youth of Australia, i also have no idea wheather this is reversable or not, i think that if new laws are intoduced, the youth will revolt, because of the levels of freedom the y have been exposed to nothing will stop them not even new laws which enforce good behavior, so my answer to above question to wheather Australia is a a violent society, is yes, i cannot say that we are NOT a violent society, but i can say that out violence levels are alot lower than america FOR THE TIME BEING..!
ARTICLE:
Violence against teachers. (Bullying & violence).(Brief Article)
The death of a Queensland teacher after being kicked in the chest by a student drew attention to the problems that teachers face with violent students.
In 2000 and 2001, 451 NSW teachers were assaulted by students, with 42 needing medical attention. In Western Australia in 2000 there were 8,000 student suspensions for violence against school staff. In Queensland about 55 teachers a year are attacked by students. The situation is similar in Victoria and South Australia. In 2000, 194 teachers were either assaulted or threatened in Victorian schools and 160 were attacked outside …
MY DISCUSSION:
Yes i do agree that australia is a violent society because the respect towards teachers in australian schools is an issue which is not regarded and looked upon much by the government. Teachers are suppose to sit and take abuse from students and expected to accept it. The Australian government is very weak and unconcerned implementing inproviding assistance and guidence in helping australian teachers in providing government assistance.