Individuals living outside of Australia would agree Australia is a safe and secure country with very little problems. In fact, the perception of Australia is somewhat divided when focusing on the crime aspect being portrayed throughout parts of the country. According to Australia Bureau of statistics (2016), ‘The number of prisoners in adult corrective services custody increased by 8% from 36,134 prisoners at 30 June, 2015 to 38,845 at 30 June, 2016’. This essay will examine the concepts of ‘A dangerous state’ and why Australia may or may not be considered this by the evidence used by statistics, reports and comparison to other states.
According to Christie ( p. 183), ‘The state is a potentially dangerous body. We ought to know what sort …show more content…
A survey conducted in 1996 reveals, ‘7% of women experienced an incident of violence.’ (Australian Bureau of statistics, 1997). As of 2012, Australian Bureau of Statistics Personal Safety Survey showed that ‘1 in 3 women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, while 1 in 5 have experienced sexual violence.’ (Anrows, 2014). The statistics reveal the extension of domestic violence that has escalated through the years. Because of this percentage, it gives an assumption that Australia is a dangerous state, based on the incarceration rates resulted from crimes involving sexual and physical assault upon women. According to Kelly (2011) ‘Research has shown that women and children escaping domestic violence are the prevailing face of homelessness in Australia’. Due to the circumstance, the state is unwillingly protecting these women and children by allowing the accused to serve their sentence by probation rather than incarceration. From this, an assumption can be made in regard to the secureness of victims in Australia and how the state might be protecting them in result of increase in …show more content…
As said by Bushnell (2016), ‘Australia’s criminal justice system is ineffective and wasteful, failing to protect the community from crime and recidivism’. He believes Australian incarceration rates are increasing at a rapid pace, in which is costing tax payers more money every single year. ‘$15.3 billion was spent by Australian governments on criminal justice across 2014-15, up from $13.9 billion five years ago’. It is obvious, that the more money being spent on prisons reflect the higher resources and amenity fees of up keep since there are more criminals being introduced or redirected back into prison. As for Australian prison conditions, it is noted between 1888 and 2002, deaths amongst the Indigenous imprisoned in New South Wales ‘Of the 485 deaths in men, 36 (7%) took place while in prison for a mortality rate of 296 deaths per 100 000 person-years’ (Kariminia et al., 2012) The deaths result from drug overdose, suicide and health conditions, in which represents the prison culture and conditions supported by the Australia Criminal Justice System. Perception of a dangerous state can effectively be supported by the evidential conditions being exposed by the rates of death amongst prison, as well as the recidivism ratio in Australia. Furthermore, it is believed that Australian Criminal Justice System is ineffective and
According to Christie ( p. 183), ‘The state is a potentially dangerous body. We ought to know what sort …show more content…
A survey conducted in 1996 reveals, ‘7% of women experienced an incident of violence.’ (Australian Bureau of statistics, 1997). As of 2012, Australian Bureau of Statistics Personal Safety Survey showed that ‘1 in 3 women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, while 1 in 5 have experienced sexual violence.’ (Anrows, 2014). The statistics reveal the extension of domestic violence that has escalated through the years. Because of this percentage, it gives an assumption that Australia is a dangerous state, based on the incarceration rates resulted from crimes involving sexual and physical assault upon women. According to Kelly (2011) ‘Research has shown that women and children escaping domestic violence are the prevailing face of homelessness in Australia’. Due to the circumstance, the state is unwillingly protecting these women and children by allowing the accused to serve their sentence by probation rather than incarceration. From this, an assumption can be made in regard to the secureness of victims in Australia and how the state might be protecting them in result of increase in …show more content…
As said by Bushnell (2016), ‘Australia’s criminal justice system is ineffective and wasteful, failing to protect the community from crime and recidivism’. He believes Australian incarceration rates are increasing at a rapid pace, in which is costing tax payers more money every single year. ‘$15.3 billion was spent by Australian governments on criminal justice across 2014-15, up from $13.9 billion five years ago’. It is obvious, that the more money being spent on prisons reflect the higher resources and amenity fees of up keep since there are more criminals being introduced or redirected back into prison. As for Australian prison conditions, it is noted between 1888 and 2002, deaths amongst the Indigenous imprisoned in New South Wales ‘Of the 485 deaths in men, 36 (7%) took place while in prison for a mortality rate of 296 deaths per 100 000 person-years’ (Kariminia et al., 2012) The deaths result from drug overdose, suicide and health conditions, in which represents the prison culture and conditions supported by the Australia Criminal Justice System. Perception of a dangerous state can effectively be supported by the evidential conditions being exposed by the rates of death amongst prison, as well as the recidivism ratio in Australia. Furthermore, it is believed that Australian Criminal Justice System is ineffective and