Abstract
There has been growing public appreciation that a robbery, especially an armed robbery, can be damaging to the victim, and increasing appreciation by big business that vulnerable premises and staff need more secure protection. The papers within this seminar discuss gun control, media's involvement, justice system, physical aspects of robbery, and victim services.
Proceedings of a seminar held 22-24 March 1988
Contents
- Overview
Dennis Challinger - Opening address
Duncan Chappell - Armed robbery overseas: highlights of a Canadian study
Thomas Gabor - Bank robbery in Australia
John Marsden - 100 convicted armed robbers in Melbourne: myths and reality
Andros Kapardis - Armed robbers - a detective's view
Brendon Cole - Keeping one step ahead
Barry Weston - Preventing robbery
Thomas Gabor - Did you read about...? The public and robbery
Geoff Griffiths - Fewer guns, fewer robberies?
Len Hingley - Robbers at court
Ivan Potas - The sentencing process - some notes on victim involvement
Ray Whitrod - Providing assistance to victims of bank hold-ups
Marsha Leeman-Conley and Julie Crabtree - Robbery, responses and the future
Bill MacRae - List of participants