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Contents

• Introduction
• What is racist violence?
• National inquiry into racist violence
• Information collection
• Size of the problem
• Who are the victims?
• Impact on victims
• What can be done?
• An Aboriginal perspective

Researchers and professionals have argued for decades about whether or not the portrayal of violence in the various media causes violence in society. Laboratory experiments, field research and correlational studies have all been used as investigative tools. Some studies have suggested that there is a direct causal relationship between violence in entertainment and violent behaviour, and others have concluded that there is no association whatsoever. Most studies have shown that there is some sort of relationship or association.

The overall objectives of the telecommunications and crime project at the Australian Institute of Criminology are to identify:

This paper is taken from the report of research undertaken with the assistance of a grant from the Criminology Research Council.

As a public funding body, the Australian Institute of Criminology is required to maintain a high standard of professionalism and ethical conduct in its operations of the CRG program. In particular, the selection and assessment processes must be, and seen to be, operating fairly, effectively and impartially - it is essential that public confidence in the integrity of the peer review process is maintained.