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Books
2021, The Vanishing Criminal Causes of Decline in Australia's Crime Rate
,2004, Evaluating Police Operations (1): A Process and Outcome Evaluation of Operation Vendas, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Austrlaia
,2004, Law and Order in Australia Rhetoric and Reality, Federation Press, Sydney
,Book Chapters
2013, 'What mediates the macro-level effects of economic and social stress on crime?', in Pathways and Crime Prevention: Theory, Policy and Practice, pp. 128 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781843926481
,2012, 'Is there a cultural explanation for Indigenous violence? A second look at the NATSISS', in Hunter B; Biddle N (ed.), , AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, pp. 223 - 239, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000339235800011&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2011, 'Crime-prone communities', in Stewart A; Allard T; Dennison S (ed.), Evidence-based Policy and Practice in Youth Justice, Federation Press, Sydney, pp. 63 - 81, http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862878457#bookcontents
,Journal articles
2024, 'Diversion into mental health treatment: a survey of magistrates and treatment plans', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2313985
,2024, 'Does gambling expenditure have any effect on crime?', Addiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16648
,2024, 'The influence of neighbourhood disadvantage on charge dismissal: the case of drunk driving', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 36, pp. 265 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2023.2293329
,2024, 'Towards an understanding of Indigenous arrest', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, pp. 1 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.52922/ti77444
,2024, 'Who gets diverted into treatment? a study of defendants with psychosis', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 31, pp. 132 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2175070
,2023, 'The influence of Indigenous status on the issue of police cautions', Journal of Criminology, 56, pp. 253 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076221146326
,2023, 'What matters to magistrates when considering diversion into mental health treatment?', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2243321
,2023, 'The savings associated with decriminalisation of drug use in New South Wales, Australia: A comparison of four drug policies', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.208983
,2022, 'Interjurisdictional differences in Australian imprisonment rates: Sentencing or arrest rates?', Journal of Criminology, 55, pp. 621 - 635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076221128997
,2022, 'Is arrest for prohibited drug use a prelude to more serious offending?', Journal of Criminology, 55, pp. 322 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076221105898
,2022, 'Fines for illicit drug use do not prevent future crime: evidence from randomly assigned judges', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 200, pp. 555 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.06.015
,2022, 'Changes in and correlates of Australian public attitudes toward illicit drug use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 1029 - 1040, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13426
,2022, 'Longer-term impacts of trading restrictions on alcohol-related violence: insights from New South Wales, Australia', Addiction, 117, pp. 1304 - 1311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15774
,2022, 'CAN ELECTRONIC MONITORING REDUCE REOFFENDING?', Review of Economics and Statistics, 104, pp. 232 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00954
,2022, 'Who would try (or use more) cannabis if it were legal?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 386 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13360
,2021, 'Does Prison Deter Drunk-Drivers?', Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 37, pp. 979 - 1001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10940-020-09476-4
,2021, 'The impact of the COVID-19, social distancing, and movement restrictions on crime in NSW, Australia', Crime Science, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40163-021-00160-x
,2021, 'Sertraline hydrochloride for reducing impulsive behaviour in male, repeat-violent offenders (ReINVEST): Protocol for a phase IV, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e044656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044656
,2021, 'The Australian ready-to-drink beverages tax missed its target age group', International Journal of Drug Policy, 95, pp. 103399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103399
,2021, 'The effect of police searches and move-on directions on property and violent crime in New South Wales', Journal of Criminology, 54, pp. 383 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048658211003637
,2021, 'Does correctional supervision of amphetamine users reduce the risk of re-offending?', Addiction, 116, pp. 1472 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15298
,2021, 'Does mental health treatment reduce recidivism among offenders with a psychotic illness?', Journal of Criminology, 54, pp. 239 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865821996426
,2021, 'A trial of Criminal Infringement Notices as an alternative to criminal penalties for illicit drug offences in New South Wales, Australia: Estimated savings', Drug and Alcohol Review, 40, pp. 93 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13142
,2020, 'Is tougher sentencing and bail policy the cause of rising imprisonment rates? A NSW case study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 53, pp. 563 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865820944975
,2020, 'Crime, deterrence and punishment revisited', Empirical Economics, 59, pp. 2303 - 2333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00181-019-01758-6
,2020, 'The contribution of methamphetamine use to crime: Evidence from Australian longitudinal data', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 216, pp. 108262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108262
,2020, 'Building community confidence in community corrections', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 32, pp. 292 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2020.1801150
,2019, 'Are police cautions a soft option? Reoffending among juveniles cautioned or referred to court', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 52, pp. 334 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865818794235
,2019, 'The effect of entry and retention in opioid agonist treatment on contact with the criminal justice system among opioid-dependent people: a retrospective cohort study', The Lancet Public Health, 4, pp. e334 - e342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30060-X
,2018, 'Australian imprisonment 2002–2016: Crime, policing and penal policy', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 51, pp. 537 - 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865818757585
,2018, 'Effect of Indigenous status on sentence outcomes for serious assault offences', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 51, pp. 434 - 453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865817748179
,2017, 'The deterrent effects of Australian street-level drug law enforcement on illicit drug offending at outdoor music festivals', International Journal of Drug Policy, 41, pp. 91 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.12.018
,2017, 'The effect of liquor licensing restrictions on assault: a quasi-experimental study in Sydney, Australia', Addiction, 112, pp. 261 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13621
,2016, 'Does parole supervision reduce the risk of re-offending?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 49, pp. 497 - 511, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865815585393
,2016, 'The great (Australian) property crime decline:', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 51, pp. 257 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2016.tb01231.x
,2016, 'Does the threat of longer prison terms reduce the incidence of assault?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 49, pp. 389 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865815575397
,2016, 'A response to Dr Humphreys', Addiction, 111, pp. 746 - 747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13250
,2016, 'Do drug seizures predict drug-related emergency department presentations or arrests for drug use and possession?', International Journal of Drug Policy, 27, pp. 74 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.09.012
,2015, 'A cost-effectiveness analysis of opioid substitution therapy upon prison release in reducing mortality among people with a history of opioid dependence', Addiction, 110, pp. 1975 - 1984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13073
,2015, 'Juvenile Reoffending: A ten-year retrospective cohort analysis', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 50, pp. 349 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2015.tb00355.x
,2015, 'A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF OPIOID SUBSTITUTION THERAPY UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 34, pp. 29 - 29, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000367694000080&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2015, 'Postulation is no substitute for evidence: A rejoinder to Shepherd & Page', Addiction, 110, pp. 1584 - 1585, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13049
,2015, 'The effects of liquor licensing restriction on alcohol-related violence in NSW, 2008-13', Addiction, 110, pp. 1574 - 1582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12951
,2015, 'A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Opioid Substitution Therapy upon Release in Reducing Mortality among Prisoners with a History of Opioid Dependence', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 24, pp. 481 - 482, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369980201134&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
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