Introduction This paper discusses the case for decriminalization of cannabis use, based on a careful weighting of the currently available evidence regarding advantages and risks of such a policy change. The issue of decriminalization is a response to the widespread use of cannabis in spite of its current illegal status; that is, as a consequence of the perceived ineffectiveness of the tradition...

Adam Graycar Director The prevention and control of violence is an important policy goal in Australia. Violence is an undesirable affront when seen as a solution to problems, but a particular affront when committed against vulnerable members of society such as elderly people. This paper reports research which estimates that about 4.6 per cent of older people are victims of physical, sexual or f...

Because of the growing reliance that corporations and government agencies place on their computer networks, the significance of defending these systems from attack cannot be underestimated. Computer security and forensics are crucial in protecting systems from attack or from unauthorized access that might have undesirable consequences, and can help to ensure that a network infrastructure will r...

Karl Weick’s (1976) application of loose coupling theory to the study of organizations presented an opportunity to explore how social service agencies interact in exchange relationships. However, there has been little empirical research in the social sciences that applies loose coupling to social service organizations since that time. This is especially problematic as public agencies, such as c...

This article examines the legal implications linked to recent scientific research on human consciousness. The article contends that groundbreaking revelations about consciousness expose the frailties of the criminal law's traditional dual dichotomies of conscious versus unconscious thought processes and voluntary versus involuntary acts. These binary doctrines have no valid scientific foundatio...