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SYDNEY - Despite falling crime rates, imprisonment in Australia is at record levels, according to a new government report. Australia’s imprisonmen
It is a lesson Prof Don Weatherburn, one of Australia’s leading experts in crime statistics, is hoping Australian governments will learn.
“The secret to crime control is regulation not punishment,” Weatherburn says. “It’s much easier to control crime by blocking the opportunities for it than it is by scaring the wits out of people who try to offend, or trying to scare the wits out of them.”
Crime rates in Australia have dropped steadily since the 1990s. In 2000, Australia had the highest rate of burglary, assault, sexual assault and robbery in a survey of 25 countries. By 2018, the crime rate had fallen by 60%, with some exceptions. Reports of sexual assault, child sexual assault, child exploitation, internet fraud and identity theft have increased.
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There is a significant difference between proving someone is
innocent and being found not guilty because the prosecution have
not been able to prove its case Beyond Reasonable Doubt .
The differences may be understood by considering the meaning of the
concept Beyond Reasonable Doubt .
Someone who is charged with a criminal offence is presumed to be
an innocent person, until they are found to be guilty to the
standard of Beyond Reasonable Doubt.
An accused person does not have to prove that he, or she is