There has been a dearth of longitudinal attention to the prosecution of ‘road traffic deaths’ in Australia and worldwide, surprising given more than 50 mill

The World Health Organisation estimates that 'road traffic deaths' currently run in the order of 1.35 million per year. The first study of its kind undertaken a

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think this is the most violent age ever seen. Yet as bestselling autho

Homicide examines the incidence and prevalence of homicide in major western nations, covering the biological, psychological and social roots of homicide from ge

"Off with her head!" decreed the Queen of Hearts, one of a multitude of murderous villains populating the pages of children's literature explored in this volume