A review of the literature on agricultural crime
- August 2001
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Abstract
The purpose of this review, which was supported by a grant from the Criminology Research Council, was to conduct a comprehensive search of the Australian and international literature on agricultural crime, including various sources of unpublished material. The review also includes a summary of the main findings of the study of farm crime among farmers across rural New South Wales recently conducted by the author. In addition to the literature review, the report provides an overview of the types of crime that can impact on farm businesses and farm families, with a particular focus on the theft of livestock; summarises the differences in legislation between the states regarding the identification and movement of livestock which impacts on the policing of stolen stock across the country; and summarises the differences between the various states in the criminal law regarding livestock theft and in the recording of criminal incidents, which have an impact on the data relating to rural crime.