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Current Activities

Current Activities have been included, but, at the same time, important issues have been virtuallv ignored; thus, the author's discussion of punishment is confined to eight of th~ book's 438 pages of text. A tlyleaf commentary describes the work as a "practical review of the crime of armed robbery". However, because of its superficiality, the book is of little practical value for practitioners in the criminal justice field; its virtue is limited to its entertainment value. C D ROBINSON Victorian Railways Juvenile Offender Lecture Progratnme In an effort to combat the increasing number of offences committed by juveniles on railway property, the Investigation Branch of the Victorian Railways has initiated a campaign to educate first offenders on the danger involved in their activities. Offenders aged between eight and thirteen years are being invited, along with their parents, to attend a one hour lecture given by a psychologist, a magistrate, and railways investigation officers. It is hoped that these sessions will convince the young offenders of the folly of their actions, and also remind their parents of their responsibility to monitor the activities of their children. The project was conceived by Chief Inspector W Ainley of the Railways Jnvestigation Branch, and has been developed with the support of the Chairman of the Victorian Railways. The first meeting was held on 5 April with Mr A Blashki, magistrate of the Children's Court, and the writer among the speakers. The measure is initially aimed at offenders who commit offences which could result in injury to themselves or other persons, and, with the large number of these offences being detected, it is planned to conduct sessions on a weekly basis for the remainder of the year. It is planned to extend the prograrnme at a later date to include first offenders who commit acts of vandalism on railway property. C D ROBINSON http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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have been included, but, at the same time, important issues have been virtuallv ignored; thus, the author's discussion of punishment is confined to eight of th~ book's 438 pages of text. A tlyleaf commentary describes the work as a "practical review of the crime of armed robbery". However, because of its superficiality, the book is of little practical value for practitioners in the criminal justice field; its virtue is limited to its entertainment value. C D ROBINSON Victorian Railways Juvenile Offender Lecture Progratnme In an effort to combat the increasing number of offences committed by juveniles on railway property, the Investigation Branch of the Victorian Railways has initiated a campaign to educate first offenders on the danger involved in their activities. Offenders aged between eight and thirteen years are being invited, along with their parents, to attend a one hour lecture given by a psychologist, a magistrate, and railways investigation officers. It is hoped that these sessions will convince the young offenders of the folly of their actions, and also remind their parents of their responsibility to monitor the activities of their children. The project was conceived by Chief Inspector W Ainley of the Railways Jnvestigation Branch, and has been developed with the support of the Chairman of the Victorian Railways. The first meeting was held on 5 April with Mr A Blashki, magistrate of the Children's Court, and the writer among the speakers. The measure is initially aimed at offenders who commit offences which could result in injury to themselves or other persons, and, with the large number of these offences being detected, it is planned to conduct sessions on a weekly basis for the remainder of the year. It is planned to extend the prograrnme at a later date to include first offenders who commit acts of vandalism on railway property. C D ROBINSON

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1976

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