Includes index. Bibliography: p. 42. Chapter 1. Issues in Crime: Recorded crime in Australia; Country crime a growing concern; Burglars not the only offenders high on crime; They're driving us mad with fear; Crime and safety; Fear of crime; Electronic crime; Police must get ahead of e-crime; Law not keeping up with cyber crime; Lawyers' DNA alert: the truth will set some free; Tracing the uncovered tracks; Genetic databases not always benign; DNA samples go up in smoke; Trial by acid test; Message in a helix. -- Chapter 2. Sentencing and Detention Issues: The criminal justice system; Corrective services; Corrective services in Australia; Drug offences; Order in the drug court; Only two addicts of 50 pass drug court treatment; Man granted bail to allow tribal justice; Taking punishment into their own hands; Customary law could stop the deaths in custody, say black leaders; Aboriginal jail risk declines; Johnno's death shames us all; This is the lucky territory; 10 arguments against mandatory sentencing; UN voices concern at mandatory laws; Mandatory deal 'won't silence UN'; Honourably off the hook via mediated contrition.0 2? This book examines a number of features of criminal justice in Australia including: the extent of specific crimes in Australia; community perceptions of safety and fear of crime; the growth in electronic crime; DNA testing and the use of genetic databases to solve crimes; the structure and size of the criminal justice system and corrective services in Australia - of particular focus are the many issues involving mandatory sentencing and detention of Aborigines in WA and the NT. Secondary and tertiary students and teachers.