Australians in the bush want tougher penalties on crime. Here’s why – and what’s needed now
- Written by Caitlin Davey, Lecturer of Criminology, Griffith University
New research has found that while Australians generally support strong punishments, people living in the bush are significantly more likely than city dwellers to want to punish more harshly those who break the law.
It means Australians living in rural and regional areas are more likely to support tougher penalties for crime than those in the...
