Crime on the Gold Coast - Research Assignment

Internal Code: MAS5909

Research Assignment:

The Gold Coast is often characterised by the news media as the crime capital of Queensland. Public debate on how to respond to the apparent crime problem and correspondingly high levels of fear is often based on anecdotal evidence. There is a corresponding need, therefore, for empirical evidence to refute or reinforce Council’s strategies designed to address the fear of crime among our community residents.

Questions:

1. Are demographic characteristics of community residents related to fear of crime?

2. Is the source of news and information about crime on the Gold Coast related community resident’s fear of crime?

3. Are community characteristics related to resident’s fear of crime?