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This collection contains reports by Griffith authors published for government agencies, industry and other organisations.
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Legal Basis of State and Territory Tourism Planning
(2010)The tourism industry is one of the largest, and fastest growing, economic sectors in the world (Edgell, DelMastro, Smith & Swanson 2008) and arguably, planning is vital to facilitate an informed and strategic decision ...REPORT -
The Australian Voter Experience: Trust and confidence in the 2016 federal election
(2017)This report presents the data of a three-wave panel survey designed to gather the views of a representative sample of ordinary Australians just before and after the 2nd July ...REPORT -
Fecundity of Cancer pagurus in Welsh waters; a comparison with published literature
(2015)The decapod crab species Cancer pagurus is currently the most valuable crab fishery in UK waters. Fecundity is the reproductive rate of crabs measured by the number of eggs she produces; which is important for fisheries ...REPORT -
Burden and Cost of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in New Zealand: Focus on School Age Children A Report to the Ministry of Health.
(2010)Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a preventable inflammatory disease which can develop after pharyngitis caused by group A streptococcus (GAS) bacteria. The most severe sequela is rheumatic heart disease (RHD) ...REPORT -
Calling 311: Guidelines for Policymakers
(2005)Any citizen in the United States can mobilize the local police by dialing 911. Since their introduction 35 years ago, 911 emergency call systems have revolutionized emergency response, especially for police services. ...REPORT -
Managing Calls to the Police with 911/311 Systems
(2005)Many 911 systems are over- whelmed with calls, most of them not emergencies. In the mid-1990s, some jurisdictions introduced the 311 nonemergency number to relieve over- burdened 911 systems. Calls can be switched ...REPORT -
Health Workforce Australia National Simulated Learning Project Report for Physiotherapy
(2011)In 2006, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) committed to a national health workforce reform package. In 2010, Health Workforce Australia (HWA) was established to facilitate reforms across the health and education ...REPORT -
Simulated Learning Environments: Exercise Physiology Curriculum Report
(2011)Exercise Physiology is an emerging allied health profession that is undergoing continued rapid growth in the design of clinical training curricula. Preparation of this report presents an opportunity for the discipline to ...REPORT -
A Strategic Framework for Creating Liveable New Communities
(2008)This report sets out a strategic framework for creating liveable new communities in Melbourne’s growth areas and aims to ensure that planning, at the Precinct Structure Planning (PSP) stage, contributes in concrete ways ...REPORT -
Fear of Crime and the Neighbourhood Context in Canadian Cities
(2008)Numerous studies have observed that the negative consequences of crime extend beyond crime victims themselves (Gardner 2008; Sacco 1995). In particular, fear of crime has been identified as a widespread social problem that ...REPORT -
Neighbourhood characteristics and the distribution of crime in Winnipeg
(2004)This research paper explores the spatial distribution of crime and various social, economic and physical neighbourhood characteristics in the City of Winnipeg. Analysis is based on police-reported crime data from the 2001 ...REPORT -
An examination of sex differences in delinquency
(2003)Studies show that there are persistent differences in the patterns, duration and intensity of offending among young males and females. A number of researchers have suggested that sex differences in delinquent behaviour ...REPORT -
An unacceptable risk: a report on child contact arrangements where there is violence in the family
(2000)Report by welfare and legal practitioners relating to the abuse of children during contact visits with non-residential parents. Custodial parents have described a range of abuse including sexual, physical, emotional and ...REPORT -
Australian Innovations in Legal Aid Services: Balancing Cost and Client Needs
(2007)This report sets out the results of a study on Australian innovations in legal aid services. The study was conducted in 2003–2005, and was funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant. The financial support of ...REPORT -
Higher education in TAFE: An issues paper
(2009)Growth in mixed-sector institutions offering both vocational and higher education qualifications is expected to increase given recent and predicted policy changes. This issues paper focuses on the provision and management ...REPORT -
Assessing and acknowledging learning through non-accredited community adult language, literacy and numeracy programs
(2008)Beyond the obvious acquisition of the three ‘R’s’—reading, writing and arithmetic—many other benefits derive from learning. Increases in self-esteem and confidence have often been cited as consistent, if unanticipated, ...REPORT -
A preliminary assessment of the potential to adapt ecological modernisation to the Australian context
(2009)As the end of the first decade of the 21st century approaches we are increasingly becoming accustomed to bad news about the environment. This is a far cry from 1992 when the national Labor government confidently committed ...REPORT -
Analysis of the Needs of the East Coast Cluster Regional Natural Resource Management Bodies in Relation to Planning for Climate Change Adaptation
(2013)The Climate Change Adaptation for Natural Resource Management (NRM) in East Coast Australia Project aims to foster and support an effective “community of practice” for climate change adaptation within the East Coast Cluster ...REPORT -
The Efficacy of Strategies to Reduce Juvenile Offending.
(2007)The purpose of this report was to examine the national and international research literature relating to the efficacy of a range of strategies to reduce juvenile offending. These strategies were categorised according to ...REPORT