ABS - Data gaps on social and crime issues
Question
It has been brought to my attention that there are some statistical areas that are not currently available through the ABS. Data on these issues would be particularly useful in social and economic planning. 1. What is the state of recorded honour killings of women and girls in Australia? We know it happens, but it would be useful to know the extent, circumstances and cultural and religious backgrounds of the victims and perpetrators. 2. Where is it happening in Australia? 3. What is the state of child slavery in Australia? The context that I am considering relates to forced marriages and child brides, sometimes where the proposed marriage may take place outside Australia and the protections of Australian law. This data would be useful on many levels, particularly in the context of child sexual abuse. 4. Why are national figures not available on the number of elective abortions performed in Australia per year, medical and surgical? Data on this issue seems to be haphazard at best. 5. From time to time we hear of anomalies in the number of Aboriginal people incarcerated in the context of suggested disproportionate representation based on percentile of the Australian population. Has there been any attempt to further breakdown the types of offences involved in those incarcerations? 6. The media have raised issues of purported hot spots of particular types of crime throughout Australia including property and violent crime. Has there been data created that considers the nature of offenders convicted of crimes by way of demographics? Carjacking, home invasions, break and enters, assaults, rape and murder. Who are those doing these crimes and what backgrounds do they have in common? 7. Who determines what data shall be mined by ABS? From a social policy perspective? missing information is a great way to avoid uncomfortable questions.
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