NIEIR Research - More police needed in tough economic times
A new study has revealed that as the economy spirals into recession, there has never been more incentive to put more police on the street.
Click on the link below to read the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) study on the effect of the global financial crisis on crime rates. NIEIR has predicted that in a recession, certain types of crime in Victoria will rise between 40-60 per cent.
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