Rates of almost all crime in Australia have declined dramatically in recent decades, as they have in much of the rest of the world, with sexual assault a notable exception to this decline.  But as crime has declined, the number of people in prison has increased alarmingly. Meanwhile in the world of popular culture, crime is everywhere.  We are obsessed with crime stories making them major box office in every medium from the page to podcast to the big screen. What is going on?

For more information, visit unsw.to/CrimeParadox.

This talk was a part of the 2022 Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

Rates of almost all crime in Australia have declined dramatically in recent decades, as they have in much of the rest of the world, with sexual assault a notable exception to this decline.  But as crime has declined, the number of people in prison has increased alarmingly. Meanwhile in the world of popular culture, crime is everywhere.  We are obsessed with crime stories making them major box office in every medium from the page to podcast to the big screen. What is going on?
For more information, visit unsw.to/CrimeParadox.
This talk was a part of the <a href="https://festivalofdangerousideas.com/program/">2022 Festival of Dangerous Ideas</a>.

An initiative of UNSW Sydney, the Centre for Ideas is a thought-provoking program of events and digital content from the globe's leading thinkers, authors and artists.

An initiative of UNSW Sydney, the Centre for Ideas is a thought-provoking program of events and digital content from the globe's leading thinkers, authors and artists.

An initiative of UNSW Sydney, the Centre for Idea…