Australian violence: understanding victimisation through history

该项目旨在开展第一项全国性研究，以调查澳大利亚人际暴力历史上的纵向趋势。人际暴力是一项重大的国家挑战，预防暴力是一项政策关切。通过分析澳大利亚近代史上10,000起刑事起诉的案例数据，该项目将评估暴力事件的长期趋势及其与历史变化的关系。该项目跟踪被起诉的暴力的兴衰，将检验目前学术界对暴力历史的理解，对历史上的受害者产生新的见解，并为理解当代暴力提供关键背景。

This project aims to undertake the first national study to investigate longitudinal trends in the history of interpersonal violence in Australia. Interpersonal violence is a major national challenge and violence prevention is a policy concern. By analysing case-level data for ten thousand criminal prosecutions over modern Australian history, the project will assess long-term trends in violent events and their relation to historical change. Tracking the rise and fall of prosecuted violence, the project will test current scholarly understanding about the history of violence, yield new insights about historical victimisation, and provide a critical background for understanding contemporary violence.