The murder of overseas visitors in Australia. Home » Publications » Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice » 3. The murder of overseas visitors in Australia. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no.
John Venditto and Jenny Mouzos. ISBN 1 9. 21. 18. ISSN 0. 81. 7- 8. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, May 2. Foreword | During 2. Australia, a five percent increase over the previous year (Tourism Australia 2. Despite media headlines labelling Australia as an unsafe place to visit, this paper provides factual information indicating that the risk of homicide victimisation faced by tourists who visit Australia is extremely low.
Between 1. 99. 4 and 2. Australia. In the most recent year for which data are available there were only two tourists murdered.
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Those most likely to be victims of homicide are young males, which reflects the general profile of homicides in Australia more broadly. This paper focuses on the most serious of violent crimes - homicide - and although it demonstrates that the risk of victimisation is extremely low for visitors to Australia, further work on other violent crimes such as assault and robbery would be informative. Toni Makkai Director. Purpose of the study. During the past few years, the reporting of the murder of three overseas visitors in South Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory has generated immense public interest in Australia and considerable interest in their home nations of Japan and the United Kingdom. The main focus of the media has been on issues of the personal safety or security of intending visitors, and whether Australia is a safe place to visit.
Despite the heightened awareness of the issue, there is little reliable data available to quantify the actual risk of lethal violence faced by overseas tourists in Australia. There are two main aims of the current research: determine the relative risk of homicide faced by overseas visitors in Australiaexamine the nature of homicide of overseas tourists in Australia. Media impact on perception of safety.
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Adverse media coverage and the public's perception of personal safety will have a significant and lasting effect on the decision to travel to a particular destination (Dimanche & Lepetic 1. The murder of overseas visitors in Australia has generally received widespread media coverage in both Australia and the home country of the victim.
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In some cases, the media reporting has been less than balanced and tended to stimulate fear and concern that Australia is not a safe place to visit. Murder is a crime that invokes widespread curiosity. A particular aspect of a murder is often sought by the media in order to increase public interest. What differentiates one murder from another in terms of media interest is often the extent to which the public is likely to be shocked, amazed or even fearful of the event and its implications. It is not surprising that the murder of an overseas visitor in a foreign country satisfies all the requisite criteria. Perpetuating the myth.
Britain provides a steady stream of overseas visitors to Australia. Many Britons who visit Australia as tourists travel the country as backpackers. The British press continues to portray Australia as a country of some considerable risk to its citizens. Spectacular headlines such as Britons who see Australia and die, do little to encourage tourism.
This article quoted official Australian figures and explained that nearly 4. Australia. While most of the deaths are attributed to accidents and health- related issues, the article stated that during the review period, 2. Guardian 2. 00. 3). The report mentioned the murder of Peter Falconio and the Childers backpackers fire that claimed 1. In 2. 00. 4, the British press reporting the trial of murdered British backpacker Caroline Stuttle drew links to another unrelated incident which took the lives of seven British tourists two years earlier. Although the cases were unrelated, were two years apart, and some one million tourists had visited Australia unharmed in the meantime, the British media nonetheless chose to draw a tenuous geographical link to the two incidents (Fickling 2. Bundaburg is 3. 0 miles east of Childers, where an itinerant fruit picker, Robert Long, killed 1.
Britons.. in 2. 00. The article tried to endorse and give prominence to the link by introducing Australia as a country in the grip of a continuing series of 'overseas visitor murders' by saying 'Ms Stuttle's death came at a bad time for Australia's tourist industry'. With some 1. 4,0. Australia each day (ABS 2. Australia's reputation as a safe place to visit.
Definitions. There are at least 1. Australia. For the purposes of this study an overseas visitor was defined as any person who, at the time of their murder, was the holder of a valid: working holiday visashort stay visitor visalong stay visitor visasponsored business/family visitor visastudent visa (for more information see Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 2. Special Category Visas (SCV) for New Zealand passport holders were not included.
In September 1. 99. Migration Act 1. 95. New Zealand citizens coming to Australia need only a valid New Zealand passport, not a visa outlining their reason for travelling. As the precise nature of their travel could not be distinguished between genuine tourist or employment etc, visitors from New Zealand have not been included in the figures. The nature and extent of international tourism in Australia. The level of growth in international tourism in Australia in the past decade ranks among the highest in the world. The number of international inbound visitors to Australia increased 8.
ABS 2. 00. 4). The number of inbound visitors to Australia fluctuates on a yearly basis, with high numbers associated with international tourist events, such as the Sydney Olympics. Official estimates indicate that annual international visitor arrivals to Australia will reach 7. Thompson 1. 99. 8). Visitors from New Zealand and the United Kingdom make up about one- third of international arrivals. Visitors from Asian countries account for just over 4. The main overseas visitor destinations are New South Wales and Queensland. In 2. 00. 3 New South Wales and Queensland accounted for 5.
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ABS 2. 00. 5). Given the significant contribution tourism makes to Australia's economy, it is important that information disseminated to potential tourists to Australia in relation to their safety accurately portrays the level of risk. Previous research.
Previous research has been predominantly concerned with the general health and safety of tourists and associated crime rates in areas frequented by tourists. There has been a twofold focus of such research: tourists as victims of crimethe cause of death of overseas visitors. There is a lack of Australian research examining homicide- related deaths among tourists. A similar observation has been made of criminological research on the relationship between tourism and crime in general (Pelfrey 1. One of the first studies in this area examined the deaths of 1,5. Australia between 1. Wilks, Pendergast & Wood 2.
One in five of the deaths were accidents, with motor vehicle and water related deaths accounting for the majority of deaths in this category. There were a total of 1. Twelve of those were from a single incident, which occurred in Queensland on 2. June 2. 00. 0, dubbed the Childers Backpacker Fire.
Overall, homicide accounted for only one percent of deaths of overseas visitors during the four- year period. In 1. 99. 7 the Australian Bureau of Tourism Research conducted a survey of international visitors on behalf of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (Allen 1. Nearly 9. 8 percent of those surveyed said they had not experienced any form of harassment or crime. Very few overseas visitors surveyed (. While there is limited research in Australia, overseas research has found tourists to be disproportionately victims of crime (Chesney- Lind & Lind 1. Some of these studies examined the effect of serious violent crime on tourism, although the results appear contradictory.
For example, a study in the city of Las Vegas between 1. Las Vegas (Pelfrey 1. In contrast, another study found that, as Atlanta became one of the main tourist locations in the United States in the 1. In fact, Atlanta was declared 'Murder City' by the media in 1. Tidal wave of murder. Although the study did not identify whether the murders were related to overseas or local visitors or whether they involved local residents, the Atlanta Police formed special squads to combat general crime against tourists (Newman 2. In a review of 3.
Pizam 1. 99. 9). The hypothesis that crime and tourism are inexorably linked does not appear to apply to the offence of murder. A 2. 3- year study in Hawaii found the number of tourists present in the community was significantly related to the rates of most major crimes with the exception of murder (Chesney- Lind, Lind & Schaafsma 1. Latin America, a burgeoning tourist destination with an unparalleled reputation for violence, provides an interesting case study. In Mexico City, an average of 2. The most common offences relate to assaults and thefts. In Sao Paolo, police respond to up to 1. Strizzi & Meis 2.
In other locations, violence has had a detrimental effect on tourism. The murder of ten foreign tourists in Florida in a thirteen- month period during the early 1. It was reported that reservations from German and British tourists alone declined 5. The leading cause for the decline was cited as 'concern for safety' (Pelfrey 1.
In countries such as Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Sri Lanka and India, political motives are often behind the murder of overseas visitors. By damaging the country's tourism industry, its main source of foreign exchange currency, those perpetrating the violence manage to impair the national economy and political establishment (Pizam 1.
An examination of serial murder in Australia. Home » Publications » Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice » 3. An examination of serial murder in Australia. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. Jenny Mouzos and David West.
ISBN 9. 78 1 9. 21. ISSN 0. 81. 7- 8. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, September 2. Foreword | Building on earlier research undertaken at the Australian Institute of Criminology (Pinto & Wilson 1. Australia using data collected as part of the Institute's National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP). Results show that between July 1. June 2. 00. 6, there were 1.
NHMP, committed by 1. This represents one percent of the total number of homicides in Australia over a 1. The paper reports on the characteristics of offenders and victims, including the offenders' modus operandi. The analysis found that the profile of serial murder in Australia is similar to that found in international research. In at least two of the groups of serial murders the victims had been reported as missing to police. It is important to note that the paper reports on known homicides.
The paper suggests that further research on the profile of long term missing persons and serial murder victims should be undertaken as well as exploring offenders who commit multiple murders on separate occasions, to identify what prevented them (apart from law enforcement intervention) from committing additional murders. Toni Makkai Director.
Despite public fascination with, and interest in, the serial murder phenomenon, little research on this topic has been undertaken in Australia. High profile cases such as the backpacker murders in New South Wales and Snowtown murders in South Australia serve to heighten the public's awareness, and perhaps overstate the threat, of serial murder in Australia.
This contributes to a lack of understanding of serial murder, especially regarding the offender profile and the likelihood of victimisation. Building on earlier research by Pinto and Wilson (1. Australia since the inception of the NHMP in July 1.
Definition of serial murder. There is a lack of consensus among academics and practitioners in the definition of serial murder. Disagreement centres on the number of victims, the presence/absence of a sexual element, and the common characteristics of victims (Egger 1.
Holmes & De. Burger 1. Dietz, Hazelwood & Warren 1. Myers et al. 1. 99. Cantor et al. 2. 00. Fox & Levin 2. In order to include all types of serial killers, a broad definition of serial murder is used in the current research. In accordance with the crime classification manual developed by the FBI, serial murders are those that involve three or more separate events (Douglas et al.
Frequently, serial murders involve a similarity of subject or purpose (for example, the choice of victims, methods of killings, or the killer's motivation; Aki 2. Review of the literature. Characteristics of serial killers Serial murder has been described as deliberate, premeditated, and sexually predatory in nature, with a lack of interpersonal conflict and provocation (Kraemer, Lord & Heilbrun 2. The characteristics of serial killers - their behaviour, actions and motivation - are diverse, intricate and include cross- cultural variations (Folino 2. When a motive is ascribed to the killing in serial murder it is usually characterised as either sexual or psychological gratification (Egger 1.
Sex is used by the serial killer to achieve power and control over their victim, as opposed to sex being an end in itself (Egger 1. In a study of 4. 94 known serial killers across the United States, almost two- thirds were motivated by the thrill of power or sexual sadism (Fox & Levin 2. International research has found a number of common characteristics among serial killers and their murders: serial murder is predominantly committed by white/Caucasian males of moderate to high intelligence (Aki 2. Kraemer, Lord & Heilbrun 2. Fox & Levin 2. Rule 1. 98. 6 cited in Holmes & De.
Burger 1. 99. 8) serial killers are usually aged in their mid- twenties with a mean age of 3. Aki 2. 00. 3: 1. 7; Kraemer, Lord & Heilbrun 2. Godwin 1. 99. 9) serial killings are usually intra- racial (Hazelwood & Douglas 1. Hickey 2. 00. 6) serial killers are more likely to act alone (Kraemer, Lord & Heilbrun 2.
Kraemer, Lord & Heilbrun 2. Kraemer, Lord & Heilbrun 2. Hickey & Holmes 1. Hickey & Holmes. Riedel 1. 99. 8) female serial killers who act alone are more likely to use poison as a method of killing (Kelleher & Kelleher 1. Ressler, Burgess & Douglas 1. Kraemer, Lord & Heilbrun 2.
Studies of the backgrounds of serial killers have found possible links between serial murder and childhood animal cruelty (Wright & Hensley 2. Jenkins 1. 98. 8); persistent bedwetting; arson (Douglas & Olshaker 1. Francis & Soothill 2. Riedel 1. 99. 8; Wright & Hensley 2. Power 1. 99. 6; Jenkins 1. However, it has been argued there is an 'overemphasis on environmental or biological determinism' as a means of diffusing the responsibility of serial killers for their crimes (Fox & Levin 2.
Characteristics of victims. While the victims of serial killers are diverse, a serial killer usually selects a 'type of victim' (Ressler, Burgess & Douglas 1. Victims of serial killers have been noted to share common characteristics such as age, appearance, occupation, hairstyle, lifestyle and race. Overseas research indicates victims are usually young, vulnerable Caucasian women (Kraemer, Lord & Heilbrun 2.
Serial killers also tend to target other vulnerable victims such as children, the elderly, the homeless, prostitutes or mentally retarded persons (Kraemer, Lord & Heilbrun 2. Victim selection tends to be based on easiest access for the serial killers (Aki 2. Male serial killers generally tend to target prostitutes, women, or young boys or girls as victims, usually strangers. Female serial killers generally target victims whom they know and with whom they have shared some kind of relationship, with more than 7. Fox & Levin 2. Female serial killers commonly commit filicide or infanticide (Aki 2. It has been suggested that victims are most likely spatially biased toward the serial killer's home centre.
Serial killers in general target locations they know best, concentrating on potential victims within their immediate environments and surrounding areas (Brantingham & Brantingham 1. Godwin & Canter 1.
Types of serial killers. While forensic techniques and, in recent times, behavioural evidence analysis assist in establishing the differing types of serial killers (see Turvey 2. Egger 1. 99. 8). A common classification of serial killers is the organised- disorganised typology, where personality characteristics of serial killers are determined from crime scene information (Ressler, Burgess & Douglas 1. Criminal behaviour is analysed in terms of the level of organisation in the perpetration of the crime, such as planning, isolation of the victim, control of the victim, manner of killing, disposal of the body, post- mortem mutilation, concealment, escape, timing and victim selection (Pakhomou 2. One study of serial killers applied another dichotomy for historical depth: habitual- dedicated, where perpetrators were analysed on a scale of their criminal versatility. Serial killers who committed three or fewer types of offences (burglary, robbery, drug offences, sexual offences etc), were considered to be dedicated offenders (in terms of their dedication to specific crimes of murder), while offenders who committed six or more types of offences were characterised as habitual offenders (Pakhomou 2.
The study found that the majority were organised and dedicated. In the disorganised and mixed groups, equal numbers were dedicated and habitual (Pakhomou 2. Additionally, a 'prototypical serial killer' is not only organised in the criminal activity, but highly specialised in terms of sexual offences as well (Pakhomou 2. As an extension of the organised- disorganised construct, another common typology categorising four major types of serial killers was developed. It attempts (perhaps too simplistically) to assign an either/or status to serial killers based on a socio- emotional and psychological assessment (Holmes & De.
Burger 1. 99. 8). The classified types are: Visionary - driven to kill by voices or visions, either from God and angels or demons and the devil. Mission- oriented - concentrates on the actual killing and its outcome. They see it as their duty to eliminate individuals they consider unworthy or undesirable, such as prostitutes, from society.
Hedonistic - divided into two sub- categories of lust killer and thrill killer. The central focus for the lust killer is sex; before, during or after the killing. For the thrill killer, the act of killing is simply for enjoyment, pleasure or excitement. Power/control - motives are the pleasures received from complete control and dominance over the victim. The killer feels important and powerful. Prolonging the act ensures greater gratification (Holmes & De.
Burger 1. 99. 8). Over the years the original typology developed by Ressler and colleagues (1. Warwick 2. 00. 6: 5. In sum, previous overseas research (predominantly undertaken in the US) suggests serial killers are mostly white males in their 2. Pakhomou 2. 00. 4: 2.
It also suggests that most serial homicides are sexual in nature (Ressler, Burgess & Douglas 1. One of the questions in the current research is whether these patterns hold for Australian serial killers.
Purpose of current research. This research examines the characteristics of serial killers, their murders and victims. Specifically, the purposes of the research are to: identify the incidence of serial murder in Australia since 1. Data sources. The research used homicide data compiled by the AIC's NHMP as the primary data source. These data were supplemented with information from state and territory law enforcement agencies.