Public wealth, public health, and private stealth: Australia's black market in cigarettes

Taxes on tobacco provide a significant income for the Australian government – $5.1 billion in 2001. At the same time, health officials are making strenuous efforts to reduce smoking, particularly among teenagers. Some economists suggest that raising taxes on tobacco will produce more revenue while at the same time lowering smoking rates, particularly among youths who have less discretionary spending power than adults. But a by-product of excise tax in Australia has been the emerging market in ‘chop-chop,’ tobacco diverted from legal channels by growers who receive considerably higher prices for a part of their yield than they can obtain from legal manufacturers. The article details this situation and suggests that only bold solutions may be able to reduce tensions in tax policies, smoking rates and the ‘chop-chop’ black market

Publication of the Names of Juvenile Felons

Publication of the Names of Juvenile Felon

California\u27s New Crime Victim Compensation Statute

This Article examines the 1965 California state crime victim compensation statute and the new program (effective July 1, 1974) which will provide public funds for certain victims of violent crime. The Article focuses on how the new legislation seeks to update, expand and clarify the statute