In order to reform idle convicts and combat crime that plagued the Victorian era, Sir William Cubitt invented the “everlasting staircase" in 1818. It was a large, imposing 24-spoked paddlewheel ...

But were they really criminals? Or even crazy ... psychiatrists during the Victorian era—or "alienists" as they were often called in the 19th century—specifically used medicine to police ...

The crime rate in Victoria rose by 13.2 per cent ... The release of the figures comes as the Victorian government tries to get its controversial new bail laws through parliament in response ...

Lynne Marie Taylor, the Malta-born author of a crime novel set in Victorian-era Malta, will deliver a talk at the Gozo Central Public Library in Victoria, on March 26 at 10.30am. Taylor will talk ...