❓ Mr. Papalia asks about recidivism rates for non-Indigenous male prisoners in WA. The answer provides limited data, citing data availability and statistical significance concerns for specific timeframes after release.
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(1) What percentage of male adult non-indigenous prisoners re-offend, resulting in a new custodial sentence, after having completed their first custodial sentence (including each exit and/or return, but excluding imprisonment for fine default only and returns for fine default or breach early release order)?
(2) What percentage of male adult non-indigenous prisoners re-offend within one year of release, resulting in a new custodial sentence, after having completed their first custodial sentence?
(3) What percentage of male adult non-indigenous prisoners re-offend within two years of release, resulting in a new custodial sentence, after having completed their first custodial sentence?
(4) What percentage of male adult non-indigenous prisoners re-offend within five years of release, resulting in a new custodial sentence, after having completed their first custodial sentence?
(2) What percentage of male adult non-indigenous prisoners re-offend within one year of release, resulting in a new custodial sentence, after having completed their first custodial sentence?
(3) What percentage of male adult non-indigenous prisoners re-offend within two years of release, resulting in a new custodial sentence, after having completed their first custodial sentence?
(4) What percentage of male adult non-indigenous prisoners re-offend within five years of release, resulting in a new custodial sentence, after having completed their first custodial sentence?
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Answered
12 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
36 days
(1) 32.73% of male adult non-Indigenous prisoners who were released on or
after 1 January 1976 returned to custody. 1 January 1976 is the earliest date
of available records on the record keeping system.
(2)-(4) Any data provided for a particular year of release for offenders
would not be statistically significant without having a discrete series of
years in order to make a comparison. The Member may wish to specify a release
year or a series of years in order for statistical comparisons between release
cohorts to be made.
after 1 January 1976 returned to custody. 1 January 1976 is the earliest date
of available records on the record keeping system.
(2)-(4) Any data provided for a particular year of release for offenders
would not be statistically significant without having a discrete series of
years in order to make a comparison. The Member may wish to specify a release
year or a series of years in order for statistical comparisons between release
cohorts to be made.
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