WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number and percentage of juvenile offenders entering detention on remand and the number who did not receive a custodial sentence. The answer provides statistics on juvenile detention receptions and remand status.

AnsweredQoN 1190Legislative Council
Asked
10 September 2009
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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(1) What number (expressed both as a raw figure and percentage) of juvenile offenders entering detention between 1 November 2008 and 9 September 2009, are on remand?
(2) What number (expressed both as a raw figure and percentage) of juvenile offenders entering juvenile remand between 1 November 2008 and 9 September 2009, did not subsequently go on to receive a custodial sentence (excluding those who are still awaiting sentencing)?

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Answered
13 October 2009
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
33 days
(1) The number of receptions of juvenile offenders entering detention between 1 November 2008 and 8 September 2009 that were on remand or arrest status as at the time of reception was 1,544 or 95.2%.
(2) The number of receptions of juvenile offenders entering juvenile detention between 1 November 2008 and 8 September 2009 where the offender remained unsentenced during that detention period was 1414, or 91.6% of the 1,544 remand/arrest receptions. This includes around 76 detainees who were still awaiting outcome of court appearances.
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