A WA parliamentary question regarding sex offender statistics (convictions, imprisonment, rehabilitation, recidivism) over the past five years was asked, but the Minister for Justice declined to answer due to resource constraints.

AnsweredQoN 2571Legislative Council
Asked
31 August 2005
Portfolio
Justice

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In each of the last five years in Western Australia -
(1) How many sex offenders have been -
(a) convicted; and
(b) imprisoned?
(2) What was the average length of prison sentence for sex offenders sentenced to a term of imprisonment?
(3) What percentage of convicted sex offenders completed rehabilitation programs?
(4) How many full-time equivalents were employed in connection with the rehabilitation programs?
(5) What percentage of convicted sex offenders re-offended?
(6) What percentage of sex offenders, who had completed a rehabilitation program, re-offended?

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Answered
11 October 2005
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Justice
Response time
41 days
(b) imprisoned?
The information sought by the Member is not readily available. Provision of this information would require considerable research, which would divert staff away from their normal duties, and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response. However, if the Member has a specific query, I would be pleased to consider arranging for the agency to provide information on that particular issue.
Provision of this information would require considerable research, which would divert staff away from their normal duties, and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response. However, if the Member has a specific query, I would be pleased to consider arranging for the agency to provide information on that particular issue.
However, if the Member has a specific query, I would be pleased to consider arranging for the agency to provide information on that particular issue.

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