A WA parliamentary question seeks data on the sex offenders' rehabilitation program, including participation rates, refusal rates, completion rates, costs, and recidivism. The answer provides some data but defers on completion rates and clarifies data collection limitations.

AnsweredQoN 2983Legislative Assembly
Asked
26 February 2008
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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(a) how many people have participated in the sex offenders’ rehabilitation program in each year from 2001 to 2007;
(b) how many people have refused to be involved in the program;
(c) what is the completion rate for participants in the program;
(d) what is the cost per participant of running the program; and
(e) of the participants who have completed the program, what percentage has subsequently been charged with:
(i) a crime; and/or
(ii) a sexual offence?

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Answered
19 March 2008
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
22 days
(a) The number of prisoners who have completed a Sex Offender Treatment Program is:
2001: 198
2002: 190
2003: 121
2004: 165
2005: 150
2006: 145
2007: 87
(b) There are currently 37 prisoners in the system that have refused to participate in a Sex Offender Treatment Program.
(c) To provide accurate data requires more time, therefore it will be provided to the Member as soon as possible.
(d) The cost of running a Sex Offender Treatment Program is approximately $750.00 per day with the average number of participants on a program being ten.
(e) The Department of Corrective Services only collects data on individuals who have been convicted and sentenced.
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