❓ Hon Helen Morton asks about the breach rate of community correction orders by Aboriginal women in WA, reasons for the higher rate, and actions taken by the Department of Corrective Services. The Department acknowledges the higher rate and outlines preliminary investigations and planned future actions.
AnsweredQoN 5549Legislative Council
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(2) What is the rate of breach of community correction orders by Aboriginal women in Western Australia?
(3) Why is the rate of breach of community correction orders by Aboriginal women worse than other adults in Western Australia?
(4) What action is the Department of Corrective Services taking to address the high proportion of Aboriginal women not able to carry out their community-based orders?
(3) Why is the rate of breach of community correction orders by Aboriginal women worse than other adults in Western Australia?
(4) What action is the Department of Corrective Services taking to address the high proportion of Aboriginal women not able to carry out their community-based orders?
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Answered
15 November 2007
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
30 days
(1) For 2006/2007, the Breach Rate of Community Corrections Orders by adults in Western Australia is 39.45%.
(2) For 2006/2007, the Breach Rate of Community Corrections Orders by Aboriginal women in Western Australia is 47.91%.
(3) The most common barrier for successful completion appears to be the complexity of Aboriginal women's lives. Aboriginal women have major cultural and family responsibilities; they often have insufficient support with their parenting obligations and Community Correction Order requirements compete with those parenting responsibilities. Moreover, they deal with elementary limitations due to restricted access to transport or communications because of their lack of resources. Finally, to comply with a Community Correction Order, these Aboriginal women will often be required to attend a multitude of appointments. These factors all make it a challenge to comply with the Community Correction Order.
(4) The Department has undertaken a preliminary investigation into the causes of failure by some Aboriginal women to complete their community based orders. Stakeholder consultations and data analysis have been completed. A more comprehensive investigation, informed by the initial scoping investigation, will commence in 2008, with an intended outcome of developing recommendations to effectively reduce the rate of breaching.
In the interim the results of the preliminary investigation will be used to develop trial procedures to improve completion rates.
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(2) For 2006/2007, the Breach Rate of Community Corrections Orders by Aboriginal women in Western Australia is 47.91%.
(3) The most common barrier for successful completion appears to be the complexity of Aboriginal women's lives. Aboriginal women have major cultural and family responsibilities; they often have insufficient support with their parenting obligations and Community Correction Order requirements compete with those parenting responsibilities. Moreover, they deal with elementary limitations due to restricted access to transport or communications because of their lack of resources. Finally, to comply with a Community Correction Order, these Aboriginal women will often be required to attend a multitude of appointments. These factors all make it a challenge to comply with the Community Correction Order.
(4) The Department has undertaken a preliminary investigation into the causes of failure by some Aboriginal women to complete their community based orders. Stakeholder consultations and data analysis have been completed. A more comprehensive investigation, informed by the initial scoping investigation, will commence in 2008, with an intended outcome of developing recommendations to effectively reduce the rate of breaching.
In the interim the results of the preliminary investigation will be used to develop trial procedures to improve completion rates.
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