❓ Mr. Papalia asks about rates of Indigenous and non-Indigenous juvenile offenders and the percentage of juvenile offenders who transition to the adult custodial system or re-offend as adults. The answer indicates data limitations, but provides re-offending statistics for juvenile detainees released between 2005 and 2009.
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(a) breaking this figure down, what is the rate for indigenous juvenile offenders; and
(b) what is the rate for non-indigenous juvenile offenders?
(2) What percentage of juvenile offenders enter the adult custodial system having completed their sentence in the juvenile custodial system, what percentage of juvenile offenders re-offend as adults in such a way that leads to adult custodial sentences?
(b) what is the rate for non-indigenous juvenile offenders?
(2) What percentage of juvenile offenders enter the adult custodial system having completed their sentence in the juvenile custodial system, what percentage of juvenile offenders re-offend as adults in such a way that leads to adult custodial sentences?
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Answered
7 April 2009
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
28 days
(1) (a) - (b)
This data is not readily available as the Department of Corrective Services is only able to generate reports that provide rates of return for those juvenile detainees who are released and subsequently re-offend resulting only in a new custodial sentence. (i.e. juvenile offenders who are given suspended sentences, fines and good behaviour bonds cannot be identified by the Department)
(2)
Of the 572 juvenile individuals released during the period 1/1/2005 to 31/1/2009 after serving a juvenile sentence of detention, 154 (33.4%) were imprisoned under a new non-fine-default adult custodial sentence during the period 1/1/2005 to 31/1/2009.
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This data is not readily available as the Department of Corrective Services is only able to generate reports that provide rates of return for those juvenile detainees who are released and subsequently re-offend resulting only in a new custodial sentence. (i.e. juvenile offenders who are given suspended sentences, fines and good behaviour bonds cannot be identified by the Department)
(2)
Of the 572 juvenile individuals released during the period 1/1/2005 to 31/1/2009 after serving a juvenile sentence of detention, 154 (33.4%) were imprisoned under a new non-fine-default adult custodial sentence during the period 1/1/2005 to 31/1/2009.
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