❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Attorney General about the FDV GPS tracking trial, specifically regarding the timing of the early insights report and the number of recommended offenders who were not tracked. The Attorney General provides a breakdown of the outcomes for offenders recommended for electronic monitoring.
AnsweredQoN 648Legislative Assembly
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FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING
648. Ms L. METTAM to the Attorney General:
I refer to the government's Evaluation
of the FDV GPS tracking trial—Early insights report that was tabled
last week, more than 12 months after the two-year trial ended last August.
(1) When was the Early insights report drafted?
(2) How many FDV
offenders who were recommended by the Western Australia Police Force for
inclusion in the trial were not GPS tracked?
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING
648. Ms L. METTAM to the Attorney General:
I refer to the government's Evaluation
of the FDV GPS tracking trial—Early insights report that was tabled
last week, more than 12 months after the two-year trial ended last August.
(1) When was the Early insights report drafted?
(2) How many FDV
offenders who were recommended by the Western Australia Police Force for
inclusion in the trial were not GPS tracked?
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(1)–(2) I
do not know when the Early insights report was actually drafted; I cannot
give the member that information. I received it very recently. The member asked
a question, I think last week, and said that it had been two years and asked
what we had. We have an interim insight, but it is not the concluded report, as
the member would appreciate.
During the year, there were 2 374
briefs—that is when people are charged—for consideration. All
the briefs that involved assaults did not necessarily qualify the offender for
a tracker. Of those, 403 were shortlisted for the prosecutors to recommend
electronic monitoring. Of those 403, although they were recommended by prosecutors for electronic monitoring, 40 per cent were
sent for an immediate term of imprisonment. We can take those out of the
403. One hundred and sixty-one were imprisoned. An additional 41 were given
conditional suspended imprisonment, which is another 10 per cent. A further 23 received
suspended imprisonment, which is 5.7 per cent. Thirteen were given intensive
supervision orders, and that might be 3.2 per cent. There were intensive
supervision orders for 13, community based orders
for 36, fines for 90, suspended fines for four, and I do not have information
on the last 33. That comes to a total of 403, but the final report will
provide a further breakdown of that. Forty per cent of them went straight to prison;
we have to take that figure out of the total.
do not know when the Early insights report was actually drafted; I cannot
give the member that information. I received it very recently. The member asked
a question, I think last week, and said that it had been two years and asked
what we had. We have an interim insight, but it is not the concluded report, as
the member would appreciate.
During the year, there were 2 374
briefs—that is when people are charged—for consideration. All
the briefs that involved assaults did not necessarily qualify the offender for
a tracker. Of those, 403 were shortlisted for the prosecutors to recommend
electronic monitoring. Of those 403, although they were recommended by prosecutors for electronic monitoring, 40 per cent were
sent for an immediate term of imprisonment. We can take those out of the
403. One hundred and sixty-one were imprisoned. An additional 41 were given
conditional suspended imprisonment, which is another 10 per cent. A further 23 received
suspended imprisonment, which is 5.7 per cent. Thirteen were given intensive
supervision orders, and that might be 3.2 per cent. There were intensive
supervision orders for 13, community based orders
for 36, fines for 90, suspended fines for four, and I do not have information
on the last 33. That comes to a total of 403, but the final report will
provide a further breakdown of that. Forty per cent of them went straight to prison;
we have to take that figure out of the total.
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