❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding youth offending and diversion programs. The question seeks data on offences committed by young people, diversion eligibility, and outcomes, as well as reasons for not diverting offenders, following an Auditor General's recommendation.
AnsweredQoN 2331Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to the findings of the Auditor General’s 2017 report, Diverting Young
People Away From Court , and I ask: (a) how many young people aged under 18 years
committed offences in: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; (iii) 2018; and (iv) 2019 to date; (b) how many offences were committed by young people
in: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; (iii) 2018; and (iv) 2019 to date; (c) how many of the offences from (b) were eligible
for diversion by police in: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; (iii) 2018; and (iv) 2019 to date; (d) for each year from 2016 to 2019 to date, how many of the offences from (b) resulted in: (i) caution by police; (ii) referral to a juvenile justice team; (iii) issue of an infringement; (iv) diversion to a cannabis intervention program; and (v) any other diversion before court; (e) do
Western Australia Police currently record reasons for choosing not to divert, as was
recommended by the Auditor General in 2017; (f) if
yes to (e), what were the main reasons young people were not diverted by police
in: (i) 2018; and (ii) 2019 to date; and (g) if no to (e), why not?
refer to the findings of the Auditor General’s 2017 report, Diverting Young
People Away From Court , and I ask: (a) how many young people aged under 18 years
committed offences in: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; (iii) 2018; and (iv) 2019 to date; (b) how many offences were committed by young people
in: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; (iii) 2018; and (iv) 2019 to date; (c) how many of the offences from (b) were eligible
for diversion by police in: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; (iii) 2018; and (iv) 2019 to date; (d) for each year from 2016 to 2019 to date, how many of the offences from (b) resulted in: (i) caution by police; (ii) referral to a juvenile justice team; (iii) issue of an infringement; (iv) diversion to a cannabis intervention program; and (v) any other diversion before court; (e) do
Western Australia Police currently record reasons for choosing not to divert, as was
recommended by the Auditor General in 2017; (f) if
yes to (e), what were the main reasons young people were not diverted by police
in: (i) 2018; and (ii) 2019 to date; and (g) if no to (e), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
9 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(a) - (d) Please refer to tabled paper [ ].
(e) - (g) The WA Police Force continue to improve services to address recommendations in the report. The newly established Youth Policing Division is working to enhance existing Western Australia Police Force systems to record the main reasons young people were not diverted by police.
Legislative Council Question on Notice 2331 Tabled Paper [ ]
(i) 2016
(ii) 2017
(iii) 2018
(iv) 2019 to date
(a) how many young people aged under 18 years committed offences
7 041
7 176
6 656
4 062
(i) 2016
(ii) 2017
(iii) 2018
(iv) 2019 to date
(b) how many offences were committed by young people
14 469
14 991
14 665
7 954
(i) 2016
(ii) 2017
(iii) 2018
(iv) 2019 to date
(c) how many of the offences from (b) were eligible for diversion by police
12 486
12 984
12 842
7 019
(d)
2016
2017
2018
2019 to date
(i) caution by police
4 428
4 434
4 531
2 689
(ii) referral to a juvenile justice team
1 277
1 242
1 485
816
(iii) issue of an infringement
90
105
97
53
(iv) diversion to a cannabis intervention program
546
606
565
293
(v) any other diversion before court
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Notes:
Source: Data extracted from the Incident Management System (IMS) on 15 August 2019.
(a) - (d) Please refer to tabled paper [ ].
(e) - (g) The WA Police Force continue to improve services to address recommendations in the report. The newly established Youth Policing Division is working to enhance existing Western Australia Police Force systems to record the main reasons young people were not diverted by police.
Legislative Council Question on Notice 2331 Tabled Paper [ ]
(i) 2016
(ii) 2017
(iii) 2018
(iv) 2019 to date
(a) how many young people aged under 18 years committed offences
7 041
7 176
6 656
4 062
(i) 2016
(ii) 2017
(iii) 2018
(iv) 2019 to date
(b) how many offences were committed by young people
14 469
14 991
14 665
7 954
(i) 2016
(ii) 2017
(iii) 2018
(iv) 2019 to date
(c) how many of the offences from (b) were eligible for diversion by police
12 486
12 984
12 842
7 019
(d)
2016
2017
2018
2019 to date
(i) caution by police
4 428
4 434
4 531
2 689
(ii) referral to a juvenile justice team
1 277
1 242
1 485
816
(iii) issue of an infringement
90
105
97
53
(iv) diversion to a cannabis intervention program
546
606
565
293
(v) any other diversion before court
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Notes:
Source: Data extracted from the Incident Management System (IMS) on 15 August 2019.
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