❓ WA Parliament QoN regarding juvenile offenders, detention rates, Aboriginal youth in custody, parental views on safety, and remand of children under 13. Reveals high return to detention rate and disproportionate representation of Aboriginal youth.
AnsweredQoN 857Legislative Council
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JUVENILE OFFENDERS - DETENTION
(1) Can the minister confirm that the rate of return to detention for juvenile offenders is about 50 per cent? (2) What proportion of juvenile offenders in custody or on remand over the past 12 months were Aboriginal? (3) Do some parents in remote communities believe that their children are safer and better off in the care of the juvenile custody personnel than in their own communities? (4) Over the past three financial years, how many children under the age of 13 were remanded in custody each year? Hon JON FORD
(1) Can the minister confirm that the rate of return to detention for juvenile offenders is about 50 per cent? (2) What proportion of juvenile offenders in custody or on remand over the past 12 months were Aboriginal? (3) Do some parents in remote communities believe that their children are safer and better off in the care of the juvenile custody personnel than in their own communities? (4) Over the past three financial years, how many children under the age of 13 were remanded in custody each year? Hon JON FORD
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I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(2) What proportion of juvenile offenders in custody or on remand over the past 12 months were Aboriginal? (3) Do some parents in remote communities believe that their children are safer and better off in the care of the juvenile custody personnel than in their own communities? (4) Over the past three financial years, how many children under the age of 13 were remanded in custody each year? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(3) Do some parents in remote communities believe that their children are safer and better off in the care of the juvenile custody personnel than in their own communities? (4) Over the past three financial years, how many children under the age of 13 were remanded in custody each year? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(4) Over the past three financial years, how many children under the age of 13 were remanded in custody each year? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(2) What proportion of juvenile offenders in custody or on remand over the past 12 months were Aboriginal? (3) Do some parents in remote communities believe that their children are safer and better off in the care of the juvenile custody personnel than in their own communities? (4) Over the past three financial years, how many children under the age of 13 were remanded in custody each year? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(3) Do some parents in remote communities believe that their children are safer and better off in the care of the juvenile custody personnel than in their own communities? (4) Over the past three financial years, how many children under the age of 13 were remanded in custody each year? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(4) Over the past three financial years, how many children under the age of 13 were remanded in custody each year? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied the following answer - (1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(1) Yes. (2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(2) The percentage is 63.7 per cent. (3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(3) While some parents may be of this opinion, this is not a commonly expressed view from communities. Legislation requires that detention should be considered as an option of last resort, given the effect on young people. ‘ (4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
(4) In 2004-05, 29; 2005-06, 25; and 2006-07, 28.
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