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Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2015) Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 13 May 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2015). Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015. AIHW, 2015.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015. Canberra: AIHW; 2015.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015, Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015, AIHW, Canberra.
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The rate of return to sentenced youth justice supervision is an indicator of the effectiveness of the services provided to young people serving supervised sentences. Around 20% of those aged 10–16 when released from sentenced community-based supervision in 2012–13 returned to sentenced supervision in 6 months, and 44% returned within 12 months. The rate of return was higher for those released from sentenced detention: 50% returned to sentenced supervision within 6 months and 76% returned within 12 months.
62% of young people who had a youth justice sentence had only 1 supervised sentence before the age of 18
44% of those released from sentenced community-based supervision returned to sentenced supervision within 12 months
76% of young people released from sentenced detention returned to sentenced supervision within 12 months
15% of young people whose first supervised sentence was community-based had a total of 5 or more supervised sentences
Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015