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Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015–16
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Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015–16
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Topic: Youth justice
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2017) Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2015–16, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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The majority of young people who receive a supervised youth justice sentence serve only 1 sentence, and do not return. For those born from 1990–91 to 1997–98, about 61% had only 1 sentence before the age of 18. Of the young people aged 10–16 in 2014–15 who were released from sentenced community-based supervision, about 22% returned to sentenced supervision in 6 months, and 46% returned within 12 months. Of those released from sentenced detention, 48% returned to sentenced supervision within 6 months, and 74% returned within 12 months.
- ISSN: 2205-5118 (PDF) 1833-3230 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-138-5
- Cat. no: JUV 104
- Pages: 39
Findings from this report:
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61% of young people who received a supervised youth justice sentence when aged 10–17 received only 1 sentence
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51% of young people who first received a sentenced detention order returned to sentenced supervision before age 18
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39% of those who were first supervised in the community returned to sentenced supervision before age 18
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Indigenous young people were more likely than non-Indigenous young people to return to sentenced supervision