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Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2016–17
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2018) Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2016–17, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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Of young people aged 10–17 who were under sentenced youth justice supervision at some time from 2000–01 to 2016–17, 39% returned to supervised sentence before turning 18. Of young people aged 10–16 in 2015–16 and released from sentenced community-based supervision, 26% returned to sentenced supervision in 6 months, and 50% within 12 months. Of those released from sentenced detention, 59% returned within 6 months, and 82% within 12 months.
96% of young people who were sentenced to supervision received a community-based sentence first.
Young people who received a detention sentence were the most likely to return to supervision
Indigenous young people were more likely than non-Indigenous young people to return to sentenced supervision
82% of those released from sentenced detention in 2015–16 returned to supervision within 12 months
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