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Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2017–18
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Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2017–18
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Topic: Youth justice
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2017–18, 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 2017–18, 41% returned to supervised sentence before turning 18. Of young people aged 10–16 in 2016–17 and released from sentenced community-based supervision, 24% returned to sentenced supervision in 6 months, and 47% within 12 months. Of those released from sentenced detention, 59% returned within 6 months, and 80% within 12 months.
- ISSN: 2205-5118 (PDF) 1833-3230 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-595-6
- Cat. no: JUV 130
- Pages: 36
Findings from this report:
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96% of young people who were sentenced to supervision received a community-based sentence first
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Young people who received a detention sentence were the most likely to return to supervision
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Indigenous young people were more likely than non-Indigenous young people to return to sentenced supervision
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80% of those released from sentenced detention in 2016–17 returned to supervision within 12 months