Time to return
Young people who returned to sentenced supervision were likely to return within a relatively short time (Figure 1.7). Of the 48,686 young people who had a first supervised sentence of community-based supervision:
- 41% returned, with 14% returning within 3 months and 3.7% within 9–12 months
- 59% did not return.
People with a first supervised sentence of detention were more likely than people with a first community-based sentence to receive another supervised sentence in a relatively short time. Of the 1,949 young people with a first supervised sentence of detention:
- 51% returned, with 24% returning within 3 months and 3.6% within 9–12 months
- 49% did not return.
Figure 1.7: Young people with more than 1 supervised sentence from 2000–01 to 2023–24, by time to first return to sentenced supervision and type of first supervised sentence
This bar chart shows that young people who returned to sentenced supervision, most often returned within 3 months of release.
| index_community_detention | <3 months (0–90 days) | 3–6 months (91–182 days) | 6–9 months (183–273 days) | 9+ months (274+ days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First supervised sentence was community-based supervision | 49.97 | 47.16 | 40.64 | 33.41 |
| First supervised sentence was detention | 67.88 | 58.46 | 37.91 | 21.59 |
Notes:
- Data relates to young people aged 10–17 who were supervised from 2000–01 to 2023–04.
- Northern Territory data was not available for young people who had a sentence start in 2023–24.
Source:
Supplementary table S4
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