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Youth justice in Australia 2018–19

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Release Date: 15 May 2020
Topic: Youth justice
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020. Youth justice in Australia 2018–19. Cat. no. JUV 132. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Youth justice in Australia 2018–19. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Youth justice in Australia 2018–19. AIHW, 2020.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Youth justice in Australia 2018–19. Canberra: AIHW; 2020.

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Of the 5,694 young people under youth justice supervision on an average day in 2018–19, most were male (80%) and supervised in the community (84%). Overall rates of supervision varied among the states and territories, from 11 per 10,000 in Victoria to 61 per 10,000 in the Northern Territory. Supervision fell over the 5 years from 2014–15 to 2018–19 for community-based supervision, however rose for detention. 

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  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-671-7
  • Cat. no: JUV 132
  • Pages: 58
Findings from this report:
  • Indigenous young people aged 10–17 made up 50% of those under youth justice supervision.

  • Of young people under supervision on an average day, 84% were supervised in the community and 17% were in detention.

  • 63% of young people in detention were unsentenced—that is, awaiting the outcome of their legal matter or sentencing.

  • On an average day in 2018–19, 5,694 young people aged 10 and over were under youth justice supervision.

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Appendix 1: Data quality and technical notes (PDF 270KB)

Appendix 2: Youth justice remand and detention centres (PDF 128KB)

Appendix 3: Youth justice legislation (PDF 174KB)

Appendix 4: State and territory youth justice systems, policies and programs 2018–19 (PDF 659KB)

Data quality statement

Juvenile Justice NMDS 2018–19

Last updated 29/04/2020 v8.0

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