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What bail conditions are young people breaching?

Sydney Institute of Criminology 11 November 2010 Juvenile Offending - What Are the Facts Dr Eric Heller Manager, Research & Information. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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What bail conditions are young people breaching?

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  1. Sydney Institute of Criminology11 November 2010Juvenile Offending - What Are the FactsDr Eric HellerManager, Research & Information

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  7. For the 12 month period 16 Oct 09 to 17 Oct 10 and between the hours of 5pm and 9 am there were 1026 remand admissions to Juvenile Justice Centres from Police on Bail Refused for Breach of Bail conditions Only. • No new offences. No other custodial order. • The average length of stay was 14 hours 32 minutes. • The median length of stay was 14 hours 10 minutes. • Maximum stay was 4 days 12 hours 30 minutes. • Minimum stay was 2 hours 40 minutes.Source: DHS/JJ RPELive Database. As this is taken from a live database, figures are subject to change.

  8. What bail conditions are young people breaching? • Selected 722 remand admissions from Police on bail refused breach of bail conditions from 1 April 08 to 30 November 08 from CIMS. • A random sample of 85 records. • Reviewed paper files and matched the Bail Undertaking listing the conditions with the Police Fact Sheet to identify bail condition or conditions breached.

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  11. Over the past 10 years: • Changes to the Bail Act making it more difficult to obtain bail • Restriction on the number of Cautions by Police under the Young Offenders Act • Legislation to control behaviour in public places – “move on”, sniffer dogs, knife searches, alcohol free zones • High visibility policing in public places • State Plan goals of reducing the crime rate through bail compliance enforcement • Limited services for adolescents and their families. 20

  12. Evidence-based interventions –What Works • Assessment to focus on high risk young people • Intensive Supervision Program • Interventions that address a variety of aspects in a young person’s life – offending behaviour, family, school, peers, physical and mental health • Community-based • Prevention • Early intervention 22

  13. OFFICE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE RESEARCH & INFORMATION UNIT Eric.heller@djj.nsw.gov.au Ph: 02-9219-9515

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