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Results for juvenile diversion (australia)
3 results foundAuthor: Snowball, Lucy Title: Juvenile Diversion and Indigenous Offenders: A Study Examining Juvenile Offenders in Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales Summary: This study addresses the concern that Indigenous juvenile offenders were not receiving the benefits of diversionary schemes. Previous research had suggested that Indigenous offenders are diverted at a significatnly lower rate than non-Indigenous offenders. This research, however, had not compared rates of diversion after adjusting for offender characteristics and other factors that can be taken into account when making the decision to divert. This study assesses how much of the difference in rates of diversion between Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders remained after these factors had been taken into account. Details: Canberra: Criminology Research Council, 2008. 24p. Source: Year: 2008 Country: Australia URL: Shelf Number: 117754 Keywords: Indigenous PeoplesJuvenile Diversion (Australia)Juvenile Offenders (Australia) |
Author: Moore, Elizabeth Title: The use of police cautions and youth justice conferences in NSW in 2010 Summary: Aim: To assess whether the philosophy of the Young Offenders Act (YOA) is being adhered to in respect to the nature of offences being diverted and the use of the hierarchical approach to sanctioning. Method: The aim will be addressed by describing the use of police cautions, youth justice conferences (YJCs) and proven Children’s Court appearances among a cohort of young people in NSW in 2010. The data were drawn from the NSW Re-offending Database (ROD). Results: Overall, the results were in the expected direction when the hierarchy of sanctions under the YOA are considered (i.e. from police caution to YJC to proven court appearance). Very few young people in this cohort received more than three police cautions and/or YJCs. Additionally, no young person was given a YJC for homicide related offences that are excluded under the Young Offenders Act 1997 (YOA). Juvenile offenders, however, were much more likely to receive a caution or be referred to court than to be referred to a Youth Justice Conference. Conclusion: The philosophy of the Act has largely been adhered to, at least insofar as the gradation of sanctions and the types of offences being diverted are concerned. Details: Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2011. 5p. Source: Issue paper no. 73: Internet Resource: Accessed March 11, 2012 Year: 2011 Country: Australia URL: Shelf Number: 124445 Keywords: Juvenile Diversion (Australia)Police Discretion (Australia) |
Author: Webber, Andrew Title: Youth Justice Conferences versus Children's Court: A comparison of cost-effectiveness Summary: Youth Justice Conferences (YJCs) have been examined in recent months in terms of whether they are being used appropriately (Moore, 2011a), their timeliness (Moore, 2011b), and their effect on reoffending (Smith & Weatherburn, 2012). However, one dimension of YJCs that has not yet been investigated is that of cost. Because YJCs require less infrastructure and are less reliant on legal professionals and judicial officers, they may be less resource intensive than a court alternative, and may be a valuable option in the juvenile criminal justice system. The purpose of cost-effectiveness analysis is to compare two or more options on the basis of their relative efficiency. A particular option is said to be cost-effective if it is cheaper per unit of nominated outcome than a comparison option. This could either be because it achieves the same outcome at a lower cost, or achieves a greater outcome at the same cost. Following Smith and Weatherburn (2012), the chosen outcome for comparison is reoffending. As that study was unable to find a significant difference in reoffending outcomes between court and YJC groups using a range of measures, the issue of costeffectiveness is simplified to one of cost-minimisation: given YJC and courts are equally effective, YJCs are more cost-effective than courts if the cost of holding a YJC is less than the cost of hearing that same matter in court. Details: Sydney, Australia: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2012. 8p. Source: Crime and Justice Bulletin, Number 164: Internet Resource: Accessed September 30, 2012 at http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/CJB164.pdf/$file/CJB164.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Australia URL: http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/CJB164.pdf/$file/CJB164.pdf Shelf Number: 126512 Keywords: Costs of Criminal Justice (Australia)Juvenile Diversion (Australia)Recidivism (Australia)Reoffending (Australia) |