1. REDUCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REOFFENDING
PREMIER’S PRIORITY:
REDUCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REOFFENDING
July 2018
Reduce the proportion of domestic violence perpetrators reoffending by 25 per cent by 2021 (based on the 2019 cohort of perpetrators)

2. From the baseline of 14.2% DV re-offending reported in 2015.
DV reoffending rates vary across NSW
Offenders and reoffending rate by region (2016 cohort)*
Target: Reduce the proportion of domestic violence perpetrators reoffending by 25 per cent by 2021 (based on the 2019 cohort of perpetrators).
From the baseline of 14.2% DV re-offending reported in 2015.
Northern
Offenders: 3,992
RR:16.9%
Western
Offenders: 1,761
RR:18.9%
North West Metro
Offenders: 2,591
RR:15.2%
Central Metro
Offenders: 1,910
RR:13.6%
The PIU and the Department of Justice are finalising the Deep Dive reports for Northern and South West Metro regions to better understand local implementation and identify good practices for broader adoption.
Southern
Offenders: 2,054
RR:15.3%
South West
Offenders: 3,035
RR:14.4%
Offenders = Annual volume DV assault offenders, 2016
RR = Annual Reoffending Rate, 2016 cohort
Source: BOCSAR DV Dashboard Q cohort; North West Metro RSG Action Plan February 2018.
Note: Excludes 13 offenders unable to be classified by location.
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3. Reducing Domestic Violence Reoffending Program Logic
Foundational activities
Program enablers
Program
activities
Practice Guide for Intervention
EQUIPS
What’s Your Plan
Remand DV
High Risk Offender Teams
Suspect Target Management Plans
Men’s Behaviour Change Programs
Strengthening ADVO Compliance
Automatic Referrals High Intensity Program Units ENGAGE DV Notify Sentencing Reform
Immediate outcomes
Intermediate outcomes
End
outcome
Impact on reoffending
Reduce the proportion of domestic violence perpetrators reoffending by 25 per cent by 2021 (based on the 2019 cohort of domestic violence offenders)
Broader goal
Improved community safety
Programs and interventions for DV offenders
Monitoring and compliance of DV offenders
Proportion of supervised offenders who successfully complete supervision order
Increase # and % DV offenders who complete brief behavioural insights interventions and other treatment programs
Increase # and % DV offenders who complete CSNSW and NGO behaviour change programs
Increase # DV behaviour change programs delivered
Increased dosage of treatments delivered to offenders based on risk, need and responsivity
DV offenders actively plan and develop strategies to manage their offending behaviour
Reduced opportunities for high risk DV offenders to reoffend
Improved ADVO compliance
Increased detection of reoffending behaviour
Change DV offending behaviour
Premier’s Priority Governance:
RDVR Implementation Committee, RDVR Steering Committee
Process review, evaluation and continuous improvement
Evidence and data management
Regional coordination and collaboration through Regional Strategy Groups
Strategic communications
Driving innovation through behavioural insights
Increase # and % Police LACs with access to materials based on behavioural insights for offenders on ADVOs
Increase # and % high risk DV offenders under active monitoring and surveillance
ReINVEST
GPS Tracking
Drivers of DV offending behaviour addressed
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4. Partners (government)
Regional Strategy Groups and partner agencies
Partners (government)
NSW Police Force
Corrective Services NSW
Family and Community Services
Legal Aid NSW (Criminal Law)
Legal Aid NSW (WDVCAP)
Aboriginal Legal Service
Juvenile Justice
NSW Health
Education
Victims Services
Courts and Tribunal Services
North West Metro
Northern Region
South West Metro
Western
NSW Police regions
Blacktown
Mount Druitt
Penrith
Parramatta
North West Metro
Liverpool
Campbelltown
Bankstown
Fairfield
South West Metro
Darling River
Orana
Castlereagh
Barwon
Newcastle City
Central Hunter
Lake Macquarie
Tuggerah Lakes
Brisbane Water
Northern
Western
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5. Thank you!
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6. Definitions: Target and measures
Legal Action Rate
Concurrent reports
Person of interest (POI)
Domestic violence assault
Premier’s Priority target measure
Percentage of DV assault Persons of Interest (POIs) proceeded against by police who are proceeded against for a new DV assault offence within 12 months.
Persons of interest who have a legal action commenced against them by the NSW Police Force. Legal actions can include: referral to court, caution, youth justice conference, criminal infringement notice, other infringement notice and/or cannabis or other drug caution.
Police incident categories of: actual bodily harm, common assault, grievous bodily harm (including malicious wounding), shoot with intent other than to murder, assault police officer and spike drink/food flagged by police as being domestic violence related.
In the context of the Premier’s Priority, the current counting rule for ‘reoffender’ includes persons of interest with multiple offences reported on the same day. These are referred to as ‘concurrent reports’.
An alleged offender who is proceeded against by Police in some way. Police may proceed against alleged offenders through a variety of legal or other processes. Most alleged offenders are referred to the NSW Criminal Courts.
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