1. 1 Sydney Institute of Criminology 11 November 2010 Juvenile Offending - What Are the Facts Dr Eric Heller Manager, Research & Information

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15. 15 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.

16. 16 Bail Conditions BreachedPercentCumulative Percent Curfew 46.5% Fail to reside as directed 12.2%58.7% Fail to report to Police 12.1%70.8% Non Association – Person or Place 11.1%81.9% Intoxicated 6.1%88.0% Committed Offence 4.0%92.0% Fail to report to JJO 3.0%95.0% Fail to attend school 2.0%97.0% Both time/place restriction 2.0%99.0% Failure to attend specified medical appointment 1.0%100.0% 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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19. 19 Young People in Custody Health Survey 2009 Justice Health & Juvenile Justice OverallIndigenous IQ – 79 & under 45.8%58.8% Any Psychological Disorder 86.7%92.1% Childhood abuse & trauma 59.9%58.9% Parent ever in Prison 44.6%61.1% Ever placed in care before the age of 16 years 27.2%38.3% Homeless prior to custody 6.1%6.0% Unsettled or transient lodging six months prior to custody 16.7%20.8% Average age left school 14.4 years14.0 years

20. 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

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22. 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

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