1362.7 - Regional Statistics, Northern Territory, 2008 Reissue

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/10/2008 Reissue

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CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Community Corrections

Community corrections plays a key role in the rehabilitation of offenders in the Northern Territory (NT). Community corrections includes adult and juvenile offenders undergoing home detention, parole (adult offenders only), probation, and community work.

Adult community corrections has increased by 6% from 1141 in 2004-05 to 1210 in 2006-07. The number of juveniles in community corrections programs in the NT showed a decrease (43%) in number from 273 in 2004-05 to 157 in 2006-07. Overall, the number of adult and juvenile offenders in community corrections programs has decreased 3% from 1414 persons in 2004-05 to 1367 persons in 2006-07.

In 2006-07, 82% of the 1210 adult offenders in community corrections programs were Indigenous. The proportion of juvenile offenders who were Indigenous was 87%. The number of males in community corrections programs was 90% for adults and 95% for juveniles. Of the adult males in community corrections programs, 79% were Indigenous.

Adult community corrections: Northern Territory - 2006-07
Graph: Adult community corrections: Northern Territory—2006–07

Adult Prisoner and Juvenile Detainee Receptions

In the Northern Territory (NT), adult prisoners received during the year increased by 13% during the period between 2004-05 and 2006-07, while juvenile detainees increased by 16% over the same period. Overall, the number of adult prisoners and juvenile detainees received during the year increased 14% from 2627 persons in 2004-05 to 2982 persons in 2006-07.

Adult prisoners and Juvenile detainees received during the year: Northern Territory - 2004-05 to 2006-07
Graph: Adult prisoners and Juvenile detainees received during the year: Northern Territory—2004–05 to 2006–07

Graph: Adult prisoners and Juvenile detainees received during the year: Northern Territory—2004–05 to 2006–07

Quarterly Daily Average Adult Prisoners

In the June quarter 2007, the daily average number of adult prisoners in the Northern Territory (NT) was 898 persons, an increase of 7% from the previous quarter and an increase of 12% from the same quarter in 2006. For the June quarter 2007, the daily average number of Indigenous adult prisoners was 738, 7% higher than the previous quarter and 12% higher than the same quarter last year. During the June quarter 2007, Indigenous prisoners represented 82% of the daily average total prison population.