Recidivism in Australia : findings and future research - Australian ...

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Selected recidivism research 1995–2006
Publication
year Title Key recidivism findings Comments
Author
This report highlighted two measures of
recidivism: the number of offenders admitted
to Queensland prisons previously sentenced
to prison; and persons returning to prison
as a result of the revocation of a post-release
order. The estimates are:
1998 Prisoner numbers
in Queensland:
an examination of
population trends
in Queensland’s
correctional
institutions
Queensland.
Criminal Justice
Commission
• 72% of offenders sentenced to imprisonment
in a lower court had been previously
convicted by a lower court
• 24% of offenders sentenced to imprisonment
in a higher court had been previously
convicted by a higher court
• 62% of Queensland’s prisoners were known
to have had previously been imprisoned
• Approximately 12% of all admissions to
Queensland prisons in 1997–98 were the
result of the revocation of a post release
order, and a further 14% due to breaches
of court orders.
The results also showed differences
in the offending frequency rate for the
following offenders:
This was a self-reported offending study
amongst a sample of burglars imprisoned
in NSW. Estimates of the extent of reoffending
showed that:
1998 The stolen goods
market in New
South Wales: an
interview study
with imprisoned
burglars
Stevenson R &
Forsythe L
• heroin users (13.0 vs 8.7 median offences)
• commercial burglars (8.7) compared with
residential burglars (12.8)
• the median number of burglary offences
committed per month was 8.7 for adults
and 12.7 for juveniles.
Appendix A
• the risk aware (8.3) compared with the
risk unaware (13.0).
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