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Box 1.18KEY MESSAGES• Indigenous imprisonment rates increased by 32 per cent between 2000 and 2006(figure 3.12.1).• Between 2002 and 2006, the imprisonment rate increased by 34 per cent forIndigenous women and by 22 per cent for Indigenous men (table 3A.12.7).• In 2006, after adjusting for age differences, Indigenous people were 13 times morelikely than non-Indigenous people to be imprisoned (table 3.12.1).• At 30 June 2005, Indigenous juveniles were 23 times more likely to be detainedthan non-Indigenous juveniles. The difference between the Indigenous andnon-Indigenous juvenile detention rates has increased since 2001 (figure 3.12.4).Box 1.19Things that work• Victoria’s Koori Courts, SA’s Nunga Courts and Queensland’s Murri Courts reducecultural alienation for Indigenous offenders and give Indigenous people more inputinto the judicial process, particularly sentencing (boxes 3.12.2–4).Juvenile detention rates, aged 10–17 years, at 30 June each yearDetainees per 100 000 juveniles350300250200150100500IndigenousNon-Indigenous2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Source: Taylor (2006); table 3A.12.17.OVERVIEW 23