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a caution compared to 53.4 per cent who re-offended after having had contactwith court) (figure 9.2.5).Western AustraliaFigure 9.2.6 shows the proportions of Indigenous and non-Indigenous juveniles whore-offended after being dismissed, referred to a juvenile justice team, issued aformal caution, fine or community-based order, or sentenced to juvenile detentionon their first contact with the WA juvenile justice system. Data are based on twocohorts of juveniles first entering the WA justice system in either 1995 or 2000. Thefollow-up times for the 1995 and 2000 cohorts were 7.5 and 2.5 years, respectively.Re-offending was measured by the proportion of the group who re-offended beforethe end of the study or follow-up period. The 2000 cohort was slightly larger in sizethan the 1995 cohort (7811 and 7271 offenders, respectively).Figure 9.2.6 WA, proportion of juveniles re-offending, by type of first contactwith the juvenile justice system, 1995 and 2000 cohortsa, b, c100IndigenousNon-IndigenousPer cent re-offenders806040200Caution JJT referral Dismissed Fine CommunitybasedorderDetentionJJT Juvenile justice team.Source: University of Western Australia (2004); table 9A.2.9.• For each type of contact with the juvenile justice system, a greater proportion ofIndigenous juveniles re-offended than non-Indigenous juveniles in the WAcohort (figure 9.2.6).• Among Indigenous juveniles, the greatest proportion re-offended after their firstcontact with the juvenile justice system was dismissed (77.4 per cent) or therewas a referral to a juvenile justice team (74.7 per cent). For non-Indigenousjuveniles, the greatest proportion re-offended after their first contact with theFUNCTIONAL ANDRESILIENT FAMILIESAND COMMUNITIES