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Table 6.4 shows that 32 female Indigenous offenders participated in generaloffending programs in 2006-07, followed by 8 in 2007-08 and 19 in 2008-09.This is consistently higher than the number of female non-Indigenousparticipants which numbered 17 in 2006-07, five in 2007-08 and 13 in 2008-09.The completion rate for general offending programs for female Indigenousparticipants during 2006-07 and 2007-08 is higher than that for non-Indigenous participants and relatively similar in 2008-09. Sixty-three per centof female offenders participating in general offending programs in 2006-07completed their program compared to 41 per cent for female non-Indigenousparticipants. The completion rate for female Indigenous participants in 2007-08 is 75 per cent compared to 40 per cent for female non-Indigenousparticipants, while the completion rate in 2008-09 is similar for femaleIndigenous participants (89%) and female non-Indigenous participants (92%).Table 6.4: General Offending Programs – Female Offenders2006-07 2007-08 2008-09Indigenous Non-IndigenousIndigenous Non-IndigenousIndigenous Non-IndigenousComplete 20 63% 7 41% 6 75% 2 40% 17 89% 12 92%Incomplete 12 37% 10 59% 2 25% 3 60% 2 11% 1 8%TotalEnrolments 32 17 8 5 19 13Source: QCS: IOMSSubstance Misuse ProgramsSubstance misuse programs include Pathways, Getting Smart, SubstanceAbuse: Preventing and Managing Relapse, Smart Recovery and Do Itprograms. These programs are not Indigenous-specific and vary in intensity tosuit the needs of offenders.Table 6.5 shows that male Indigenous offender enrolment numbers insubstance misuse programs increased steadily between 2006-07 and 2008-09, while completion rates decreased. In 2006-07 there are 64 maleIndigenous enrolments, compared to 81 in 2007-08 and 198 in 2008-09. Thecompletion rates decline from 84 per cent 2006-07 to 79 per cent in 2007-08and 67 per cent in 2008-09. Information about factors that may havecontributed to decreased completion numbers is not available in IOMS.Significantly more male non-Indigenous offenders than male Indigenousoffenders participate in substance misuse programs. This is partly explainedby the greater number of non-Indigenous offenders in custody and the higherlikelihood of non-Indigenous offenders to misuse illicit drugs than Indigenousoffenders.48
The number of male non-Indigenous offender enrolments in substancemisuse programs doubled in 2008-09 (657) when compared with enrolmentsin 2006-07 (323) and 2007-08 (321).The completion rates for male non-Indigenous participants in substancemisuse programs remained relatively stable between 2006-07 and 2008-09 –with approximately three in every four participants completing their program.The combined total substance misuse program completion rate during thethree year period for male Indigenous participants is 73 per cent compared to77 per cent for male non-Indigenous offenders.Table 6.5: Substance Misuse Programs, Male Offenders2006-07 2007-08 2008-09Indigenous Non-IndigenousIndigenous Non-IndigenousIndigenous Non-IndigenousComplete 54 84% 238 74% 64 79% 258 80% 132 67% 502 76%Incomplete 10 16% 85 26% 17 21% 63 20% 66 33% 155 24%TotalEnrolments 64 323 81 321 198 657Source: QCS, IOMSFemale offenders participate in substance misuse programs including GettingSmart, Do It, Substance Misuse, Preventing and Managing Relapse andSmart Recovery.Table 6.6 shows that similar to male participation, the number of femalesparticipating in substance misuse programs increased between 2006-07 and2008-09. There are eight female Indigenous offender enrolments in substancemisuse programs in 2006-07, nine in 2007-08, and 20 in 2008-09. Incomparison, female non-Indigenous offenders have 30 enrolments in 2006-07, 51 in 2007-08 and 63 in 2008-09.The completion rate for female Indigenous participants declined over time,while increasing for female non-Indigenous participants, however Indigenousoffender numbers for completion/incompletion per year were too small tomake any significant inferences. The combined total completion rate forfemale Indigenous participants for the three years is 60 per cent, comparedwith 76 per cent of female non-Indigenous participants.49
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Rehabilitative needs and treatment
Page 3 and 4: ContentsGlossary of terms..........
Page 5 and 6: Report SummaryThis report presents
Page 8 and 9: How do program completion rates of
Page 10 and 11: Develop and implement an Indigenous
Page 12 and 13: Chapter 1IntroductionMuch has been
Page 14 and 15: Chapter 2MethodsThis chapter outlin
Page 17: Chapter 3Literature Review of Indig
Page 20 and 21: The Delivery of Programs and Best-P
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Page 24 and 25: training and support in rehabilitat
Page 26 and 27: SummaryThis chapter has highlighted
Page 28 and 29: Chapter 4Indigenous Offender Profil
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Page 32 and 33: Further analysis shows that both ma
Page 34 and 35: Indigenous offenders are more likel
Page 36 and 37: Chapter 5QCS Offender Rehabilitatio
Page 38 and 39: anxiety and intellectual capacity.
Page 40 and 41: Staying on Track: Maintenance 18-26
Page 42 and 43: ViolenceThe Cognitive Self Change p
Page 44 and 45: Table 5.2: Summary of QCS Offender
Page 46 and 47: The key aim of the program is the c
Page 48 and 49: These include offender and interfam
Page 50 and 51: Chapter 6Indigenous Offender Partic
Page 52 and 53: specific programs. In 2006-07, comp
Page 56 and 57: Table 6.6: Substance Misuse Program
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Page 60 and 61: The number of male non-Indigenous o
Page 62 and 63: Chapter 7Perspectives on Indigenous
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Page 68 and 69: This co-facilitation would also pro
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Page 72 and 73: If [offenders] are from a family th
Page 74 and 75: Chapter 8Conclusion
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Page 78 and 79: Reference ListAboriginal and Torres
Page 80 and 81: People Conference, Adelaide, 13-15
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