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Abduction and related offences
Other acts intended to cause injury Acts involving the indirect and non-confrontational infliction of harm, injury or violence upon a person. Acts which, though not intended to cause harm , actually or potentially result in injury to oneself or another person are coded to dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons. Other homicide This is a prisoner census category which includes the ASOC groups of Conspiracy to murder (0121), Attempted murder (0122), Manslaughter (0131) and Driving causing death (0132). Other offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations An act or omission prejudicial to the effective carrying out of justice procedures or any government operations concerned with maintaining government security. For the purpose of this publication this category excludes prison regulation operations (group 1523). Periodic detainees Sentenced prisoners who are required to be held in custody for two consecutive days in a one-week period. See also Type of sentence. Possess and/or use illicit drugs The possession of a non-commercial quantity and/or use of an illicit drug or other controlled substance. Prior imprisonment Persons known to have been imprisoned under sentence in a gazetted prison. Prior sentence of periodic detention is included as prior imprisonment. Prison regulation offences Offences against guidelines regulating conduct within prisons, including the possession and supply of contraband. Prisoner A person held in custody. For the purposes of this collection, prisoners are those whose confinement is the responsibility of a corrective services agency. Property damage and environmental pollution The wilful and unlawful destruction, damage or defacement of public or private property, or the pollution of property/definable entity held in common by the community. Public order offences Offences involving personal conduct that involves or may lead to:
The 'victim' of these offences is the public at large. However, some offences such as offensive language and offensive behaviour may occur in a private place. Receiving or handling proceeds of crime Receiving, handling or processing money or goods, taken or obtained illegally. Regulatory driving offences (including Pedestrian offences) This is a prisoner census category which includes the ASOC groups of Exceeding the prescribed content of alcohol limit (0431), Exceeding legal speed limit (1432), Parking offences (1433), Regulatory driving offences nec (1439) and Pedestrian offences (1441). Remand prisoners (remandees) Remand prisoners are those persons who have been placed in custody while awaiting the outcome of their court hearing. They may be unconvicted (remanded in custody for trial), convicted but awaiting sentence (remanded in custody for sentence) or awaiting deportation. Some sentenced prisoners also have active remand warrants against them. In such cases, these prisoners are counted as sentenced. Road vehicle registration and roadworthiness offences Offences relating to the registration or roadworthiness of the road vehicle itself rather than the manner in which the vehicle is being driven. Robbery Robbery offences involve the unlawful taking of property, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property, from the immediate possession, control, custody or care of a person, accompanied by the use, and/or threatened use of immediate force or violence. Sentenced prisoners Sentenced prisoners are those persons who have received a term of imprisonment from a court. This includes offenders who have been given an indeterminate sentence or custodial order, for example, persons detained under the "Governor's/Queen's Pleasure" and 'Forensic Patients', or those who have received a life sentence. Also included are persons sentenced to part-time imprisonment, that is, periodic detainees in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Sexual assault Sexual assault is a physical assault of a sexual nature, directed toward another person where that person:
Special school A school which provides special instruction for physically and/or mentally disabled or impaired students, or those with social problems. Theft (including motor vehicle) This is a prisoner census category which includes the ASOC groups of: Theft of a motor vehicle (0811), Illegal use of a motor vehicle (0812), Theft of motor vehicle parts or contents (0813), Theft from a person (excluding force) (0821), Theft of intellectual property (0822), Theft from retail premises (0823), Theft (except motor vehicle) nec (0829) and Illegal use of property (except motor vehicle) (0841).Type of sentence The classification of sentence types used in this report is as follows: Indeterminate - life. Persons sentenced to life imprisonment. This does not necessarily mean, however, that the person will be held in custody for the term of their natural life. In some States or Territories a minimum time to serve in custody is specified by the court, while in others this decision is made by an administrative body such as a Parole Board. Indeterminate - other. Persons declared as habitual criminals, persons who are either permanently or temporarily deemed not responsible for their actions because of a mental disorder or intellectual disability and prisoners who are sentenced to imprisonment but have not had a release date set. That is, the prisoner may be released at any time, at the discretion of the administrative body within each jurisdiction responsible for making that decision. Maximum-minimum (or max-min). Sentences where a person may be eligible to be released on parole after serving a minimum term in custody, and who must be released once a maximum term has been served. Fixed term. Sentences where there is no minimum term or non-parole period set. The prisoner is required to serve the whole sentence, less any remission allowed, in custody and when released from custody is not subject to any further correctional intervention. The situation in Tasmania differs in that while no minimum term or non-parole period is set by the court, it is understood that the prisoner will usually be released on parole at a time determined by the Parole Board. Periodic detention. A sentencing option which at the time of the 30 June 2001 National Prisoner Census was available only to New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory courts. Persons given periodic detention are in custody for two consecutive days in a week (periodic detainee week), and remain at liberty during the rest of the week. Fine default only. Persons who are serving a sentence for non-payment of a fine and are subject to no other sentence type at the time. Offenders who are serving fine default sentences while on remand are counted as sentenced (fine default) prisoners. Offenders who are serving fine default sentences concurrently with other sentences of imprisonment are counted under the other sentence type and not as fine default only prisoners. Unlawful entry with intent The unlawful entry of a structure with the intent to commit an offence where the entry is either forced or unforced. Includes burglary, break and enter and stealing. Excludes shoplifting and stealing from a house or premise to which the offender has been invited or has legitimate access whereby the intent was unlawful but the entry was not. Also excludes trespass whereby entry is unlawful but there is no intent to commit an offence. Unsentenced prisoners A legal status indicating that a person is confined to custody on remand while awaiting the outcome of their trial. Weapons and explosives offences Offences relating to weapons or explosives which are either prohibited or legalised/regulated by legislation. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2001
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 26/03/2002
This page last updated 20 June 2006