COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS
Community-based corrections orders are non-custodial orders served under the authority of adult corrective services agencies and include restricted movement, fine option, community service, parole, bail and sentenced probation.
During the June quarter 2007 there was an average of 52,226 people in community-based corrections in Australia. The most common community service orders issued were sentenced probation (32,571), followed by community service (10,284) and parole (9,749) (table 13.31).
13.32 DEATHS IN CUSTODY |
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| Police | Prison | Total(a) | | |
| Indigenous | Non-
Indigenous | Indigenous | Non-
Indigenous | Indigenous | Non-
Indigenous | Total | |
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1990 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 55 | 65 | |
1991 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 31 | 13 | 57 | 70 | |
1992 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 58 | 67 | |
1993 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 42 | 10 | 71 | 81 | |
1994 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 42 | 14 | 67 | 81 | |
1995 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 42 | 21 | 66 | 87 | |
1996 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 40 | 18 | 64 | 82 | |
1997 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 67 | 15 | 90 | 105 | |
1998 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 60 | 16 | 79 | 95 | |
1999 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 46 | 19 | 66 | 85 | |
2000 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 51 | 17 | 73 | 90 | |
2001 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 43 | 18 | 74 | 92 | |
2002 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 42 | 19 | 68 | 87 | |
2003 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 58 | 76 | |
2004 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 54 | 68 | |
2005 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 54 | |
2006 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 39 | (b)54 | |
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(a) Includes deaths that occurred in custody other than police or prison custody (such as juvenile detention). |
(b) Includes two deaths in police custody in New South Wales for which Indigenous status is unknown. |
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, National Deaths in Custody Program 1990-2005 (computer file). |
Nationally, the rate of persons in community-based corrections was 327 persons per 100,000 adult population for the June quarter 2007. Men were almost five times more likely to be in community-based corrections than women. The rate for men was 541 males per 100,000 adult male population, while for women it was 117 females per 100,000 adult female population.