COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS
During the March quarter 2005 there was an average of 52,227 people in community-based corrections, with sentenced probation being the most prevalent option for all states and territories (table 11.46).
11.46 PERSONS IN COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS(a)(b) - March quarter 2005
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Type of penalty | NSW(a) | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Community-based corrections | 17,865 | 8,187 | 11,561 | 5,841 | 5,520 | 1,032 | 1,086 | 1,135 | 52,227 |
| Restricted movement | 192 | 20 | 69 | 336 | 20 | . . | 60 | 4 | 701 |
| Reparation | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine option | 159 | 1,610 | 1,391 | 827 | 311 | n.p. | n.p. | . . | 4,413 |
| | Community service | 4,704 | 1,000 | 1,867 | 1,380 | 2,208 | 450 | 244 | 96 | 11,950 |
| Supervision (compliance) | | | | | | | | | |
| | Parole | 4,092 | 1,482 | 953 | 946 | 1,315 | 90 | 144 | 120 | 9,142 |
| | Bail | 240 | . . | . . | 733 | 229 | . . | 4 | 210 | 1,417 |
| | Sentenced probation | 10,586 | 4,302 | 7,631 | 2,591 | 3,523 | 517 | 668 | 827 | 30,645 |
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(a) Average of figures for the first day of each month in the quarter.
(b) As a person may have more than one type of order, the sum of the components may be greater than the total.
Source: Corrective Services, Australia, March Quarter 2005 (4512.0). |