4513.0 - Criminal Courts, Australia, 2014-15

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 01/03/2016

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Key findings + In this issue Finalised defendants Defendants proven guilty Sentence length and fine amount Indigenous status + State and territory profiles Illicit drug offences continue to rise (Media Release) Fewer younger defendants in criminal courts (Media Release) About this Release	Contains national information on defendants finalised in the Higher (Supreme and Intermediate), Magistrates' and Children's criminal courts between 1 July and 30 June each year. Details are provided on the characteristics and outcomes of finalised defendants (including age, sex, Indigenous status, method of finalisation and principal offence committed), and the sentence outcomes associated with those proven guilty (including sentence type and sentence length) by the principal proven offence committed. Information is also presented for each state and territory, and for each of the three court levels. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.