The NSW adult prison population grew by 6.9 per cent between July 2012 and December 2013, according to this report. Contents: This report presents 24 months of reception, discharge and custody population data and comparisons between the current and previous quarter for age, gender, indigenous status, most serious offence and the average length of stay...

The NSW prison population is rising rapidly, according to this report which shows an increase of 508 prisoners between July last year (9,492) and September this year (10,000). Contents: This report presents 24 months of reception, discharge and custody population data and comparisons between the current and previous quarter for age, gender, indigenous status, most...

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate what proportion of domestic violence (DV) victims who seek help from DV services choose not to report the violence to police and to investigate factors and reasons associated with non-reporting. Method: Data was collected by interviewing 300 victims attending DV services. The interview was conducted by...

This report covers trends in crime across 154 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in New South Wales over the 24 months to September 2013. If finds that all major categories of crime in NSW except one either fell or remained stable over the 24 months. The exception involved fraud offences, which increased by 20.7 per cent...

Aim: To investigate the extent to which youths in custody 1) rate specific life goals as important and likely to eventuate; 2) have strategies to achieve their goals; and 3) can anticipate barriers to achieving their goals. Method: A total of 107 detainees drawn from NSW Juvenile Justice centres were interviewed about their life goals...