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NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
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BOCSAR
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Predictive validity of risk/needs assessment for young offenders under community supervision
This study finds that Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory Australian Adaptation (YLS/CMI-AA) data did not significantly improve the predictive accuracy of static risk-based models of recidivism for Indigenous or non-Indigenous offenders.
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The determinants of trial duration: a preliminary study
An exploratory analysis of the factors influencing trial duration in the NSW District Criminal Court.
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Recent trends in arrests for drug driving
As a result of the NSW Police Force conducting more mobile roadside drug tests, the number of persons charged and consequently found guilty of drug driving has rapidly increased since 2015.
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Outcome evaluation of NSW’s Safer Pathway Program: victims’ experiences
This study aimed to find whether the Safer Pathway program is more effective in reducing domestic violence related offences (e.g. physical assault, threats of physical assault, intimidation) than the conventional response to such offences.
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The NSW prison population simulation model: a policy analysis tool
Aim: To describe a simulation model of the NSW prison system and demonstrate its utility as a tool for examining the effects of changes to the criminal justice system that influence the number of prisoners in custody. Method: The model consists of four states (bail, remand, custody and parole) and a set of parameters governing...