Sentencing
Report
Sentencing occupational health and safety offences in Victoria: a statistical report
This report presents a statistical profile of sentencing outcomes for occupational health and safety (OHS) offences sentenced in Victoria between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2021. The purpose of the report is to provide an evidence base to consider reforms to the sentencing of OHS offences.
Report
Combined Orders of Imprisonment with a Community Correction Order in Victoria
This report presents a statistical profile of combined orders of imprisonment with a community correction order imposed in the Magistrates’ Court and higher courts of Victoria between 2012 and 2020.
Report
Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2021–22
This report presents data on the number of young people released from a supervised youth justice sentence who then returned – that is, young people who received another supervised sentence after the end of their first, or index sentence. Supervised sentences include both community-based and detention sentences.
Report
The cost of prisons in Australia: 2023
This report presents the case for reform to Australia’s incarceration policies by presenting the costs of the criminal justice system in Australia; investigating who is in the system and why; analysing the reasons behind the changing crime scene; and suggesting directions toward an improved system.
Research Summary
Understanding of sentencing: community knowledge of sentencing terms and outcomes
This paper explores how well the Queensland community understands sentencing terms, and to explore the public’s knowledge of sentencing outcomes.