Reoffending Following Sentencing in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria

Karen Gelb, Geoff Fisher, Nina Hudson

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Abstract

This report focuses on reoffending following sentences imposed on adult offenders in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, where the vast majority of criminal sentences in Victoria are imposed. It examines the sentences imposed in the Magistrates’ Court and tracks offenders from their sentence to their subsequent sentencing episodes across all adult courts in Victoria: the Magistrates’ Court, the County Court and the Supreme Court. The reoffending database developed by the Council draws on data collected by all sentencing courts in Victoria and includes people who have been sentenced for a criminal offence between July 2004 and June 2011. The database provides an opportunity to follow offenders as they appear and reappear for sentencing in Victorian courts.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationMelbourne, Vic.
PublisherSentencing Advisory Council
Number of pages56
ISBN (Print)9781921100994
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Bibliographical note

© Copyright State of Victoria, Sentencing Advisory Council, June 2013 This publication is protected by the laws of copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).

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