Youth Justice Conferencing
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Key service measures for 2020-2021 - Youth Justice Conferencing
| KEY SERVICE MEASURES | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20
| 2020/21
|
Referrals to a Youth Justice Conference
|
| Total | 1,244 | 1,422
| 1,374
| 1,379
| 1,392
|
| Police | 522 (42%) | 644 (45%) | 647 (47%) | 768
(56%) | 726 (52%)
|
| Courts | 722 (58%) | 788 (55%) | 727 (53%) | 611
(44%) | 666 (48%)
|
| Percentage of referrals to a Youth Justice Conference for 'victimless' offences | 7.2% | 7.3%
| 8.2% | 8.1%
| 8.0%
|
| Referrals resulting in a conference |
| Number of referrals processed | 1,244 | 1,422 | 1,374 | 1,379
| 1,392
|
| Number of referrals resulting in a Youth Justice Conference | 1,093 | 1,189 | 1,234 | 1,157
| 1,063
|
| Conferences facilitated | 1,024 | 1,101 | 1,165 | 1,104
| 1,155
|
| Percentage of all referrals resulting in a Youth Justice Conference | 87.9% | 83.6% | 89.8% | 83.9%
| 76.4%
|
Participation in conferences
|
| Number of young people participating in Youth Justice Conferences | 970 | 1,040 | 1,060 | 1,011
| 1,055
|
| Total number of participants in Youth Justice Conferences | 4,669 | 5,041 | 4,845 | 5,034
| 4,923
|
| Percentage of victims or representatives in conferences held with identifiable victims | 59% | 58% | 56% | 55%
| 52%
|
| Outcomes |
| Number and percent of outcome plans agreed on and approved for referrals received between 1 July and 30 June | 866 from 875 outcome plans (99%)
| 989 from 996 outcome plans (99%)
| 989 from 996 outcome plans (99%) | 937 from 948 outcome plans (99%)
| 1026 from 1031 outcome plans (100%)
|
| Number of occasions where the referring court did not approve the outcome plan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1
| 2
|
| Number of occasions where young offender and victim were not able to agree to an outcome plan | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10
| 3
|
Percentage of finalised outcome plans that were successfully completed by 30 June
| 87.5% | 90.1% | 90.0% | 90.6%
| 93.8%
|
| Offences and young people |
| Number of offences referred to a Youth Justice Conference | 2,478 | 2,751 | 2,603 | 2,576
| 2,585
|
| Number of young people referred to a Youth Justice Conference | 1,074 | 1,204 | 1,160
| 1,170
| 1,133
|
Source: DCJ/YJ BA. Effective date 3 July 2021
Note: The Young Offenders Regulation 2004 allows six months for the completion of outcome plans, although the Director General does have discretion to allow additional time if circumstances are exceptional.
Youth Justice Conferencing referrals
This chart shows the number of Youth Justice Conference (YJC) referrals processed and the number of conferences facilitated. In 2016-17, 1,244 YJCs were processed and 1,024 were facilitated. In 2017-18, 1,422 YJCs were processed and 1,101 were facilitated. In 2018-19, 1,374 YJCs were processed and 1,165 were facilitated. In 2019-20, 1,379 YJCs were processed and 1,104 were facilitated. In 2020-21, 1,393 YJCs were processed and 1,171 were facilitated.
Completion of outcome plans
This chart shows the number and percentage of Youth Justice Conference (YJC) outcome plans completed over the past five years In 2016-17, 917 (87.5%) YJC outcome plans were completed. In 2017-18, 955 (90.1%) YJC outcome plans were completed. In 2018-19, 986 (90%) of YJC outcome plans were completed. In 2019-20, 998 YJC outcome plans were completed. In 2020-21, 1,021 (93.8%) YJC outcome plans were completed.