Youth Justice Conferencing
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Key service measures for 2019-2020 - Youth Justice Conferencing
| KEY SERVICE MEASURES | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20
|
Referrals to a Youth Justice Conference
|
| Total | 1,505 | 1,244 | 1,422
| 1,374
| 1,379
|
| Police | 615 (41%) | 522 (42%) | 644 (45%) | 647 (47%) | 768
(56%) |
| Courts | 890 (59%) | 722 (58%) | 788 (55%) | 727 (53%) | 611
(44%) |
| Percentage of referrals to a Youth Justice Conference for 'victimless' offences | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.3%
| 8.2% | 8.1%
|
| Referrals resulting in a conference |
| Number of referrals processed | 1,505 | 1,244 | 1,422 | 1,374 | 1,379
|
| Number of referrals resulting in a Youth Justice Conference | 1,277 | 1,093 | 1,189 | 1,234 | 1,157
|
| Conferences facilitated | 1,168 | 1,024 | 1,101 | 1,165 | 1,104
|
| Percentage of all referrals resulting in a Youth Justice Conference | 84.9% | 87.9% | 83.6% | 89.8% | 83.9%
|
Participation in conferences
|
| Number of young people participating in Youth Justice Conferences | 1,129 | 970 | 1,040 | 1,060 | 1,011
|
| Total number of participants in Youth Justice Conferences | 5,600 | 4,669 | 5,041 | 4,845 | 5,034
|
| Percentage of victims or representatives in conferences held with identifiable victims | 61% | 59% | 58% | 56% | 55%
|
| Outcomes |
| Number and percent of outcome plans agreed on and approved for referrals received between 1 July and 30 June | 1,055
from
1,066
outcome
plans
(99%) | 866 from 875 outcome plans (99%)
| 989 from 996 outcome plans (99%)
| 989 from 996 outcome plans (99%) | 937 from 948 outcome plans (99%)
|
| Number of occasions where the referring court did not approve the outcome plan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1
|
| Number of occasions where young offender and victim were not able to agree to an outcome plan | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10
|
Percentage of finalised outcome plans that were successfully completed by 30 June
| 86.5% | 87.5% | 90.1% | 90.0% | 90.6%
|
| Offences and young people |
| Number of offences referred to a Youth Justice Conference | 2,890 | 2,478 | 2,751 | 2,603 | 2,576
|
| Number of young people referred to a Youth Justice Conference | 1,284 | 1,074 | 1,204 | 1,160
| 1,170
|
Source: DCJ/YJ BA. Effective date 1 July 2020
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
Completion of outcome plans
