0330.2 Other prisons and corrective services 31 August 2017 The information on this category was last updated on: Service description prisons and corrective institutions is a subcategory of prisons and corrective services (GPC 0330). In Australia, State and Territory governments are responsible for correctional services to support the judicial process. These services can be provided by government directly, or through contractual arrangements with the private sector (or a combination of both). Prison and corrective services this category relate to adult contact with either: facility based detention includes fulltime and periodic detention in prisons, prison farms, remand — centres and centres for offenders requiring involuntary mental health treatment communitybased correction services include a range of noncustodial sanctions and deliver — postcustodial interventions under which prisoners released into the community continue to be subject to corrective services supervision. A detailed definition of expenditure included under this category is provided in the 2017 Report Expenditure Data Manual (http://www.pc.gov.au/ier2017). Cost drivers The key cost drivers of expenditure on other prisons and corrective services are closely linked to the number of offenders under supervision. The impact of supervised offenders on cost varies by the duration of supervision and the level of supervision required (low security compared with high security services). There may also be cost differences associated with scale and location of the service, or with the characteristics of the offenders (such as cultural or physical needs). Service use measures Data Years 200809 201011 201213 201516 Measure Data source Estimates Estimates Estimates Estimates Adults in SCRGSP Report on Government 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2015-16 communitybased Services Corrective Services corrections Collection (State and Territory Governments unpublished) Adults in SCRGSP Report on Government 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2015-16 facilitybased Services Corrective Services detention Collection (State and Territory Governments unpublished)
0330.2 Other prisons and corrective services The information on this category was last updated on: 31 August 2017 Service description prisons and corrective institutions is a subcategory of prisons and corrective services (GPC 0330). In Australia, State and Territory governments are responsible for correctional services to support the judicial process. These services can be provided by government directly, or through contractual arrangements with the private sector (or a combination of both). Prison and corrective services this category relate to adult contact with either: facility based detention — includes fulltime and periodic detention in prisons, prison farms, remand centres and centres for offenders requiring involuntary mental health treatment communitybased correction services — include a range of noncustodial sanctions and deliver postcustodial interventions under which prisoners released into the community continue to be subject to corrective services supervision. A detailed definition of expenditure included under this category is provided in the 2017 Report Expenditure Data Manual (http://www.pc.gov.au/ier2017). Cost drivers The key cost drivers of expenditure on other prisons and corrective services are closely linked to the number of offenders under supervision. The impact of supervised offenders on cost varies by the duration of supervision and the level of supervision required (low security compared with high security services). There may also be cost differences associated with scale and location of the service, or with the characteristics of the offenders (such as cultural or physical needs). Service use measures Data Years Measure Data source 200809 Estimates 201011 Estimates 201213 Estimates 201516 Estimates Adults in communitybased corrections SCRGSP Report on Government Services Corrective Services Collection (State and Territory Governments unpublished) 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2015-16 Adults in facilitybased detention SCRGSP Report on Government Services Corrective Services Collection (State and Territory Governments unpublished) 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2015-16
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