In Chapter 6, discussion of broader influences such as new sentencing – dispositions, changes in the use of bail and remand, and parole reforms is – presented before some conclusions are drawn. Data and data sources This report presents data on adult prisoners held in Victoria and sentences handed down in the Magistrates’ Court and higher courts (County and Supreme Courts). The data on prisoners only includes adults held in corrective services custody. Prisoner data was obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Corrections Victoria. Two primary types of prisoner data were examined: the number in prison at a given point in time (sometimes referred to as the ‘stock’) and the number received into prison (sometimes referred to as the ‘flow’). For prisoner stock numbers, the count taken on 30 June each year (known as the prisoner census) was used. Corrections Victoria data was used for 2016 only, with all other years sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. For imprisonment rates, the crude rates reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics were used for 2006 to 2015. Rates were calculated in 2016 using prisoner stock data from Corrections Victoria and projected population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. All data in Chapter 2 refers to the prisoner census taken between 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2016. In all other chapters in this report, data is only available up to the 2014–15 financial year or the 2015 prisoner census. Prisoner reception data was obtained from multiple Corrections Victoria sources including statistical profile publications and direct communication with the Department of Justice and Regulation. data was obtained from Court Services Victoria. Magistrates’ Court data was supplied to the Council in extracts from the CourtLink case management system. Higher courts sentencing data was supplied to the Council as a database known as the higher courts sentencing database.
In Chapter 6, discussion of broader influences – such as new sentencing dispositions, changes in the use of bail and remand, and parole reforms – is presented before some conclusions are drawn. Data and data sources This report presents data on adult prisoners held in Victoria and sentences handed down in the Magistrates’ Court and higher courts (County and Supreme Courts). The data on prisoners only includes adults held in corrective services custody. Prisoner data was obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Corrections Victoria. Two primary types of prisoner data were examined: the number in prison at a given point in time (sometimes referred to as the ‘stock’) and the number received into prison (sometimes referred to as the ‘flow’). For prisoner stock numbers, the count taken on 30 June each year (known as the prisoner census) was used. Corrections Victoria data was used for 2016 only, with all other years sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. For imprisonment rates, the crude rates reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics were used for 2006 to 2015. Rates were calculated in 2016 using prisoner stock data from Corrections Victoria and projected population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. All data in Chapter 2 refers to the prisoner census taken between 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2016. In all other chapters in this report, data is only available up to the 2014–15 financial year or the 2015 prisoner census. Prisoner reception data was obtained from multiple Corrections Victoria sources including statistical profile publications and direct communication with the Department of Justice and Regulation. data was obtained from Court Services Victoria. Magistrates’ Court data was supplied to the Council in extracts from the CourtLink case management system. Higher courts sentencing data was supplied to the Council as a database known as the higher courts sentencing database.
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