Offence type (Magistrates’ Court) Breach of an Increased No change in – – intervention order likelihood likelihood Breach of bail vs No change in No change in – – offences against the likelihood likelihood person Road safety offences Decreased No change in – – vs offences against likelihood likelihood the person Drug offences vs No change in No change in – – offences against the likelihood likelihood person Justice procedures No change in No change in – – offences vs offences likelihood likelihood against the person Weapons offences vs Increased Increased – – offences against the likelihood likelihood person Property damage vs No change in No change in – – offences against the likelihood likelihood person Sexual offences vs Decreased No change in – – offences against the likelihood likelihood person Theft/dishonesty Increased No change in – – offences vs offences likelihood likelihood against the person Contravention by further offending Across the higher courts and the Magistrates’ Court, the most important factors associated with the likelihood of contravention of a CCO by further offending were prior convictions and the offender’s age. Community correction orders imposed in the Magistrates’ Court For CCOs imposed in the Magistrates’ Court, after controlling for other factors, an increased likelihood of contravention by further offending was associated with (in order of significance): Prior convictions. Offenders who had prior convictions were three times more likely to contravene by further offending than offenders without prior convictions. CCO type. Offenders whose CCO was combined with a sentence of imprisonment were more than twice as likely to contravene by further offending than offenders whose CCO was not combined with a sentence of imprisonment.
Offence type (Magistrates’ Court) Breach of an intervention order Increased likelihood No change in likelihood – – Breach of bail vs offences against the person No change in likelihood No change in likelihood – – Road safety offences vs offences against the person Decreased likelihood No change in likelihood – – Drug offences vs offences against the person No change in likelihood No change in likelihood – – Justice procedures offences vs offences against the person No change in likelihood No change in likelihood – – Weapons offences vs offences against the person Increased likelihood Increased likelihood – – Property damage vs offences against the person No change in likelihood No change in likelihood – – Sexual offences vs offences against the person Decreased likelihood No change in likelihood – – Theft/dishonesty offences vs offences against the person Increased likelihood No change in likelihood – – Contravention by further offending Across the higher courts and the Magistrates’ Court, the most important factors associated with the likelihood of contravention of a CCO by further offending were prior convictions and the offender’s age. Community correction orders imposed in the Magistrates’ Court For CCOs imposed in the Magistrates’ Court, after controlling for other factors, an increased likelihood of contravention by further offending was associated with (in order of significance): Prior convictions. Offenders who had prior convictions were three times more likely to contravene by further offending than offenders without prior convictions. CCO type. Offenders whose CCO was combined with a sentence of imprisonment were more than twice as likely to contravene by further offending than offenders whose CCO was not combined with a sentence of imprisonment.
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