offences in different offence categories from their index event and first reoffending event. Reoffending rates varied by offender demographics. Offenders aged 10 to 17 had a higher reoffending rate than offenders aged 18 years and over (64.0% and 44.4% respectively), while male offenders had a higher reoffending rate than females (46.9% and 36.3% respectively). As well as providing new information on reoffending patterns in Victoria, the report provides a basis for further research by the Council on reoffending. Figure 4: Cumulative reoffending rate by year following the index sentence in 2004–05 (n = 63,366) Cumulative percentage of all offenders Follow-up period 9.6 1 21.3 2 28.3 3 33.5 4 37.2 5 39.8 6 41.8 7 43.5 8 44.9 9 Current Sentencing Practices for Major Driving Offences In June 2015, the Council published Major Driving Offences: Current Sentencing Practices, a report examining current sentencing practices for four major driving offences between 2006–07 and 2012–13 (the period’): ‘reference culpable driving causing death; dangerous driving causing death; negligently causing serious injury (where driving related); and dangerous driving causing serious injury. The report presents sentencing outcomes at both the charge and the case level for each of the reference offences. Change in Median Sentence Maximum Penalty Increase The report examines sentencing outcomes for dangerous driving causing and negligently causing serious injury for the periods before and after increases to the maximum penalties for these offences. The report shows that, although there was a
offences in different offence categories from their index event and first reoffending event. Reoffending rates varied by offender demographics. Offenders aged 10 to 17 had a higher reoffending rate than offenders aged 18 years and over (64.0% and 44.4% respectively), while male offenders had a higher reoffending rate than females (46.9% and 36.3% respectively). As well as providing new information on reoffending patterns in Victoria, the report provides a basis for further research by the Council on reoffending. Figure 4: Cumulative reoffending rate by year following the index sentence in 2004–05 (n = 63,366) Cumulative percentage of all offenders Follow-up period 9.6 1 21.3 2 28.3 3 33.5 4 37.2 5 39.8 6 41.8 7 43.5 8 44.9 9 Current Sentencing Practices for Major Driving Offences In June 2015, the Council published Major Driving Offences: Current Sentencing Practices, a report examining current sentencing practices for four major driving offences between 2006–07 and 2012–13 (the ‘reference period’): culpable driving causing death; dangerous driving causing death; negligently causing serious injury (where driving related); and dangerous driving causing serious injury. The report presents sentencing outcomes at both the charge and the case level for each of the reference offences. Change in Median Sentence Maximum Penalty Increase The report examines sentencing outcomes for dangerous driving causing and negligently causing serious injury for the periods before and after increases to the maximum penalties for these offences. The report shows that, although there was a
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