5.4.8.c Women’s Convictions

Age of first conviction

These data indicate how young a woman was when she first received a conviction for an offence.

Overall:

A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a significantly lower age of first conviction than their non-Indigenous counterparts (18.4 vs 22.4) t(244.985)=4.438, p<0.001

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous women with complex needs in the cohort have a significantly lower age of first conviction compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts (18.5 vs 22), t(213) = 3.571, p<.001

Number of convictions

These data indicate the number of convictions a woman has had over her lifetime until the data was drawn for this study.

Overall:

A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a significantly higher number of convictions than their non-Indigenous counterparts (23 vs. 15.2), t(134.277) =-4.556, p < 0.0001.

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous women with complex needs have a significantly higher number of convictions than their non-Indigenous counterparts (24.5 vs. 17.2), t(214) = -3.434, p < 0.001.

Rate of convictions

These data indicate the yearly rate of convictions for a woman, calculated by dividing the number of total convictions by the number of years between her first recorded and last recorded police conviction.

Overall:

A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a significantly higher rate of convictions than their non-Indigenous counterparts (3.2 vs. 1.7), t(282) = -2.962, p<.005.

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous women with complex needs in the cohort have a slightly higher rate of conviction per year than their non-Indigenous counterparts (2.1 vs. 1.8), t(151.721) =--1.838, p = 0.066 (not statistically significant).