5.4.8.b Women’s police contact and custody
Age of first police contact
These data indicate how young a woman was when she first had contact with police as a victim or offender. The figures provided indicate the average age at first police contact found for each group.
Overall:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a significantly lower age of first police contact than their non-Indigenous counterparts (16.8 vs 21.2) t(311) = 4.319, p <.001.
Complex needs specific:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women with complex needs in the cohort have a significantly lower age of first police contact compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts (16.4 vs 20.5), t(214)=3.789, p<.001.
Number of police contacts
These data indicate the number of police contacts a woman has had over her lifetime until the data was drawn for this study. The figures provided indicate the average number of police contacts found for each group.
Overall:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a significantly higher number of police contacts than their non-Indigenous counterpart (99.54 vs.64.97), t(311)=--5.849, p<.0001.
Complex needs specific:
A T-test shows that the Indigenous women with complex needs in the cohort have a significantly higher number of police contact than their non-Indigenous counterparts (101.8 vs. 73.3), t(214) =-4.271, p < 0.0001.
Rate of police contact
These data indicate the yearly rate of police contact for a woman. This is calculated by dividing the number of total police contacts by the number of years between her first and last recorded police contact.
Overall:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a significantly higher rate of police contacts than their non-Indigenous counterparts (6.2 vs. 4.7), t(311) = -2.982, p < 0.001).
Complex needs specific:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women with complex needs in the cohort have a slightly higher rate of police contact per year than their non-Indigenous counterparts (6.1 vs. 5.2), t(214) =-1.489, p = .138. (Not significant)
Victim contacts
These data indicate the number of police contacts a woman has had over her lifetime where she have been identified as a victim.
Overall:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a significantly higher number of police contacts as a victim than their non-Indigenous counterparts (23 vs. 16.1), t(311) =-3.170, p < 0.05.
Complex needs specific:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women with complex needs in the cohort have significantly higher number of police contacts as a victim as their non-Indigenous counterparts (23.2 vs. 18.7), t(214) =-1.697, p < 0.05.
Rate of victim contacts
These data indicate the yearly rate of police contact for a woman identified as a victim, calculated by dividing the number of total victim contacts by the number of years between her first and last recorded police contact.
Overall:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a slightly higher rate of police contacts as a victim per year than their non-Indigenous counterparts (1.4 vs. 1.1), t(303) =-1.917, p = 0.056 (not statistically significant).
Complex needs specific:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women with complex needs in the cohort have a similar rate of victim contacts per year to their non-Indigenous counterparts (1.4 vs. 1.3), t(210) = -.388, p = 0.699 (not statistically significant).
Age of first police custody
These data indicate how young a woman was when she first spent time in police custody. It should be noted that these averages are affected by the group in the cohort who did not have contact with the criminal justice system until their middle age.
Overall:
A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a significantly lower age of first police custody that their non-Indigenous counterparts (23.8 vs 28.3) t(215.630)= 4.424, 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 custody compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts (23.6 vs27.5), t(211) = 3.161, p<0.05.
