5.4.8.e Women in Adult Corrections

Number of Corrective Services custody episodes

These data indicate the number of custodial episodes a woman has had in adult corrections 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 DCS custody counts than their non-Indigenous counterparts (10.2 vs. 6.4), t(311) =  -4.738, p < 0.0001).

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous women with complex needs in the cohort have a significantly higher number of DCS custody counts than their non-Indigenous counterparts (10.9 vs. 7.2), t(214 =-3.823, p < 0.0001.

Rate of Corrections custody

These data indicate the yearly rate of custodial episodes for a woman, calculated by dividing the number of total adult corrections custody by the number of years between her first and last recorded adult corrections custody.

Overall:

A T-test shows that Indigenous women in the cohort have a significant higher rate of DCS custody than their non-Indigenous counterparts (1.7 vs. 1.3), t(187.483) = --2.748, p < 0.05.

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous women with complex Needs have a slightly higher rate of DCS custody per year than their non-Indigenous counterparts (1.6 vs. 1.25), t(148.448) =--2.517, p < 0.05