5.4.5 Adult Corrections

Number of Corrective Services custody episodes

These data indicate the number of custodial episodes a person has had in adult corrections until the data was drawn for this study. Figures indicate the average number of episodes for each group.

Overall:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people in the cohort have a significantly higher number of adult corrections custody counts than their non-Indigenous counterparts (8.3 vs. 6.4), t(2729) =  -6.860, p < 0.0001).

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people with complex needs in the cohort have a significantly higher number of adult corrections custody counts than their non-Indigenous counterparts (8.9 vs. 7.4), t(1147) =-4.75, p < 0.0001.

Rate of Corrections custody

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

Overall:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people in the cohort have a slightly higher rate of DCS custody than their non-Indigenous counterparts (1.3 vs. 1.2), t(2481) = -1.972, p < 0.05.

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people with complex needs have a slightly higher rate of DCS custody per year than their non-Indigenous counterparts (1.43 vs. 1.38), t(1090) =--0.93, p = 0.351 (not statistically significant).