5.4.4 Juvenile Justice

Likelihood of being a Juvenile Justice client

These data indicate the odds of a person becoming a client Juvenile Justice. Being a client indicates those who received a service from Juvenile Justice including supervision of community orders.

Overall:

An adjusted Odds Ratio test shows that after adjusting for age and sex, Indigenous people in the cohort are 2.2 (p<0.0001, 95% CI[1.9, 2.6]) times more likely to be Juvenile Justice  clients compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, with all other factors being equal.

Complex needs specific:

An adjusted Odds Ratio test shows that after adjusting for age and sex, Indigenous people with complex needs in the cohort are 2.0 (p<0.0001, 95% CI[1.6, 2.6]) times more likely to be Juvenile Justice clients compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, with all other factors being equal.

Likelihood of being in Juvenile Justice custody

These data indicate the odds of a person being in Juvenile Justice custody.

Overall:

An adjusted Odds Ratio test shows that, after adjusting for age and sex, Indigenous people in the cohort are 2.4 (p<0.0001, 95% CI[2.0, 2.9]) times more likely to have been in Juvenile Justice custody compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts with all other factors being equal.

Complex needs specific:

An adjusted Odds Ratio test shows that, after adjusting for age and sex, Indigenous people with complex needs in the cohort are 2.0 (p<0.0001, 95% CI[1.6, 2.6]) times more likely to have been in Juvenile Justice custody compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts with all other factors being equal.