5.4.3 Convictions

Age of first conviction

These data indicate how young a person was when they first received a conviction for an offence. Convictions are derived from data indicating finalised court matters.

Overall:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people in the cohort have a significantly lower age of first conviction than their non-Indigenous counterparts (17.2 vs 19.8) t(2690)=9.487, p<0.001

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people with complex needs in the cohort have a significantly lower age of first conviction compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts (16.9 vs 18.9), t(1373.678) = 8.733, p<.001

Number of convictions

These data indicate the number of convictions a person has had over their lifetime until the data was drawn for this study. The figures given are for the average number of convictions found for each cohort.

Overall:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people in the cohort have a significantly higher number of convictions than their non-Indigenous counterparts (19.5 vs. 15.6), t(2729) = -6.483, p < 0.0001.

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people with complex needs have a significantly higher number of convictions than their non-Indigenous counterparts (20.3 vs. 17.6), t(1132.62) =-3.89, p < 0.001.

Rate of convictions

These data indicate the yearly rate of convictions for a person identified, calculated by dividing the number of total convictions by the number of years between the first recorded conviction and the last recorded conviction for an individual.

Overall:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people in our cohort have a higher rate of convictions than their non-Indigenous counterparts (1.3 vs. 1.1), t(2702) = -4.232, p<.0001.

Complex needs specific:

A T-test shows that Indigenous people with complex needs in the cohort have a slightly higher rate of conviction per year than their non-Indigenous counterparts (1.4 vs. 1.3), t(956) =-1.24, p = 0.214 (not statistically significant).