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- 15.1 Decrease the number and eliminate the over-representation of Aboriginal children and young people in the justice system
- Unique youth offenders receiving a caution, arrest, summons or other by Indigenous status in Victoria
- Young people (10 to 17 years) under youth justice community based supervision and supervision in detention, daily average
- First-time youth alleged offenders (10 to 17 years) cautioned by police
- Youth (10 to 17 years) in detention on remand
- 15.2 Decrease the number and eliminate the over-representation of Aboriginal women in the justice system
- Unique adult (18 years and above) female alleged offenders processed by police
- Women under corrections supervision
- Women who return to prison under sentence within 2 years of release
- Women in prison on remand
- 15.3 Decrease the number and eliminate the over-representation of Aboriginal men in the justice system
- Unique adult male alleged offenders processed by police
- Men under corrections supervision
- Men who return to prison under sentence within 2 years of release from a sentence episode
- Men in prison on remand
Systemic and structural barriers that Aboriginal people experience — such as racism, social and economic disadvantage and involvement in the child protection system — can lead to over-representation in the justice system and entrenched cycles of disadvantage.
15.1 Decrease the number and eliminate the over-representation of Aboriginal children and young people in the justice system
Unique youth offenders receiving a caution, arrest, summons or other by Indigenous status in Victoria
Young people (10 to 17 years) under youth justice community based supervision and supervision in detention, daily average
First-time youth alleged offenders (10 to 17 years) cautioned by police
Youth (10 to 17 years) in detention on remand
15.2 Decrease the number and eliminate the over-representation of Aboriginal women in the justice system
Unique adult (18 years and above) female alleged offenders processed by police
Women under corrections supervision
Women who return to prison under sentence within 2 years of release
Women in prison on remand
15.3 Decrease the number and eliminate the over-representation of Aboriginal men in the justice system
Unique adult male alleged offenders processed by police
Men under corrections supervision
Men who return to prison under sentence within 2 years of release from a sentence episode
Men in prison on remand
Reviewed 21 September 2022