NCJ Number
176692
Date Published
1998
Length
107 pages
Annotation
This report presents trends in recorded criminal incidents, key trends in criminal court processes, juvenile justice, and correctional processes in New South Wales.
Abstract
Trends chosen for examination are those regarded as central to criminal justice planning and policy and on which comparable and reliable data can be obtained. Generally, the trends extend over a 5-year period. However, the series for reported crime covers a 3-year period, beginning with January 1995, the beginning of the first full calendar year of operation of a new police computer system. The report also contains information about victimization and the rate at which criminal incidents are reported to police. No attempt was made to offer a detailed interpretation of each trend because, in most instances, there are several possible explanations for the trend and insufficient data to test each possible explanation. Figures, tables, notes, references