NCJ Number
198273
Date Published
November 2001
Length
299 pages
Annotation
This report provides a statistical summary of criminal matters finalized by the Magistrates Courts, the Supreme and District Courts, as well as persons supervised by the Department for Correctional Services, either as prisoners or while undertaking community-based correction orders, in South Australia for 2000.
Abstract
This is the final volume of a three-volume report on crime and criminal justice statistics in South Australia, published annually since 1987, covering the period of January 1 to December 31, 2000. This report contains eight main sections which cover the outcomes and penalties received for cases finalized in the Magistrates Court; outcome and penalties received for cases finalized in the Supreme and District Courts; prison receptions during 2000; the daily average number of prisoners during 2000; persons in custody at December 31, 2000; prisoners discharged during 2000; community-based correction orders commenced during 2000; and community-based correction orders completed during 2000. An introductory section provides, for example, guidance on using crime and justice reports, identifying differences between agencies, and interpreting crime statistics. An overview section describes, for example, selected cases, methodology on consolidating cases, a background of defendants, and a discussion of imprisonment and community-based corrections. Extensive tables are included concerning the Magistrates Courts of South Australia, the Supreme and District Courts, and the Department for Correctional Services. A section of appendices is provided including a list of publications of the Office of Crime Statistics.