NCJ Number
157558
Date Published
1995
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This publication identifies and analyzes significant trends in the Queensland (Australia) criminal justice system over the last five years.
Abstract
The document pays particular attention to the extent and areas in which there has been an increase in recorded crime, a comparison of reported and unreported crime rates in Queensland with other regions in Australia, and the extent to which the workload of the courts has increased and how the courts are coping with that increase. Other topics explored here include changes in the courts' sentencing practices, the increase in the workload of the corrections system and a comparison of incarceration rates and levels across Australia, government spending on the various components of the criminal justice system, and key events in the Queensland criminal justice system over the past year and their likely long-term effects. 2 tables, 21 figures, 33 notes, and 28 references