Sentencing Outcomes in the Children's Court by Percentage
This graph shows the distribution of sentences imposed in the Children’s Court over ten years.
Figure: Sentencing outcomes in the Children’s Court, 1999-00 to 2008-09, by percentage
From 1999-00 to 2005-06, sentencing trends in the Children’s Court remained largely stable. Then in 2006-07 there was a dramatic change, with the percentage of people sentenced who received a fine jumping to 64% (from 39% in 2005-06), with associated declines across all other sentence types. The period 2007-08 saw a moderate decline in the use of fines (down 10%) and a rise in the use of undertakings (up 2%) and good behaviour bonds (up 4%). By 2008-09 these levels had almost returned to normal.
Source
Courts Statistical Services, Department of Justice (Victoria). Unpublished data.
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