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NSW Criminal Court Statistics 2008
The New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research have published their latest statistics for 2008 for criminal matters titled NSW Criminal Court Statistics 2008 These statistics include matters heard in the Children's Court. If you are interested in how recent changes to laws are affecting young people, in particular how the changes to the Bail Act 1978 (NSW) have affected applications for bail by young offenders, these statistics will be of interest.
Key statistics demonstrate that in the Children's Court between 2007 and 2008
- The number of juveniles appearing in court and convicted of one or more offences rose by 17%;
- The number of juveniles refused bail rose by 48%; and
- The number of juveniles receiving control orders rose by 18%.
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