Electronic monitoring: uses, challenges and successes

This report reviews the published literature on the uses, challenges and successes of electronic monitoring for people with convictions and on bail.


Appendix A: Reconviction rates for domestic and non-domestic crimes or offences

Reconviction rates for domestic abuse and non-domestic abuse crimes and offences: 2015-16 cohort

  Number of offenders Percentage reconvicted
for any crime or offence
Percentage reconvicted
for a domestic abuse
crime or offence1
Index disposal Non-
DA
index
DA
index1
All
index
Non-
DA
index
DA
index1
All
index
Non-
DA
index
DA
index1
All
index
RLO 887 106 993 34.2 32.1 33.9 4.8 10.4 5.4
CPO 8,549 2,252 10,801 32.2 25.3 30.8 4.9 12.1 6.4
Under 3 month
custodial
1,161 163 1,324 60.2 46.6 58.5 6.3 20.9 8.1
Under 1 year custodial 3,926 597 4,523 52.2 42.9 51.0 6.2 19.3 7.9
All 35,636 8,400 44,036 28.9 18.8 27.0 3.7 8.8 4.7

1. Domestic abuse crimes and offences are those marked with a domestic abuse aggravator.

  Number of offenders Percentage reconvicted
for any crime or offence
Percentage reconvicted
for a domestic abuse
crime or offence1
Index disposal Non-
DA
index
DA
index1
All
index
Non-
DA
index
DA
index1
All
index
Non-
DA
index
DA
index1
All
index
RLO 887 106 993 0.59 0.51 0.58 0.06 0.11 0.06
CPO 8,549 2,252 10,801 0.58 0.37 0.54 0.06 0.14 0.07
Under 3 month
custodial
1,161 163 1,324 1.32 0.77 1.26 0.07 0.24 0.10
Under 1 year custodial 3,926 597 4,523 1.10 0.69 1.05 0.07 0.24 0.09
All 35,636 8,400 44,036 0.52 0.27 0.47 0.04 0.10 0.05

1. Domestic abuse crimes and offences are those marked with a domestic abuse aggravator.

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