Information on numbers and trends is based primarily on financial year data provided by jurisdictions for the Report on Government Services each year and other unpublished data collected by NCAG. Additional breakdowns of data into front-end and back-end program numbers were provided for the purpose of the current study by jurisdictions that operate both types of home detention. Statistics published in departmental annual reports or other public documents were also reviewed, but where any inconsistency was found between the RoGS data and these sources, the RoGS data was used.
The data presented in this section are based on an analysis of jurisdictionalstatistics up to 30 June 2005. Where total figures are presented and used to determine caseload and unit resource figures, the number of detainees represents all detainees, including those on bail supervision. Although the scope of this report has previously excluded unsentenced offenders on home detention in SA and the ACT, it is not possible to disaggregate budget and staff numbers so as to exclude this group.