12.2 Age and Ethnicity
Compared to sentenced inmates, the home detention population is weighted toward an older age group, a factor generally associated with a lower risk of re-offending. Also evident is a lower proportion of Māori subject to this type of sentence; this may however reflect the higher frequency of this sentence option’s use by Courts in areas, such as Christchurch, which have a lower proportion of Māori in the general population.
Table 12-2 Age of home-detainees
|
Age group |
Female |
Male |
Total |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
16 - 19 |
6 |
5.1% |
54 |
11.3% |
60 |
10.1% |
|
20 - 24 |
15 |
12.7% |
70 |
14.7% |
85 |
14.3% |
|
25 - 29 |
16 |
13.6% |
73 |
15.3% |
89 |
15.0% |
|
30 - 34 |
20 |
17.0% |
74 |
15.5% |
94 |
15.8% |
|
35 - 39 |
21 |
17.8% |
67 |
14.1% |
88 |
14.8% |
|
40 - 49 |
30 |
25.4% |
70 |
14.7% |
100 |
16.8% |
|
50 - 59 |
3 |
2.5% |
30 |
6.3% |
33 |
5.6% |
|
60 + |
1 |
0.9% |
8 |
1.7% |
9 |
1.5% |
|
Age not recorded |
6 |
5.1% |
31 |
6.5% |
37 |
6.2% |
|
Total |
118 |
100.0% |
477 |
100.0% |
595 |
100.0% |
Information on the ethnicity of inmates was obtained directly from the IOMS database and was based on interviews conducted during the inmate induction process (see Section 17 below for further information). The table below provides an indication of the diversity of ethnicity for Home Detainees.
Table 12-3 Ethnic group of home-detainees
|
Ethnic group |
Female |
Male |
Total |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
European |
39 |
33.1% |
238 |
49.9% |
277 |
46.6% |
|
European and Māori |
4 |
3.4% |
19 |
4.0% |
23 |
3.9% |
|
Māori |
51 |
43.2% |
153 |
32.1% |
204 |
34.6% |
|
Māori and Pacific |
0 |
0.0% |
6 |
1.3% |
6 |
1.0% |
|
Pacific peoples |
11 |
9.3% |
39 |
8.2% |
50 |
8.4% |
|
Other or not identified |
13 |
11.0% |
22 |
4.6% |
35 |
5.9% |
|
Total |
118 |
100.0% |
477 |
100.0% |
595 |
100.0% |