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Sex offenders Department of Corrections

By: Department of Corrections | Ara Poutama Aotearoa.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Topic series.Publisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Department of Corrections, 2015Description: electronic document (7 pages); PDF file.Subject(s): SEXUAL VIOLENCE | TAITŌKAI | CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE | RAWEKE TAMARIKI | KĒNGE | CRIME | ASIAN PEOPLES | ETHNICITY | GANGS | GENDER | JUSTICE | MĀORI | PACIFIC PEOPLES | PASIFIKA | OFFENDERS | SENTENCING | SEX OFFENDERS | STATISTICS | TANGATA HARA | TATAURANGA | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Click here to access online | Access the website Summary: "Around 500 offenders are sentenced to imprisonment each year for sex offences, which is only about 7 percent of total receptions. However, their sentences tend to be significantly longer than the average. Consequently, they spend longer periods in prison, and thus comprise a significant proportion of the prison population, a proportion which is slowly but steadily increasing. For this reason, as well as the fact their crimes are very serious, and the risks to public safety of any subsequent re-offending, they are an important focus for rehabilitation as well as post-release management. (From the website). See also "Family violence offenders" #5002. Record #5003
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Topic series, July 2015

"Around 500 offenders are sentenced to imprisonment each year for sex offences, which is only about 7 percent of total receptions. However, their sentences tend to be significantly longer than the average. Consequently, they spend longer periods in prison, and thus comprise a significant proportion of the prison population, a proportion which is slowly but steadily increasing.

For this reason, as well as the fact their crimes are very serious, and the risks to public safety of any subsequent re-offending, they are an important focus for rehabilitation as well as post-release management. (From the website). See also "Family violence offenders" #5002. Record #5003