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The victimisation of people with disability in NSW : results from the National Disability Data Asset pilot Clare Ringland, Stewart Boiteux and Suzanne Poynton

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticleSeries: Crime and Justice BulletinPublication details: Sydney, NSW : Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2022Description: electronic document (32 pages) ; PDF fileSubject(s): Online resources: Crime and Justice Bulletin, no. 252, September 2022Summary: This report presents findings from the NSW Justice Test Case that was part of the National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) pilot. The NSW Justice Test Case was led by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) and the Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS), and used linked State and Commonwealth data collections to examine the intersection of disability and the criminal justice system (CJS) in NSW. Results reported in this bulletin relate specifically to victims of crime reported to, or detected by, the NSW Police Force. Specifically, for people with disability we examine the following: 1. factors associated with being a victim of crime, with particular focus on violent and DV-related crime; 2. characteristics of incidents, compared with people with no disability identified; 3. factors associated with whether a person of interest was proceeded against in relation to a violent and/or DV-related incident, including comparisons with incidents involving people with no disability identified; 4. factors associated with whether repeat victimisation is experienced within 12 months of a violent and/or DV-related incident, including comparisons with people with no disability identified. (From the website). Record #7854
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Crime and Justice Bulletin, no. 252, September 2022

This report presents findings from the NSW Justice Test Case that was part of the National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) pilot. The NSW Justice Test Case was led by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) and the Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS), and used linked State and Commonwealth data collections to examine the intersection of disability and the criminal justice system (CJS) in NSW. Results reported in this bulletin relate specifically to victims of crime reported to, or detected by, the NSW Police Force. Specifically, for people with disability we examine the following:
1. factors associated with being a victim of crime, with particular focus on violent and DV-related crime;
2. characteristics of incidents, compared with people with no disability identified;
3. factors associated with whether a person of interest was proceeded against in relation to a violent and/or DV-related incident, including comparisons with incidents involving people with no disability identified;
4. factors associated with whether repeat victimisation is experienced within 12 months of a violent and/or DV-related incident, including comparisons with people with no disability identified. (From the website). Record #7854

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