TRUSTe ‘oest2go| F048 080 24 DEC 2017 MP Ross Fyirequest 6855-ser6sd76@requests one Dear tr Ross Offical information Act 1982 request {acknowledge your Off Information Act 1982 (the Ac) request of 16 November 2037, requesting Information on three ste ttc, In the pas, the Ministry conducted a complex, one-off anayss with respect tothe five-year peiods before and after the commencement ofthe Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010 (SAPRA). Tis was based on the speci defations introduced bythe APRA and the intent to compare the pre- and post- implementation results: ‘+ Under the SAPRA, warings may be ghven ether when gults estblshed (which "usually when the convictions entered rat the sentencing date However, asthe ‘ining of ein the warnings atthe cscretion of the je, ts impose to ‘estimate when warnings would have been given before the implementation ofthe ‘APRA + Inovderto create comparable cohorts, rether than counting the actual numbers of warsngs even, data was etracted for offences committed and sentences ie within each five-year period fr specified vielence offences ony (as defined in Secton 86A ofthe Sentencing Act 2002) where the defendant Isat east 18 yeas old at the tie offending 1+ Alsofor consistency, dentication of reatfending (a proxy fr second or ater stage or srk offences) s based ona serious volent offence commited after belng ‘sentenced for an eater such offence. ‘Your request and my responses are se out below. Responses fr qustions Aand Care based largely onthe analysis refered to above A How many people convicted of murder, rape or manslaughter and oter violent offenders were ‘released, hve reoffended and convicted of any crime sac the above conition and i there ‘were repeot offenders ofthe same charge, how many? ‘As arfied with you on 24 November 2017, we have interpreted your request a referringt all specie violet offences (as defined in section 368 ofthe Sentencing and Parole Reform fet 2010} and have supplied you with data forthe period fom Lune 2005 to 31 May 20109 ‘Table 1: Number of people convicted of "strike offences inthe period 1 June 2005-31 May 2015 by cohort and stage 1 Cohort: offence commited rom June 2005031 May 2020 and conviction occured rom’ une 2005 31 way 2000. 1 Cohort 2: fence commit rom une 0101031 May 2015 and conan ocuredrom ne “+ Number of onions fr specifid volnce ffencs only (sete in section 368 of the Sentencing ct} where defendants at as 18 yas at tine offending 1+ Offendingcan ony count aa second ste theflender was contd ofa strhecffencs fore ‘then ofng ecard “+ Cancion nas been counted the une of sentencing Pease note that although this data shows that reoffening has reduced since the SAPRA came Into free there are savera factors affecting numbers of people convicted over the pero in ‘question. These include changesin poling practices for example, the Pong Excellence Scheme: wa police govn/aboutus/proprammesintiatves/polcing excellence, an overall ‘eduction In crime anda reduction inthe numberof peopl prosecuted ané convicted from 2009 to 2024. Thismeans tha any eduction in eofending cannot not be solely attributed to the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010. How many vets ofthese crimes were there? ‘As par our correspondence to yu on Oxcember 2017 this part of your equest was transferred tothe New Zealand Plce and thy wll respond to you directly, eve ony of those convicted above, been found gulty of murder, rope or monslaughter on more than one ocasion? “Table 3: Number of people convicted of murder, manslaughter and sexual assault inthe esi 1 une 2005 31 May 2010, by stage earn oa 2 ‘Number ofconvcton for murder, mariah a seul assault where defendons att 18 ears at tine of tec + Gilendng can aly count ara seconde the offender was cored of astite tfenca bore thee fending ocd + Convo hee aunt a the ine of arene. {Murer nasa and snus sult of defined aig the strain ana New Zola ‘Nanda Men lsietonpoup: 0211 Murder, O11 Manssuphter, 0913 Agere sea assault and 0312 Non aggravated seualasault Moelnfrmaton about ANESC canbe foun at {he fling nk 2b ov auaustatfbse@nsfmi/12340,2) What was the eofending rate percentage of those sentence to prison ond elecsed/parled {Jor te 10 yoors rior to the tree sikes system? What wos New Zeoland’ reffending rote in general for these 10 yeas? ‘Asperour correspondence to you on § December 2017, questions O and Ehave been transfered tothe Department of Corrections and they wil respond to you det F) How many offender have been gven a fist tite wortng? 6) How many ofenders have been given a third strike warning? H)- Whats his os a percentoge comparing number of offenders ven atid se agaest second site? 1) what iste percentage comparing numberof offenders given o third strike ogoist fst strike? ‘Table 3: Number of people given a strike warning inthe period 1 June 2010-31 May 2017, by warning type ot Waring tage 1s46)0] Sete At 2050 i cing gs 286] B60) Sentencing ek 1 1 Some warnings are given when ult esabised rather than a sontercing, theater of wh ‘aay hove take place cus the specied tie ome ‘+ Twopeoplhave been convicted and sentenced atid tie or quayg fences 4) Dol) and) point the stots fct thot the thee strike system reduces reoffending rates ‘and therefore creates les victims of olence used ago vitns, mach mare effectively ‘se than compared tothe 10 years previous? ‘The Ministry has not conducted an evaluation ofthe Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010. Ifyou ae not satisfied with my esponse to your request, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 283) ofthe Oficial Information At, The Ombudeman may be contacted by emaling info@ombudsman parlament.z [hope thisinformation willbe usefulto you Yours sincerely K No fp tewehnstlnnon Group Manager, Courts and Tribunals, Relonal ServiceDelivery Ret 65004GG confections MP Ross {y-request-6855-Be168d76@requests.fyior Dear Mr Ross | tefer to your email of 19 November 2017 to the Ministy of Justice, requesting Information about rates of re-offending under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). On 5 December 2017 the below part of your request was transferred to the Department of Corrections, in accordance with section 14 ofthe OIA: What was the reoffencing rate percentage of those sentenced to prison ‘and released/peroied forthe 10 years prior tothe three stkes system? What was New Zealand's reoffending rate in general for these 10 years? Please find the requested information for the years of 1999-2000 to 2002-20¢3 attached as Appendix One. The figures provided represent prisoners’ ‘c-imprisonment rates, at twelve months postrelease; and prisoners’ total roconviation rates ever the same period. Reconvietion do hot always leed to re-imprisonment, so the total rates of reconviction are higher than the re-imprisonment rates as they include released prisoners who were subsequently sentenced to a community-based sentence or order, Please noe that figures are recorded by financial year. Reducing re-offending is an important objective for Corrections, and measures ‘of reciciviem, particularly re-imprisonment and reconviction rates, are key Indicators of our services’ performance. Corrections’ Annual Reports from 2004-2005 onwards are publicly available online. Each Annual Report includes ‘Recidivism Index’ tables, providing annual re-imprisonment and reconviction figures forthe previous year, including a breakdown by gender, ethnicity, age {goup, and offence type. Annual Reports aso include information about wider ‘eoffending pattems, which may be of interest to you. Annual Reports are available at: http: /vaww.conections govt nz/resources/strateaic reports/annul- reports htm! > meerFurther, a number of statistical reports are available on our website, which analyse and summarise patterns of reoffending at 36, 48 and 60 month follow-up periods, for a cohort of offenders released from sentences of imprisonment in 2002-2003, and for offenders who had commenced a ‘community-based sentence during the same period. ‘The final report relating to released prisoners, Reconvicion pattems of released prisoners: A 60-months follow-up analysis, which was published in 2009, is available at: http://w. corrections govt. nziresources/research and _statistos! revonvietion-pallemns-of released prisoners-2-60-monlhsfollow-up- analysis? him, The equivalent report for community-based offenders, Reconviction Pattems of offenders managed inthe community: A 60-months follow-up analysis, is available at: hitovwww.cortections govt nziresources/research and statistics! patterns -managed-in-the-community-a-60-months- folow-up-anaiysis3,him| | nope this information is helpful. Should you have any concems with this response, | would encourage you to raise these with the Department, ‘Alternatively, you are advised of your right to raise any concems with the Office ‘of the Ombudsman, the contact details for which are, Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Welington 6143, Yours sincerely LE Richard Waggott Deputy Chief Executive Corporate Services‘Appendix One ~ Re-imprisonment and re-conviction rates at twelve months post release forthe years between 1999/2000 and 2002/2003 Financial year ‘oimpriconed (=) Resonviaton (2) ‘weor2000 28 00 : 2000004 23 a0 700i Ba wT 2002700 70 aa