Young offender direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1989-1998

Table 21

Number

Length of sentence

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995⁽¹⁾

1996⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

Total

2,651

2,719

2,356

3,041

3,052

2,855

2,772

3,111

2,784

2,748

Less than 30 days

49

75

76

52

52

57

63

89

86

81

30 days/1 month

225

240

175

169

173

112

101

126

147

159

31-59 days

29

23

25

20

24

24

11

30

22

22

60 days/2 months

464

405

298

354

348

253

262

307

314

313

61-89 days

15

6

12

6

14

6

14

15

11

17

90 days/3 months

755

751

581

891

805

712

655

741

653

626

Over 3 months - less than 6 months

346

353

335

488

463

489

502

538

470

519

6 months - less than 2 years

655

723

706

862

925

957

950

993

867

814

2 years - less than 4 years

77

82

93

115

163

158

116

170

127

116

4 years & over (excluding life)

29

55

49

72

82

75

86

80

76

69

Life/Section 205

7

6

6

12

3

12

12

22

11

12

Average sentence imposed (days)⁽²⁾

167

194

209

217

244

251

253

253

240

233

Young offender direct sentenced receptions of males to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1989-1998

Table 21A

Number

Length of sentence

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995⁽¹⁾

1996⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

Total

2,564

2,640

2,288

2,985

2,977

2,782

2,693

3,046

2,707

2,624

Less than 30 days

45

72

72

50

43

55

61

86

82

75

30 days/1 month

213

232

168

166

168

108

95

119

139

150

31-59 days

28

18

23

20

22

23

11

29

20

20

60 days/2 months

443

395

287

345

340

242

248

296

305

297

61-89 days

15

6

10

5

13

6

14

14

11

16

90 days/3 months

732

723

558

868

778

690

632

728

636

592

Over 3 months - less than 6 months

336

343

326

481

449

476

491

533

455

497

6 months - less than 2 years

640

709

697

855

916

942

928

977

847

786

2 years - less than 4 years

76

82

92

113

163

156

115

167

125

112

4 years & over (excluding life)

29

54

49

70

82

73

86

75

76

67

Life/Section 205

7

6

6

12

3

11

12

22

11

12

Average sentence imposed (days)⁽²⁾

169

197

212

216

248

252

256

250

242

236

Young offender direct sentenced receptions of females to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1989-1998

Table 21B

Number

Length of sentence

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995⁽¹⁾

1996⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

Total

87

79

68

56

75

73

79

65

77

124

Less than 30 days

4

3

4

2

9

2

2

3

4

6

30 days/1 month

12

8

7

3

5

4

6

7

8

9

31-59 days

1

5

2

-

2

1

-

1

2

2

60 days/2 months

21

10

11

9

8

11

14

11

9

16

61-89 days

-

-

2

1

1

-

-

1

-

1

90 days/3 months

23

28

23

23

27

22

23

13

17

34

Over 3 months - less than 6 months

10

10

9

7

14

13

11

5

15

22

6 months - less than 2 years

15

14

9

7

9

15

22

16

20

28

2 years - less than 4 years

1

-

1

2

-

2

1

3

2

4

4 years & over (excluding life)

-

1

-

2

-

2

-

5

-

2

Life/Section 205

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

Average sentence imposed (days)⁽²⁾

113

122

105

255

103

185

153

405

165

171