An economic analysis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders – prison vs residential treatment
An economic analysis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders – prison vs residential treatment Report
ANCD research paper
- Author(s): Australian National Council on Drugs
- Secondary Author(s): Julie Stokes
- Published: 2013
- Publisher: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee, Australian National Council on Drugs,
Abstract: The National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC), a committee of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD), released a position paper, ‘Bridges and Barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health’, (NIDAC 2009), which identified a disproportionate number of Indigenous Australians in the correctional system, and argued the importance of diverting young men and women away from a life of substance use and crime. The report recommended that funding be redirected from the construction and operation of any further correctional system centres to establish a ‘break the cycle’ network of Indigenous-specific residential rehabilitation services for courts to utilise as a viable alternative to incarceration. In this report, Deloitte Access Economics was appointed by NIDAC to: • examine the patterns and prevalence of Indigenous people in the prison system • outline the impact and implications of incarceration of Indigenous people, and • analyse the costs and benefits of addressing Indigenous problematic alcohol and drug use with treatment, particularly residential rehabilitation, as compared to prison.
- Urls: https://www.indigenousjustice.gov.au/resources/an-economic-analysis-for-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-offenders-prison-vs-residential-treatment/, https://www2.deloitte.com/au/en/pages/economics/articles/cost-prison-vs-residential-treatment-offenders.html, https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/au/Documents/finance/deloitte-au-fas-prison-vs-residential-treatment-240914.pdf