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Table 1.
Summary profile of detainees interviewed, January 2003 - December 2004
MVT Offenders
Number interviewed
Provided urine sample
Male
Other Offenders
481
6,782
84.4%
82.7%
86.7%
83.9%
27 years
30 years
Indigenous
15.4%
13.2%
Highest level of education completed - Year 10 or less
55.9%
48.2%
Living in public housing
32.4%
23.7%
- working full time
14.4%
26.8%
- working part time
24.9%
22.3%
- welfare/government benefit
72.1%
66.4%
- shoplifting
14.0%
8.4%
- drug dealing/other drug crime
23.9%
10.8%
- other illegal activities
Mean Age
Income in past 30 days from:
32.1%
10.5%
Previously arrested in past 12 months
67.5%
55.4%
Imprisoned in past 12 months
39.1%
18.0%
Gambling at least once a week
25.5%
20.4%
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Number of charges recorded by the detainees
50
MVT offenders (n = 481)
Other offenders (n = 6,732)
42.3
Percentage
40
30
22.8
20
16.2
15.2
13.7
16.2
12.8
10
11.6
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10.2
4.1
7.5
2.5
4.4
1.5
3.3
1.1
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Nine
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Two
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Percentage of adult detainees who tested positive by type of drug
Amphetamines
Benzodiazepines
52.0
32.1
34.0
23.8
MVT offenders (n = 406)
Other offenders (n = 5,611)
Cannabis
56.8
68.7
0.7
0.8
Cocaine
7.4
7.4
Methadone
Opiates
18.1
26.1
At least one
91.1
75.2
58.6
At least two
40.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Percentage
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Number of classes of drugs that detainees tested positive to
40
35
30
Percentage
MVT offenders (n = 406)
34.7
25
Other offenders (n = 5,611)
31.3
32.5
24.8
23.7
20
17.5
15
10
11.2
8.9
7.9
5
2.0
4.6
0
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One
Two
Three
1.0
Four
Five
0.0
Six
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].=
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Table 2.
Number of drugs
One only
Number of classes of drugs the MVT offenders tested positive to by type of drug
Amphetamines
%
17.1
Benzodiazepines
%
2.9
Cannabis
%
29.7
Opiates
%
8.5
17.9
Two only
42.7
29.7
34.8
Three only
24.6
39.1
21.5
40.6
Four only
11.8
22.5
11.1
25. 5
Five only
3.8
5.8
2.9
7.5
Six only
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Number
211
138
279
106
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Cross-tabulation between the types of drugs the MVT offenders tested positive
to
Amphetamines
%
100.0
Drug category
Amphetamines
Benzodiazepines
%
60.1
Cannabis
%
52.0
Opiates
%
53.8
65.1
Benzodiazepines
39.3
100.0
35.1
Cannabis
68.7
71.0
100.0
67.9
Opiates
27.0
50.0
25.8
100.0
Number
211
138
279
106
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Self reported frequency of arrest during the past 12 months by offender
group
32.5
No arrests
44.6
22.5
21.7
One
13.3
12.9
Two
Three
11.6
7.5
6.8
Four
4.1
9.0
Five to nine
6.4
2.6
2.2
1.7
0.7
Ten to nineteen
Twenty or more
0
MVT offenders (n = 458)
Other offenders (n = 6,498)
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Percentage
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].=
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Self reported age at first arrest by offender group
< 10
5.1
3.2
10 to 14
37.4
26.1
15 to 17
26.6
13.0
18 to 20
7.0
21 to 25
3.5
26 to 30
0
18.0
10.3
5.9
MVT offenders (n = 455)
4.4
31+
Other offenders (n = 6,440)
9.9
5
29.7
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Percentage
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
Note: 368 detainees did not report how old they were at the time of their first arrest. While detainees cannot be arrested before
the age of 10 in South Australia, detainees were allowed to report any age when their first arrest occurred.=
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Figure 7.
Percentage of detainees testing positive by whether they had been
imprisoned during the past 12 months
MVT offenders
80
Percentage
60
50
40
30
64.8
64.4
58.5
53.8
47.5
35.2
31.8
66.6
70
Percentage
70
Other offenders
80
74.8
28.9
22.9
20
10
60
50
40
30
56.8
54.2
45.1
28.8
20
33.9
27.8
36.1
20.8
15.3
10
0
0
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
At least
two
Amphetamines
Cannabis
At least
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
two
Not imprisoned (n = 236)
Not imprisoned (n = 4,488)
Imprisoned (n = 159)
Imprisoned (n = 983)
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Figure 8.
Percentage of detainees testing positive who reported receiving income from
a crime related source in the past 30 days
60
47.1
50
Percentage
40
30
22.9
20
10
0
Other offenders (n = 5,462)
MVT offenders (n = 395)
Percent who reported receiving crime related income in the past 30 days
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Figure 9.
Percentage of detainees testing positive by whether they had reported
receiving income from a crime related source in the past 30 days
MVT offender
Percentage
70
Other offender
69.4 67.9
62.9
68.3
60
50
40
30
20
48.8
41.6
37.1
29.2
80
29.6
21.1
67.5
70
Percentage
80
60
52.0
62.0
53.2
50
34.5
40
30
25.7
20
33.3
30.4
19.8
13.7
10
10
0
0
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
At least
two
No crime related income (n = 209)
Crime related income (n = 186)
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
At least
two
No crime related income (n = 4,209)
Crime related income (n = 1,253)
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Percentage of detainees testing positive by sex
Other offender
MV T offender
70
60
50
40
30
20
90
82.4
80
69.6
66.7
56.9
70
62.7
55.2
49.9
30.7
25.4
31.4
Percentage
Percentage
90
80
60
50
40
30
57.7
36.1
37.7
29.5
27.3
21.5
16.4
20
10
0
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
55.5
51.4
45.8
10
0
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
At least
two
Female (n = 51)
Male (n = 355)
At least
two
Female (n = 877)
Male (n = 4,740)
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Table 4.
Number of drugs the MVT offenders tested positive to by type of drug
MVT offenders
Age
Number
Other offenders
%
Number
%
18 to 20
97
23.9
878
15.6
21 to 25
80
19.7
1,279
22.8
26 to 30
98
24.1
1,064
18.9
31 to 35
66
16.3
857
15.3
36+
65
16.0
1,540
27.4
406
100.0
5,618
100.0
Total
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Figure 11.
Percentage of detainees testing positive by type of drug and age group
Amphetamines
Benzodiazepines
80
60
60
50
59.1
55.0
50
40
30
44.9
52.3
Percentage
Percentage
50.8
68.4
70
27.8
36.4
40
27.5
30
20
15.5
20
10
MVT offenders
10
Other offenders
0
18-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
MVT offenders
Other offenders
0
36+
18-20
21-25
Cannabis
73.2
71.3
69.4
70
36+
Opiates
71.2
40
33.7
55.4
60
Percentage
Percentage
31-35
50
90
80
26-30
50
40
30
30
36.4
26.2
26.3
20
11.3
20
10
MVT offenders (n = 279)
Other offenders (n = 3,189)
10
0
18-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36+
MVT offender (n = 106)
Other offender (n = 1,016)
0
18-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36+
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].=
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Percentage of detainees testing positive by whether they were receiving
some form of government benefit in the past 30 days
Other offender
M VT o ffender
80
75.0
80
70
52.151.3
50
52.2
44.2
39.1
40
26.1
30
18.6
20
Percentage
60
Percentage
70
63.7
23.9
62.1
60
50
40
35.9
29.5
30
23.4
0
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
23.9
20.7
20
11.2
10.3
10
10
47.6
45.0
0
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
At least
two
Not receiving welfare (n = 113)
At least
two
Not receiving welfare (n = 1,800)
Receiving welfare (n = 3,680)
Receiving welfare (n = 284)
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Figure 13.
Age at first self-reported regular use
20
Percentage
16
14.8
11.6
12
13.9
12.7
MVT offenders (n = 411)
Other offenders (n = 4,653)
14.8
13.8
10.0
8
4
15.1
9.0
6.8
6.8
6.3
8.5
8.2
7.5
1.21.3
< 10
10
4.1
3.9 3.6 3.6
3.6
1.7
1.4
2.2
1.9
2.6
1.2
1.91.5 1.5
1.2
0.9
0.5
0
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Age
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].=
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Proportion of detainees who reported ever being involved in the manufacture,
transportation or selling of illegal drugs
MVT offenders
Number
Other offenders
%
Number
%
No
203
44.1
3,954
60.6
Yes
257
55.9
2,576
39.4
Total
460
100.0
6,530
100.0
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Figure 14.
Percentage of detainees testing positive by whether they reported ever being
involved in the manufacture, transportation or selling of illegal drugs
Other offender
MV T offender
80
Percentage
60
50
40
30
73.5
58.4
49.7
43.1
31.4 34.7
25.2 25.1
60
50
30
20
10
10
51.5
47.7
42.0
40
20
0
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
69.5
70
64.2
61.7
Percentage
70
80
24.8
31.9
27.6
20.2
21.6
14.9
0
At least
two
Not involved in manufacture/selling (n = 167)
Involved in manufacture/selling (n = 226)
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
At least
two
Not involved in manufacture/selling (n = 3,244)
Involved in manufacture/selling (n = 2,211)
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Proportion of offences committed in the past 12 months that were drug
related
44.8
None
66.2
9.3
8.4
Some
3.7
Half
1.8
MVT offender (n = 464)
8.0
Most
4.5
Other offender (n = 6,545)
34.3
All
19.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Percentage
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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Percentage of detainees testing positive by the proportion of offences
committed in the past 12 months that were drug related
Other offender
MVT offender
80
70
67.9
64.7
80
69.5
69.4
40
30
20
60
47.8
40.2
39.0
27.8
32.6
18.7
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60
50
69.4
70
63.6
50.5
35.5
40
30
32.8
31.2
25.0
20
10
51.8
50
18.7
12.1
10
0
0
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
At least
two
Amphetamines
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Opiates
Less than half (n = 187)
At least half (n = 209)
Less than half (n = 1,439)
At least half (n = 4,032)
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, DUMA Collection, 2003-2004 [Computer File].
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