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STATISTICS OFFENDERS PROBATION ACT, 1920 Ages and Terms of Probation of the Offenders admitted to Probation during the Year, 1945

Summary of Cases dealt with during the Year, 1945

Breaches of Conditions of Eelease committed during 1945 Failed to report, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 Committed further offences .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 Absconded (still untraced) .. .. .. .. .. 11 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. ..212 Costs op Prosecution and Restitution Moneys collected during the Year ended 31st March, 1946 £ s. d. Amoxmt of costs of prosecution collected by Probation Officers .. 578 10 9 Amount of restitution moneys collected .. .. .. 5,573 1 3 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £6,151 12 0

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Age, in Years. Six Months or under. One Year. Eighteen Months. Two Years. Three Years. Four Years. Five Years. Total. Under 20 years of age .. 22 121 43 129 9 1 325 20 and under 25 23 132 23 83 10 1 272 26 „ 30 5 55 12 26 4 1 103 30 „ 40 4 44 17 26 5 2 1 99 40 „ 50 2 24 6 13 2 47 50 „ 60 2 11 1 6 2 2 24 60 „ 70 2 3 5 2 12 70 and over .. 2 1 1 4 Totals 58 389 105 290 35 8 1 888

— Admitted w Probation. Deferred Sentence. Total. Number reporting on 1st January, 1945 Admitted to probation during the year Resumed probation—previously struck off 1,323 886 1 104 86 1,427 972 1 Totals .. 2,210 190 2,400 Completed probation during the year Deceased Discharged by Prison Board Left the Dominion Absconded and not traced (term expired) Resentenced on the original charge Committed further offences 739 2 11 64 5 30 61 112 2 4 2 4 5 851 2 13 68 7 34 66 Totals 912 129 1,041 Number reporting on 31st December, 1945 1,298 61 1,359