Detention period—detention type, youth justice detention type code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termDetention type (youth justice)
METEOR identifier:Help on this term537181
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Definition:Help on this term

The type of custody or confinement in a period of detention of a young person under youth justice supervision, as represented by a code.

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Data element concept:Detention period—detention type
METEOR identifier:Help on this term537371
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Community Services (retired), Not progressed 23/01/2018
  • Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Definition:Help on this term

The type of custody or confinement in a period of detention.

Object class:Help on this termDetention period
Property:Help on this termDetention type

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Value domain:Youth justice detention type, code N
METEOR identifier:Help on this term743919
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022
Definition:Help on this term

A code set representing the type of custody or confinement in a period of detention of a young person under youth justice supervision.

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termString
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Pre-court appearance - police referred: Held in youth detention or remand centre or watch house
2Pre-sentence - court referred or ordered: Remanded
3Sentenced - Detention
4Other - Other type of legal arrangement

Collection and usage attributes

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CODE 1 Pre-court appearance - police referred: Held in youth detention or remand centre or watch house

Supervised legal order or arrangement to hold a young person in custody before their initial court appearance.

CODE 2 Pre-sentence - court referred or ordered: Remanded

Remanded in a youth detention or remand centre or watch-house to await a court trial or sentencing.

CODE 3 Sentenced - Detention

Supervised legal order or arrangement where a young person completes their sentence in custody.

CODE 4 Other - Other type of legal arrangement

Includes all other types of supervised legal orders or arrangements not included above where the young person is supervised in custody.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

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If the start date of the current detention period is before the end date of the previous detention period, the detention type of the current period must not be the same as the detention type of the previous detention period.

If the detention end reason is 4 (transfer to another youth detention centre within the jurisdiction), the next detention record must start within a day and have the same detention type.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Service episode—detention type, code N
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Juvenile Justice Detention file cluster
Community Services (retired), Not progressed 23/01/2018
Youth Justice, Superseded 23/08/2022

Juvenile Justice Detention file cluster
Youth Justice, Qualified 22/12/2022

Youth Justice Detention file cluster
Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022

Youth Justice Detention file cluster
Youth Justice, Superseded 23/08/2022