Prison entrant—age at first detention, total years N[NN]
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Age at first detention |
| Synonymous names: | Age at first incarceration |
| METEOR identifier: | 631923 |
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| Definition: | A prison entrant's age (in years) at the time of their first detention within a corrective services facility. |
| Data Element Concept: | Prison entrant—age at first detention |
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| Representation class: | Total | ||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||
| Format: | N[NN] | ||||
| Maximum character length: | 3 | ||||
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| Unit of measure: | Year | ||||
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| Comments: | Individuals who experience detention at a younger age often experience multiple periods of detention (AIHW 2008). | ||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||
| Reference documents: | AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2008. Juvenile justice in Australia 2006-07. Juvenile justice series no. 4. Cat no. JUV 4. Canberra:AIHW | ||||
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| Related metadata references: | See also Incarceration history cluster
Supersedes Prison entrant—age at first detention, total years NN
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