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Table 1 Presence of needs across CANFOR domains

From: Are Australian prisons meeting the needs of Indigenous offenders?

 

Area of need

Area of need

Contribution to index offence (%)

N (%)

Met (%)

Unmet (%)

Met/Unmet (%) + -

 

Accommodation (N = 81)

45 (55.6)

59.9

39.9

+20.0

27.0

Food (N = 116)

76 (65.5)

36.8

63.2

−26.4

N/A

Looking after the living environment (N = 119)

46 (38.7)

84.8

15.2

+69.6

N/A

Self-care (N = 119)

41 (34.5)

95.1

4.9

+90.2

N/A

Daytime activities (N = 119)

99 (83.2)

58.5

41.5

+17.0

43.9

Physical health (N = 119)

65 (54.6)

60.1

39.9

+20.2

N/A

Psychotic symptoms (N = 118)

30 (25.4)

60.2

39.8

+20.4

23.9

Information about condition and treatment (N = 110)

75 (68.2)

60.0

40.0

+20.0

N/A

Psychological distress (N = 119)

75 (63.0)

29.4

70.6

−41.2

55.3

Safety to self (N = 119)

28 (23.5)

64.3

35.7

+28.6

22.6

Safety to others (excluding sexual offences and arson) (N = 116)

38 (32.8)

39.3

60.7

−21.4

50.4

Alcohol (N = 87)

14 (16.1)

57.1

42.9

+14.2

51.8

Drugs (including solvents) (N = 88)

33 (37.5)

63.7

36.3

+27.4

62.3

Company (N = 117)

75 (64.1)

70.7

29.3

+41.4

46.5

Intimate relationships (N = 103)

55 (53.4)

50.9

49.1

+1.8

37.4

Child care (N = 86)

77 (89.5)

64.9

35.1

+29.8

24.0

Basic education (N = 117)

60 (51.3)

61.1

38.9

+22.2

N/A

Telephone (N = 118)

63 (53.4)

85.8

14.2

+71.6

N/A

Transport (N = 45)

4 (8.9)

75.3

24.7

+50.6

N/A

Money (N = 118)

60 (50.8)

70.1

29.9

+40.2

40.0

Benefits (N = 85)

38 (44.7)

55.3

44.7

+10.6

14.3

Treatment (N = 93)

75 (80.6)

65.4

34.6

+30.8

20.4

Sexual offences (N = 24)

9 (37.5)

88.8

11.2

+77.6

34.8

Arson (N = 18)

3 (16.7)

100.0

0.0

+100.00

18.8

  1. Note: Areas of need derived from the CANFOR instrument