Vol. 459 No. 8
22 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases, by crime category, in each of the last three years in which a decision was made to apply the juvenile diversion programme as an alternative to prosecution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18944/95]
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information sought is as follows:
Number of juveniles dealt with by way of caution under the Juvenile Diversion Programme in 1992.
|
Offence |
No.of referrals |
|
Larceny |
3,905 |
|
Handling (Receiving) |
391 |
|
Burglary |
2,071 |
|
Fraud |
77 |
|
Criminal Damage |
1,304 |
|
Arson |
2 |
|
Unauthorised taking of MPV |
905 |
|
Other Road Traffic Offences |
920 |
|
Drunken Driving |
4 |
|
Alcohol Related |
369 |
|
Public Order Offences |
291 |
|
Drugs Offences |
185 |
|
Serious Assaults |
82 |
|
Common Assault |
459 |
|
Sexual Offences |
42 |
|
Affray/Riot |
10 |
|
Other |
434 |
|
Total Number of Referrals |
11,451 |
|
Offence |
No of referrals |
|
Larceny |
4,412 |
|
Handling (Receiving) |
505 |
|
Burglary |
2,273 |
|
Fraud |
72 |
|
Criminal Damage |
1,245 |
|
Unauthorised taking of MPV |
1,258 |
|
Other Road Traffic Offences |
470 |
|
Drunken Driving |
3 |
|
Alcohol Related |
562 |
|
Public Order Offences |
462 |
|
Drugs Offences |
268 |
|
Serious Assaults |
23 |
|
Common Assault |
629 |
|
Sexual Offences |
82 |
|
Affray/Riot |
2 |
|
Other |
1,942 |
|
Total Number of Referrals |
14,208 |
|
Offence |
No of referrals |
|
Larceny |
4,586 |
|
Handling (Receiving) |
509 |
|
Burglary |
2,191 |
|
Fraud |
104 |
|
Criminal Damage |
1,887 |
|
Unauthorised taking of MPV |
1,123 |
|
Other Road Traffic Offences |
525 |
|
Drunken Driving |
2 |
|
Alcohol Related |
606 |
|
Public Order Offences |
630 |
|
Drugs Offences |
386 |
|
Serious Assaults |
59 |
|
Common Assault |
757 |
|
Sexual Offences |
70 |
|
Affray/Riot |
5 |
|
Other |
1,280 |
|
Total Number of Referrals |
14,720 |
