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"Nearly one in 10 persons born in NSW in 1984 acquired a criminal record before the age of 21. The Bureau’s study shows that recidivist offenders account for a disproportionately large proportion of all appearances in court. The nine per cent of the 1984 birth cohort who appeared in court five times or more accounted for 36 per cent of the all court appearances by the cohort. The 2.3 per cent who appeared in court 10 times or more accounted for 15 per cent of the cohort’s court appearances. The Director of the Bureau said that they highlighted the enormous potential savings in police and court time that could be gained from programs that reduce recidivism."
