Act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol

Legislation: Corrections Regulations 2019 (Vic) r 100G(2)

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 144 charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (25% or 36 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 138 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol. Among the 138 cases, 122 people were male and 16 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was imprisonment (45.7% or 63 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 144 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 5 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 29 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 18 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol by financial year
**Number: 144 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol by financial year
**Number: 144 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 7**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol by financial year
**Number: 5 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol by financial year
**Number: 18 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 138 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 122 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 16 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 17 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 114 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 6 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 84 cases**, including imprisonment only (63 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (21 cases).

Bar graph showing non-parole periods for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 11**: Non-parole periods for all people for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 63 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol
**Number: 16 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol by financial year
**Number: 138 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol for all people by financial year
**Number: 138 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol by financial year
**Number: 84 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length and average non-parole period for each year for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol — **Figure 16**: Average imprisonment lengths and non-parole periods (NPPs) for cases of act in a disruptive, abusive or indecent manner to any person in a police gaol by financial year
**Number: 4 cases**
**Note**: *NPP Cases* in the graph indicates that only cases with a non-parole period are included.