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Farley’s statistics on prostitution are complied below:
• the average entry age into prostitution is 13;
• 65% to 95% of prostituted women have been sexually assaulted or raped before they entered prostitution;
• nearly half of prostitutes were victims of incest;
• 83% of prostituted women are addicted to substances such as heroin, cocaine, cannabis and alcohol;
• 54% of prostitutes suffer from very severe depression;
• 42% of prostitutes had at least committed one suicide attempt, many suffering from psychological
disorders;
• 75% of women in prostitution are or have been homeless at some point in their lives;
• 70% to 95% of women in prostitution working in the street have been physically assaulted during the
exercise of prostitution;
• 41% of women were attacked in brothels;
• 60% to 75% of people were raped while in prostitution; and
• 85% and 95% want to leave prostitution, but have no other means of survival.
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South Australia’s 2020 Report Card for children and young people
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Dimension 1: Health
Indicator Children and young people have health-promoting behaviours
Measure Measure detail Age Trend
Proportion of children and young
people being reported as
underweight, overweight or obese
Obese 2-17 years
Unfavourable
change
Proportion of young people smoking
tobacco
Ever smoked tobacco 12-17 years
Favourable
change
Proportion of young people
consuming alcohol
Ever consumed alcohol 12-17 years
Favourable
change
Proportion of young people with
potentially unsafe or binge-drinking
behaviour
Unsafe or binge drinking -
ever
12-17 years No change
Proportion of young people taking
illicit drugs
Ever taken illicit drugs
(including cannabis)
12-17 years
Favourable
change
Proportion of young people taking
illicit drugs
Ever taken cannabis 12-17 years
Favourable
change
Indicator Children and young people are thriving
Measure Measure
Presented by
Hon John Gardner
on
24/09/2020
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We have had some minor cannabis expiation notices, but the bulk of it is what we
call 'residual admits', so people have taken drugs within the last 24 hours or so, so that odour is still
on them, but they don't have anything on them at the time.
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There was also some cannabis seized from that job.
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On the Order of the Day being read
for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Controlled Substances
(Cannabis Decriminalisation) Amendment Bill be now read a second time:
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On the Order of the
Day being read for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Controlled
Substances (Controlled Drugs, Precursors and Cannabis) Amendment Bill be now
read a second time:
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for medical purposes to
include the trialing of cannabis to eligible patients:
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Pine soils and dusts
FORENSIC SCIENCE DIVISION
Number of Cases
Section 1983/84 1984/85 1985/86
Forensic Toxicology
Blood alcohol
Post mortem cases
Drugs in drivers
10 706
161
167
11 088
207
83
12 051
192
77
General Forensic Science
Illicit drugs 143 210 347
Cannabis cases 615
SAPD Cases 297 311 469
Paternity cases 40 40 27
Miscellaneous 7 23 50
Forensic Pathology
Post mortems
Suicide examination 60 79 135
Vehicle accidents 81 89 168
Homicides 23 18 16
Others 556 617 601
Consult opinion 234 172 186
Note Cannabis examinations not performed in previous years.
1985/86 figures are for 4 months only.
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The package proposed to remove some of the more minor cannabis and other drug offences from the District Court into the Magistrates Court.
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The decision-maker
need only state in their reasons for revocation or refusal that it was in the public
interest.18
The concept of criminal intelligence was introduced in the Hydroponics Industry
Control Act 2009 to regulate the sale of hydroponics equipment in order to curtail
the commercial cultivation and production of cannabis, and to reduce the impact of
drugs and drug related crime in the community.
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