This report presents findings from the NSW Justice Test Case that was part of the National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) pilot. The Test Case was led by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and the Commonwealth Department of Social Services, and used linked State and Commonwealth data collections to examine the intersection of disability and the criminal justice system in NSW. Results reported in this bulletin relate specifically to people born between 1st January 1997 and 31st December 2000 who were in contact with a set of core disability services, and/or those who experienced a police caution, youth justice conference, or court appearance in NSW before the age of 18. For young people with disability, we examine the following:
1. The proportion who offended, and factors associated with the risk of offending;
2. Differences in the types of offences committed compared to young people without disability;
3. Differences in the response of the criminal justice system to offending compared to people without disability, including diversion rates and penalties imposed.