Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics 2011-12
This statistical bulletin presents national level information on activity relating to community penalties in Scotland, including Criminal Justice Social Work Reports and “social work orders” - made up of Community Payback Orders (CPOs), the predecessors to CPOs (Community Service Orders, Probation Orders and Supervised Attendance Orders) and Drug Treatment & Testing Orders.
Table 2 Reports Submitted and Orders Commenced by Age, Gender, Employment Status and Ethnicity, 2011-12 : Number and Per cent
| CJSW reports(1,2) |
Total social work orders |
CPOs | CSOs(3) | POs(4) | POs with UPW |
SAOs | DTTOs | DPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||||||
| Total | 31,879 | 19,746 | 10,228 | 3,044 | 3,040 | 1,276 | 2,877 | 557 | 1,260 |
| Age group | |||||||||
| 16-17(5) | 1,911 | 897 | 584 | 70 | 207 | 71 | 35 | 1 | 349 |
| 18-20 | 5,056 | 2,903 | 1,601 | 470 | 551 | 265 | 271 | 10 | 188 |
| 21-25 | 6,426 | 4,414 | 2,218 | 668 | 663 | 312 | 798 | 67 | 104 |
| 26-30 | 5,113 | 3,395 | 1,667 | 491 | 497 | 190 | 588 | 152 | 114 |
| 31-40 | 7,332 | 4,700 | 2,337 | 712 | 617 | 252 | 776 | 258 | 201 |
| Over 40 | 6,041 | 3,437 | 1,821 | 633 | 505 | 186 | 409 | 69 | 304 |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Males | 26,558 | 16,675 | 8,826 | 2,463 | 2,400 | 1,097 | 2,531 | 455 | 779 |
| Females | 5,321 | 3,071 | 1,402 | 581 | 640 | 179 | 346 | 102 | 481 |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| Full Time Education | 630 | 378 | 201 | 64 | 77 | 26 | 33 | 3 | 136 |
| Employed/Self Employed | 6,086 | 4,034 | 1,954 | 1,054 | 532 | 287 | 472 | 22 | 223 |
| Unemployed | 18,141 | 11,954 | 6,362 | 1,516 | 1,835 | 775 | 1,805 | 436 | 654 |
| Government Training Scheme | 209 | 173 | 62 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 40 | - | 37 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 4,635 | 2,164 | 1,116 | 286 | 470 | 129 | 216 | 76 | 107 |
| Other (6) | 2,178 | 1,043 | 533 | 89 | 90 | 43 | 311 | 20 | 103 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
| White | 28,501 | 17,658 | 9,189 | 2,643 | 2,801 | 1,135 | 2,505 | 520 | 1,034 |
| Asian | 360 | 202 | 93 | 52 | 32 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 23 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 172 | 69 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Mixed | 113 | 58 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Other | 312 | 223 | 85 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 69 | 10 | 5 |
| Not known / not provided | 2,421 | 1,536 | 804 | 274 | 167 | 108 | 270 | 21 | 183 |
| Percentage | |||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Age group | |||||||||
| 16-17(5) | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 27.7 |
| 18-20 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 18.1 | 20.8 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 14.9 |
| 21-25 | 20.2 | 22.4 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 24.5 | 27.7 | 12.0 | 8.3 |
| 26-30 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 20.4 | 27.3 | 9.0 |
| 31-40 | 23.0 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 27.0 | 46.3 | 16.0 |
| Over 40 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 20.8 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 24.1 |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Males | 83.3 | 84.4 | 86.3 | 80.9 | 78.9 | 86.0 | 88.0 | 81.7 | 61.8 |
| Females | 16.7 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 19.1 | 21.1 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 18.3 | 38.2 |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| Full Time Education | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| Employed/Self Employed | 19.1 | 20.4 | 19.1 | 34.6 | 17.5 | 22.5 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 17.7 |
| Unemployed | 56.9 | 60.5 | 62.2 | 49.8 | 60.4 | 60.7 | 62.7 | 78.3 | 51.9 |
| Government Training Scheme | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | - | 2.9 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 14.5 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 15.5 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 8.5 |
| Other (6) | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 8.2 |
| Ethnicity (where known / provided) | |||||||||
| White | 96.8 | 97.0 | 97.5 | 95.4 | 97.5 | 97.2 | 96.1 | 97.0 | 96.0 |
| Asian | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Black | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Mixed | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - |
| Other | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
1. Prior to 1st February 2011, Criminal Justice Social Work (CJSW) reports were known as Social Enquiry Reports.
2. Reports submitted to the Courts, excluding supplementary reports (see Notes & Definitions, paragraph 11.6).
3. Excludes POs with a Requirement of Unpaid Work.
4. Includes POs with a Requirement of Unpaid Work.
5. Includes a small number of reports relating to clients aged under 16 years.
6. 'Other' employment status includes employment status not known, retired, part time education, custody, supported by parents, caring for relatives, permanently sick, not eligible for benefits.
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