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Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019
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Table 1 Summary of criminal justice social work activity: 2012-13 to 2018-19
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversion from prosecution | |||||||
| Cases commenced | 1,326 | 1,710 | 1,869 | 1,859 | 2,006 | 1,725 | 1,849 |
| Individuals | 1,309 | 1,657 | 1,812 | 1,787 | 1,960 | 1,686 | 1,789 |
| Cases successfully completed | 1,078 | 1,374 | 1,355 | 1,330 | 1,578 | 1,367 | 1,403 |
| Bail information | |||||||
| Requests from court for bail information | 8,662 | 6,874 | 8,006 | 7,278 | 6,955 | 5,919 | 6,037 |
| Bail supervision cases commenced | 411 | 417 | 407 | 355 | 310 | 268 | 337 |
| Bail supervision individuals | 397 | 400 | 390 | 318 | 292 | 253 | 321 |
| Criminal justice social work reports | |||||||
| Total reports submitted (including supplementaries)1 | 32,558 | 31,406 | 30,838 | 29,846 | 30,133 | 28,580 | 27,278 |
| Individuals with reports submitted1 | 24,785 | 23,740 | 22,120 | 22,667 | 22,610 | 21,190 | 20,160 |
| Supplementary reports submitted1 | 4,536 | 3,632 | 4,235 | 2,858 | 3,121 | 2,907 | 2,763 |
| Statutory throughcare | |||||||
| Cases commenced (custody)2 | 964 | 1,049 | 1,038 | 1,027 | 1,042 | 1,042 | 1,064 |
| Cases commenced (community) | 1,001 | 1,027 | 1,085 | 982 | 1,121 | 1,010 | 972 |
| Cases completed (community) | 927 | 911 | 942 | 982 | 1,101 | 1,121 | 962 |
| Cases in force at 31 March (custody/community)3 | 5,776 | 6,002 | 5,904 | 5,801 | 5,831 | 5,836 | 5,786 |
| Voluntary throughcare (assistance) | |||||||
| Cases commenced | 2,597 | 2,489 | 2,663 | 2,537 | 2,222 | 2,084 | 1,705 |
| Individuals who received assistance | 2,464 | 2,327 | 2,429 | 2,343 | 2,081 | 1,948 | 1,719 |
| Pre-release reports | |||||||
| Total | 2,982 | 3,184 | 3,056 | 3,199 | 3,344 | 3,359 | 3,350 |
| Home leave reports | 1,500 | 1,597 | 1,462 | 1,513 | 1,631 | 1,517 | 1,343 |
| Home circumstance reports (parole/non-parole) | 1,482 | 1,587 | 1,594 | 1,686 | 1,713 | 1,842 | 2,007 |
| Structured deferred sentences | |||||||
| Number of sentences imposed | 817 | ||||||
| Males | 575 | ||||||
| Females | 242 | ||||||
| Number of individuals with sentences imposed | 718 | ||||||
1. Figures for criminal justice social work reports for 2017-18 have been amended due to the provision of revised figures for City of Edinburgh.
2. There were slight changes to the figures for cases commenced (custody) in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2016-17 due to the receipt of updated information for Argyll & Bute, City of Edinburgh, North Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.
3. There were slight changes to the figures for cases in force (custody) at 31 March 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 due to the receipt of updated information for Argyll & Bute, City of Edinburgh, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.
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