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Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019
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Table 8 Criminal justice social work reports preferred sentencing options: 2014‑15 to 2018-19
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||
| Total | 26,603 | 26,988 | 27,012 | 25,673 | 24,515 |
| Monetary penalty | 1,754 | 1,749 | 1,590 | 1,368 | 1,281 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision | 4,077 | 4,118 | 3,978 | 3,768 | 3,352 |
| Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work | 4,956 | 5,181 | 4,882 | 4,713 | 4,780 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision | 3,266 | 3,042 | 3,408 | 3,358 | 3,114 |
| Other community penalty | 394 | 188 | 256 | 314 | 214 |
| Restriction of liberty order | 551 | 791 | 946 | 1,120 | 1,207 |
| Deferment for DTTO assessment | 602 | 553 | 540 | 533 | 597 |
| Custody | 924 | 910 | 900 | 958 | 1,016 |
| Custody: extended sentence | 195 | 141 | 177 | 195 | 204 |
| Custody: supervised release order | 205 | 230 | 214 | 240 | 252 |
| Sentence deferred: 3 months or more | 3,646 | 3,496 | 3,012 | 2,772 | 2,628 |
| No preferred option | 3,500 | 3,167 | 3,407 | 3,057 | 3,281 |
| Other | 2,533 | 3,422 | 3,702 | 3,277 | 2,589 |
| Percentage | |||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Monetary penalty | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision | 15.3 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 13.7 |
| Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work | 18.6 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 19.5 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision | 12.3 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 12.7 |
| Other community penalty | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Restriction of liberty order | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Deferment for DTTO assessment | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Custody | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Custody: extended sentence | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Custody: supervised release order | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Sentence deferred: 3 months or more | 13.7 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| No preferred option | 13.2 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 13.4 |
| Other | 9.5 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 10.6 |
Note: Figures exclude supplementary reports. 'Other' category includes absolute discharge, admonition, referral to children's hearing, remand to secure unit, supervised attendance order, driving ban, compensation order, continue current order, psychiatric assessment, revoke and impose new order, suspended sentence, non-specific community disposals and no suitable disposal.
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