Criminal justice social work statistics: 2019 to 2020

National-level information, as well as some local authority breakdowns, on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland. Also includes data on justice social work services and social work orders, as well as characteristics of the individuals involved.


Table 8 Criminal justice social work reports preferred sentencing options: 2015‑16 to 2019-20

2015-16 2016-171 2017-181 2018-19 2019-202
Number
Total 26,988 27,061 25,712 24,515 25,697
Monetary penalty 1,749 1,590 1,368 1,281 1,333
Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision 4,118 3,978 3,772 3,352 3,229
Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work 5,181 4,882 4,722 4,780 4,892
Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision 3,042 3,408 3,363 3,114 3,808
Other community penalty 188 256 313 214 230
Restriction of liberty order 791 946 1,120 1,207 1,420
Deferment for DTTO assessment 553 540 533 597 677
Custody 910 900 958 1,016 1,089
Custody: extended sentence 141 177 195 204 234
Custody: supervised release order 230 214 240 252 229
Sentence deferred: 3 months or more 3,496 3,012 2,777 2,628 2,926
No preferred option 3,167 3,457 3,074 3,281 2,851
Other 3,422 3,701 3,277 2,589 2,779
Percentage
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Monetary penalty 6.5 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.2
Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision 15.3 14.7 14.7 13.7 12.6
Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work 19.2 18.0 18.4 19.5 19.0
Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision 11.3 12.6 13.1 12.7 14.8
Other community penalty 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.9
Restriction of liberty order 2.9 3.5 4.4 4.9 5.5
Deferment for DTTO assessment 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.6
Custody 3.4 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.2
Custody: extended sentence 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9
Custody: supervised release order 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9
Sentence deferred: 3 months or more 13.0 11.1 10.8 10.7 11.4
No preferred option 11.7 12.8 12.0 13.4 11.1
Other 12.7 13.7 12.7 10.6 10.8

Notes:

Figures exclude supplementary reports. 'Other' category includes absolute discharge, admonition, referral to children's hearing, remand to secure unit, driving ban, compensation order, continue current order, psychiatric assessment, revoke and impose new order, non-specific community disposals and no suitable disposal.

1. Figures for 2016-17 and 2017-18 have been amended due to the provision of revised figures for Highland.

2. In the figures provided for Falkirk for 2019-20, all reports with a preferred option of a community payback order were recorded under ""Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision"".

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