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 9 Main outcomes from criminal justice social work reports: 2015-16 to 2019‑20

2015-16 2016-171 2017-181 2018-19 2019-20
Number
Total 26,988 27,061 25,712 24,515 25,697
Monetary penalty 1,828 1,866 1,668 1,493 1,412
Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision 3,751 3,499 3,063 2,834 2,494
Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work 3,392 3,246 3,278 3,220 3,331
Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision 4,446 4,666 4,463 3,955 4,380
Other community penalty 257 261 410 349 200
Restriction of liberty order 695 975 1,279 1,424 1,587
Deferment for DTTO assessment 228 225 211 240 229
Custody 4,122 4,092 3,717 3,747 3,460
Custody: extended sentence 105 124 122 117 117
Custody: supervised release order 232 209 224 211 256
Warrant for apprehension / recall 544 582 520 407 412
Sentence deferred: 3 months or more 2,046 2,211 2,009 2,128 2,404
Admonition 905 941 810 739 660
Absolute discharge 16 32 22 19 11
Other 2,315 2,500 2,455 2,184 2,700
Outcome not yet known 2,106 1,632 1,461 1,448 2,044
Percentage
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Monetary penalty 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.1 5.5
Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision 13.9 12.9 11.9 11.6 9.7
Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work 12.6 12.0 12.7 13.1 13.0
Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision 16.5 17.2 17.4 16.1 17.0
Other community penalty 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.4 0.8
Restriction of liberty order 2.6 3.6 5.0 5.8 6.2
Deferment for DTTO assessment 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9
Custody 15.3 15.1 14.5 15.3 13.5
Custody: extended sentence * * * * *
Custody: supervised release order 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0
Warrant for apprehension / recall 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6
Sentence deferred: 3 months or more 7.6 8.2 7.8 8.7 9.4
Admonition 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.6
Absolute discharge * * * * *
Other 8.6 9.2 9.5 8.9 10.5
Outcome not yet known 7.8 6.0 5.7 5.9 8.0

Note:

Figures exclude supplementary reports. 'Other' category includes compensation order, referral to children's hearing, psychiatric assessment, continue current order, driving disqualification, license endorsed and outcome unknown.

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 main outcome of a community payback order were recorded under ""Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision"".

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