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Publication - Statistics

Criminal justice social work statistics: 2020 - 2021

Published
31 January 2022
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781802019537

Mainly national-level information on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland in the first full year affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Includes data on justice social work services and social work orders, as well as characteristics of the individuals involved.

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Table 1 Summary of criminal justice social work activity: 2014-15 to 2020-21

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Diversion from prosecution
Cases commenced 1,869 1,859 2,006 1,725 1,849 1,990 2,230
Individuals 1,812 1,787 1,960 1,686 1,789 1,927 2,141
Cases successfully completed 1,355 1,330 1,578 1,367 1,416 1,578 1,649
Bail information
Requests from court for bail information 8,006 7,278 6,955 5,919 6,037 5,656 3,395
Bail supervision cases commenced 407 355 310 268 337 471 247
Bail supervision individuals 390 318 292 253 317 456 240
Court services
Same day reports1 3,534 3,705 4,258 4,214 4,562 3,505 1,466
Written reports1 961 1,446 1,926 2,205 2,893 2,235 1,083
Oral reports1 2,573 2,259 2,332 2,009 1,669 1,270 383
Post sentence interviews 18,914 20,072 19,253 18,208 16,915 15,305 4,108
Home detention curfew assessments
Reports 2,782 2,676 2,513 2,738 1,856 811 883
Individuals 2,532 2,439 2,236 2,470 1,674 765 831
Criminal justice social work reports
Total reports submitted (including supplementaries)2 30,838 29,846 30,387 28,775 27,353 28,512 16,894
Individuals with reports submitted2 22,120 22,667 22,621 21,336 20,199 21,026 12,737
Supplementary reports submitted2 4,235 2,858 3,196 2,980 2,768 2,710 1,790
Structured deferred sentences
Number of sentences imposed N/A N/A N/A N/A 817 885 450
Number of individuals with sentences imposed N/A N/A N/A N/A 718 749 405
Statutory throughcare
Cases commenced (custody) 1,038 1,027 1,042 1,042 1,064 999 629
Cases commenced (community) 1,085 982 1,121 1,010 972 912 873
Cases completed (community) 942 982 1,101 1,121 962 1,000 997
Cases in force at 31 March (custody/community) 5,904 5,801 5,831 5,836 5,786 6,126 5,765
Voluntary throughcare (assistance)
Cases commenced 2,663 2,537 2,222 2,084 1,795 2,022 1,406
Individuals who received assistance 2,429 2,343 2,081 1,948 1,810 1,757 1,266
Pre-release reports
Total 3,056 3,199 3,344 3,359 3,350 3,877 3,249
Home leave reports 1,462 1,513 1,631 1,517 1,343 1,584 935
Parole/non-parole reports 1,594 1,686 1,713 1,842 2,007 2,293 2,314

1. Figures for same day reports for 2018-19 and 2019-20 have been amended due to the provision of revised figures for South Lanarkshire.

2. Figures for criminal justice social work reports for 2016-17 to 2019-20 have been amended due to the provision of revised figures for Aberdeen City.

Contact

Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot

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