Criminal justice social work statistics: 2020 - 2021
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.
Table 6 Criminal justice social work reports preferred sentencing options: 2016‑17 to 2020-21
| 2016-171 | 2017-181 | 2018-191 | 2019-201,2 | 2020-21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||
| Total | 27,191 | 25,795 | 24,585 | 25,802 | 15,104 |
| Monetary penalty | 1,596 | 1,371 | 1,284 | 1,338 | 876 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision | 3,993 | 3,784 | 3,358 | 3,237 | 1,474 |
| Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work | 4,922 | 4,755 | 4,806 | 4,942 | 3,447 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision | 3,407 | 3,366 | 3,114 | 3,818 | 2,065 |
| Other community penalty | 256 | 313 | 214 | 230 | 22 |
| Restriction of liberty order | 946 | 1,121 | 1,210 | 1,421 | 993 |
| Deferment for DTTO assessment | 542 | 534 | 597 | 678 | 357 |
| Custody | 901 | 958 | 1,018 | 1,090 | 610 |
| Custody: extended sentence | 177 | 195 | 204 | 235 | 101 |
| Custody: supervised release order | 214 | 241 | 253 | 229 | 189 |
| Sentence deferred: 3 months or more | 3,041 | 2,780 | 2,601 | 2,893 | 1,284 |
| Structured deferred sentence | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 357 |
| No preferred option | 3,484 | 3,080 | 3,290 | 2,847 | 1,697 |
| Other | 3,712 | 3,297 | 2,636 | 2,844 | 1,632 |
| Percentage | |||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Monetary penalty | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision | 14.7 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 9.8 |
| Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work | 18.1 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 22.8 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 13.7 |
| Other community penalty | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | * |
| Restriction of liberty order | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Deferment for DTTO assessment | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Custody | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Custody: extended sentence | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Custody: supervised release order | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Sentence deferred: 3 months or more | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 8.5 |
| Structured deferred sentence | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.4 |
| No preferred option | 12.8 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 11.0 | 11.2 |
| Other | 13.7 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 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 to 2019-20 have been amended due to the provision of revised figures for Aberdeen City.
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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