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 18 Drug treatment and testing orders commenced by age, gender, employment status, ethnicity and length of orders: 2016-17 to 2020-21
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-193 | 2019-203 | 2020-21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||
| Total | 475 | 577 | 601 | 516 | 225 |
| Age group1 | |||||
| 16-17 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18-20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 21-25 | 48 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 7 |
| 26-30 | 91 | 115 | 112 | 83 | 36 |
| 31-40 | 243 | 285 | 291 | 243 | 122 |
| Over 40 | 85 | 117 | 156 | 150 | 58 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 380 | 463 | 477 | 423 | 184 |
| Female | 95 | 114 | 124 | 93 | 41 |
| Employment status (where known) | |||||
| Full-time education | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Employed/self employed | 15 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
| Unemployed | 270 | 343 | 325 | 328 | 144 |
| Government training scheme | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Economically inactive2 | 135 | 156 | 152 | 142 | 55 |
| Other | 30 | 46 | 32 | 23 | 17 |
| Not known | 25 | 23 | 76 | 6 | - |
| Ethnicity (where known) | |||||
| White | 453 | 552 | 565 | 478 | 217 |
| Asian | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Mixed | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Other | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Not known/not provided | 17 | 17 | 35 | 31 | 8 |
| Average length (months) | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 18.5 |
| Percentage | |||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Age group1 | |||||
| 16-17 | - | * | - | - | * |
| 18-20 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | * |
| 21-25 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 3.1 |
| 26-30 | 19.2 | 19.9 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 16.0 |
| 31-40 | 51.2 | 49.4 | 48.4 | 47.1 | 54.2 |
| Over 40 | 17.9 | 20.3 | 26.0 | 29.1 | 25.8 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 80.0 | 80.2 | 79.4 | 82.0 | 81.8 |
| Female | 20.0 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 18.2 |
| Employment status (where known) | |||||
| Full-time education | - | - | * | * | * |
| Employed/self employed | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Unemployed | 60.0 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 64.3 | 64.0 |
| Government training scheme | - | - | * | - | - |
| Economically inactive2 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 27.8 | 24.4 |
| Other | 6.7 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 7.6 |
| Ethnicity (where known) | |||||
| White | 98.9 | 98.6 | 99.8 | 98.6 | 100.0 |
| Asian | 0.7 | - | - | - | - |
| African, Caribbean or Black | * | 0.9 | * | 0.8 | - |
| Mixed | * | * | - | * | - |
| Other | - | * | - | * | - |
Note:
Figures include DTTO IIs, which have been piloted in the City of Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian areas since June 2008 and in Highland since 2019.
1. Age is at commencement of order. Figures may include a small number of under 16s.
2. Includes those who are retired, supported by family, caring for home/family or long-term sick/disabled.
3. Figures for 2018-19 & 2019-20 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.
Contact
Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot
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