Evaluation of Sixteen Women's Community Justice Services in Scotland

Annex F: Data Tables

Table 15: Profile of women in 15 WCJSs by key descriptors

Women in WCJSs between 1 April and 31 December 2014 (1,778 women)

Shading highlights order of prevalence.

Notes:

1 Excludes 183 women in WCJS (court screening service) where this was not applicable. Proportions reported in the body of the text excluded women with unknown nature of engagement.
2 This shows ungrouped data from Table 6
3 Includes 3 women on 'Monetary penalty (fine/compensation)
4 Excludes 3 women on 'Monetary penalty (fine/compensation). Includes all women who are on CPOs. The numbers differ from Table 7, which included women with CPOs attending WCJSs on a statutory basis only
5 Includes women who have CPO as main reason for engaging only (women who engaged for other reasons could have supervision requirements out-with the WCJS)
6 Includes women who have CPO as main reasons for engaging only (women who engaged for other reasons could have unpaid work requirements supervised out-with the WCJS). Breakdown excludes four women with 'unknown' level of hours.

Table 16: Presenting needs of women in WCJSs

Women who entered WCJSs between 1 April and 31 December 2014 with presenting needs recorded (737 women)

Total women	737
Presenting needs
Emotional/mental health	576	78%
Work, volunteering or training	448	61%
Substance misuse	437	59%
Problem-solving skills	436	59%
Family/ social relationships	425	58%
Leisure activities	380	52%
Housing	290	39%
Financial	289	39%
Engagement with services	250	34%
Willingness to work on problems	239	32%
Physical health	192	26%
Attitude to desistance	189	26%
Views on offending	176	24%
Sexual health	70	9%
Other	26	4%
Participation and involvement (1)	27	-
Trauma/ abuse/ domestic violence (2)	98	55-89%

Multiple presenting needs could be identified.

Note:

1. One WCJS consistently assessed women for 'Participation and Involvement'.
2. This presents data for three WCJSs that chose to consistently record women who presented with a history of domestic violence, abuse, or trauma, in addition to the other needs (this was not routinely or consistently collected across WCJSs). The range is broad due in part to small numbers of women in one service and different target groups within the three WCJSs in which this was collected.

Table 17: Progress assessments by number of months in WCJSs

Women who entered WCJSs between 1 April and 31 December 2014 for whom progress was assessed at exit or at six months (406 women)

Note: Period is calculated from the date of entry and date of progress assessment (at six months or exit). Shading highlights order of prevalence.

Table 18: Exit information for women who exited WCJSs

Women who exited WCJSs between 1 April and 31 December 2014 (644 women) (1)

Shading highlights order of prevalence.

Notes:

1 Includes 22 women who exited but later re-entered the WCJS. Total figure of women who exited will be an underestimate, as exit information was unavailable for 104 women in one WCJS (who entered the service before 1 April 2014 only).
2 Proportions are calculated against the 364 women who exited and had an available record of the support they received. Multiple support areas could be identified.
3 This includes one WCJS only where data was consistently collected about trauma, abuse or domestic violence as a specific area of support.

Table 19: Progress summary for all women, by outcome, entry state, and direction of progress

Women who entered WCJSs between 1 April and 31 December 2014 for whom progress was assessed at exit or at six months (406 women)

Outcome Women's state at entry	Direction of progress						Total progress assessments
	Got better		Stayed the same		Got worse
Views on offending	75	18%	320	79%	11	3%	406	100%
Entered in negative state	66	38%	103	59%	5	3%	174	43%
Entered in positive state	8	4%	212	94%	5	2%	225	55%
Entry state unknown	1	14%	5	71%	1	14%	7	2%
Attitude to desistance	69	17%	327	81%	9	2%	405	100%
Entered in negative state	41	46%	48	53%	1	1%	90	22%
Entered in positive state	28	9%	273	89%	5	2%	306	76%
Entry state unknown	0	0%	6	67%	3	33%	9	2%
Willingness to work on problems	174	43%	198	49%	33	8%	405	100%
Entered in negative state	74	54%	57	41%	7	5%	138	34%
Entered in positive state	100	39%	137	53%	21	8%	258	64%
Entry state unknown	0	0%	4	44%	5	56%	9	2%
Problem-solving skills	162	40%	224	55%	19	5%	405	100%
Entered in negative state	86	58%	56	38%	6	4%	148	37%
Entered in positive state	75	30%	165	66%	11	4%	251	62%
Entry state unknown	1	17%	3	50%	2	33%	6	1%
Engagement with services	137	34%	236	58%	33	8%	406	100%
Entered in negative state	73	57%	46	36%	10	8%	129	32%
Entered in positive state	64	24%	185	69%	21	8%	270	67%
Entry state unknown	0	0%	5	71%	2	29%	7	2%
Housing	112	28%	258	64%	35	9%	405	100%
Entered in negative state	77	56%	48	35%	12	9%	137	34%
Entered in positive state	33	13%	208	79%	21	8%	262	65%
Entry state unknown	2	33%	2	33%	2	33%	6	1%
Finances	102	25%	283	70%	19	5%	404	100%
Entered in negative state	70	44%	85	53%	5	3%	160	40%
Entered in positive state	32	14%	192	81%	13	5%	237	59%
Entry state unknown	0	0%	6	86%	1	14%	7	2%
Physical health	79	20%	308	76%	16	4%	403	100%
Entered in negative state	49	40%	64	52%	10	8%	123	31%
Entered in positive state	29	11%	239	88%	5	2%	273	68%
Entry state unknown	1	14%	5	71%	1	14%	7	2%
Emotional/mental health	166	41%	211	52%	28	7%	405	100%
Entered in negative state	95	52%	79	43%	10	5%	184	45%
Entered in positive state	70	33%	127	59%	17	8%	214	53%
Entry state unknown	1	14%	5	71%	1	14%	7	2%
Sexual health	42	11%	345	86%	12	3%	399	100%
Entered in negative state	16	48%	14	42%	3	9%	33	8%
Entered in positive state	25	7%	327	91%	8	2%	360	90%
Entry state unknown	1	17%	4	67%	1	17%	6	2%
Substance misuse	121	31%	260	66%	14	4%	395	100%
Entered in negative state	98	52%	87	46%	5	3%	190	48%
Entered in positive state	23	12%	166	84%	8	4%	197	50%
Entry state unknown	0	0%	7	88%	1	13%	8	2%
Family relationships	111	27%	274	68%	20	5%	405	100%
Entered in negative state	86	37%	136	58%	11	5%	233	58%
Entered in positive state	24	15%	129	80%	8	5%	161	40%
Entry state unknown	1	9%	9	82%	1	9%	11	3%
Leisure activities	124	31%	265	66%	14	3%	403	100%
Entered in negative state	90	36%	154	62%	5	2%	249	62%
Entered in positive state	34	23%	105	71%	8	5%	147	36%
Entry state unknown	0	0%	6	86%	1	14%	7	2%
Work, volunteering or training	111	28%	269	67%	19	5%	399	100%
Entered in negative state	93	29%	216	68%	9	3%	318	80%
Entered in positive state	17	24%	45	63%	9	13%	71	18%
Entry state unknown	1	10%	8	80%	1	10%	10	3%

See Annex D for definitions of the 'negative' and 'positive' states in each outcome measure. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Table 20: Exit state for women who left WCJSs between 1 April and 31 December 2014

Note: Total percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding. Use of colour highlights order of prevalence.
√ Criminogenic need (associated with the risk of offending)
* Exit state for 506 women who left WCJSs between 1 April and 31 December 2014. Excludes Kilmarnock and Highland.