Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019

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Table 9 Main outcomes from criminal justice social work reports: 2014-15 to 2018‑19

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Number
Total 26,603 26,988 27,012 25,673 24,515
Monetary penalty 1,798 1,828 1,866 1,668 1,493
Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision 3,564 3,751 3,499 3,053 2,834
Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work 3,318 3,392 3,246 3,263 3,220
Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision 4,280 4,446 4,666 4,453 3,955
Other community penalty 263 257 261 410 349
Restriction of liberty order 429 695 975 1,279 1,424
Deferment for DTTO assessment 209 228 225 211 240
Custody 4,240 4,122 4,092 3,717 3,747
Custody: extended sentence 136 105 124 122 117
Custody: supervised release order 227 232 209 224 211
Warrant for apprehension / recall 552 544 582 520 407
Sentence deferred: 3 months or more 1,956 2,046 2,211 2,009 2,128
Admonition 913 905 941 810 739
Absolute discharge 17 16 32 22 19
Other 2,875 2,315 2,451 2,455 2,184
Outcome not yet known 1,826 2,106 1,632 1,457 1,448
Percentage
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Monetary penalty 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.1
Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision 13.4 13.9 13.0 11.9 11.6
Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work 12.5 12.6 12.0 12.7 13.1
Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision 16.1 16.5 17.3 17.3 16.1
Other community penalty 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.4
Restriction of liberty order 1.6 2.6 3.6 5.0 5.8
Deferment for DTTO assessment 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0
Custody 15.9 15.3 15.1 14.5 15.3
Custody: extended sentence 0.5 * * * *
Custody: supervised release order 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9
Warrant for apprehension / recall 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.7
Sentence deferred: 3 months or more 7.4 7.6 8.2 7.8 8.7
Admonition 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.0
Absolute discharge * * * * *
Other 10.8 8.6 9.1 9.6 8.9
Outcome not yet known 6.9 7.8 6.0 5.7 5.9

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

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