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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.
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Table 25 Structured deferred sentences imposed by age and gender: 2018-19 to 2020-21
| 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||
| Total | 817 | 885 | 450 |
| Age group1 | |||
| 16-172 | N/A | 49 | 45 |
| 18-20 | N/A | 151 | 58 |
| 21-25 | N/A | 113 | 70 |
| 26-30 | N/A | 105 | 73 |
| 31-40 | N/A | 253 | 119 |
| Over 40 | N/A | 214 | 85 |
| Gender | |||
| Males | 575 | 660 | 321 |
| Females | 242 | 225 | 129 |
| Employment status3 | |||
| Full-time education | N/A | N/A | 8 |
| Employed/self employed | N/A | N/A | 47 |
| Unemployed | N/A | N/A | 285 |
| Government training scheme | N/A | N/A | 0 |
| Economically inactive4 | N/A | N/A | 80 |
| Other | N/A | N/A | 30 |
| Ethnicity3 | |||
| White | N/A | N/A | 423 |
| Asian | N/A | N/A | 2 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | N/A | N/A | 0 |
| Mixed | N/A | N/A | 3 |
| Other | N/A | N/A | 4 |
| Not known/not provided | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| Length of order3 | |||
| Less than 3 months | N/A | N/A | 133 |
| 3 months or more and less than 6 months | N/A | N/A | 204 |
| 6 months or more | N/A | N/A | 113 |
| Percentage | |||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Age group1 | |||
| 16-172 | N/A | 5.5 | 10.0 |
| 18-20 | N/A | 17.1 | 12.9 |
| 21-25 | N/A | 12.8 | 15.6 |
| 26-30 | N/A | 11.9 | 16.2 |
| 31-40 | N/A | 28.6 | 26.4 |
| Over 40 | N/A | 24.2 | 18.9 |
| Gender | |||
| Males | 70.4 | 74.6 | 71.3 |
| Females | 29.6 | 25.4 | 28.7 |
| Employment status3 | |||
| Full-time education | N/A | N/A | 1.8 |
| Employed/self employed | N/A | N/A | 10.4 |
| Unemployed | N/A | N/A | 63.3 |
| Government training scheme | N/A | N/A | - |
| Economically inactive4 | N/A | N/A | 17.8 |
| Other | N/A | N/A | 6.7 |
| Ethnicity3 | |||
| White | N/A | N/A | 97.9 |
| Asian | N/A | N/A | * |
| African, Caribbean or Black | N/A | N/A | - |
| Mixed | N/A | N/A | 0.7 |
| Other | N/A | N/A | 0.9 |
| Length of order3 | |||
| Less than 3 months | N/A | N/A | 29.6 |
| 3 months or more and less than 6 months | N/A | N/A | 45.3 |
| 6 months or more | N/A | N/A | 25.1 |
1. Information by age group first collected in 2019-20.
2. May include a small number of under 16s.
3. Information by employment status, ethnicity and length of order first collected in 2020-21.
4. Includes those who are retired, supported by family, caring for home/ family or long-term sick/disabled.
Contact
Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot