Evaluation of Sixteen Women's Community Justice Services in Scotland

This document presents the findings of an evaluation of sixteen women’s community justice services in Scotland. The evaluation was conducted by the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) during 2014-15.


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)

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

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

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

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)

Table 17: Progress assessments by number of months in WCJSs

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)

Table 18: Exit information for women who exited WCJSs

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

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.

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