Statistics Bulletin CrJ/2005/8 PRISON STATISTICS SCOTLAND, 2004/05

Table 17
Young offender direct sentenced receptions ⁽¹⁾ to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1996/97 - 2004/05

Number

Length of sentence	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05
Total	3,058	2,811	2,824	2,582	2,436	2,312	2,207	1,949	1,908
Less than 30 days	89	92	92	73	59	52	76	48	50
30-59 days	156	187	198	157	105	96	110	95	89
60-89 days	327	362	331	313	248	239	217	171	248
90 days/3 months	746	635	659	553	537	509	399	374	406
Over 3 months - less than 6 months	531	475	500	474	429	431	357	310	411
6 months - less than 2 years	951	839	848	810	842	787	812	721	511
2 years - less than 4 years	158	130	117	109	120	123	137	125	127
4 years & over (excluding life)	79	82	65	84	83	73	86	92	56
Life/Section 205	21	9	14	9	13	2	13	13	10
Average sentence imposed (days) ⁽²⁾	250	241	225	252	267	265	297	322	267

(1) See Notes 6 and 7 of Annex.
(2) Excluding life & Section 205 sentences.

Table 17A
Young offender direct sentenced receptions ⁽¹⁾ of males to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1996/97 - 2004/05

Number

Length of sentence	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05
Total	2,994	2,721	2,678	2,427	2,303	2,185	2,085	1,833	1,787
Less than 30 days	85	88	84	65	56	42	69	45	46
30-59 days	148	177	182	148	97	92	103	83	80
60-89 days	317	348	311	293	234	225	203	164	228
90 days/3 months	737	613	618	520	513	483	377	349	390
Over 3 months - less than 6 months	525	458	475	449	396	400	330	293	377
6 months - less than 2 years	933	817	818	757	800	751	775	679	478
2 years - less than 4 years	154	129	113	107	115	117	133	120	124
4 years & over (excluding life)	74	82	63	81	79	73	85	89	54
Life/Section 205	21	9	14	7	13	2	10	11	10
Average sentence imposed (days) ⁽²⁾	246	244	228	255	268	270	304	327	272

See footnotes to Table 17

Table 17B
Young offender direct sentenced receptions ⁽¹⁾ of females to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1996/97 - 2004/05

Number

Length of sentence	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05
Total	64	90	146	155	133	127	122	116	121
Less than 30 days	4	4	8	8	3	10	7	3	4
30-59 days	8	10	16	9	8	4	7	12	9
60-89 days	10	14	20	20	14	14	14	7	20
90 days/3 months	9	22	41	33	24	26	22	25	16
Over 3 months - less than 6 months	6	17	25	25	33	31	27	17	34
6 months - less than 2 years	18	22	30	53	42	36	37	42	33
2 years - less than 4 years	4	1	4	2	5	6	4	5	3
4 years & over (excluding life)	5	-	2	3	4	-	1	3	2
Life/Section 205	-	-	-	2	-	-	3	2	-
Average sentence imposed (days) ⁽²⁾	431	138	163	214	264	188	185	246	193

See footnotes to Table 17

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