| Contents |
1. Introduction
2. Financial Implications of
Criminal Justice Decisions
3. Sentencing Profiles |
Comparison of the Use of Disposals by Court
Type
Table 1 Main Penalties for
Persons with a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts, 1997
Table 2 Distribution of Main
Penalties for Persons with a Charge Proved, 1997 |
Sentencing in Sheriff Solemn Courts by type
of Crime/Offence
Table 3 Sentencing in Sheriff
Solemn Courts, 1997 |
Sentencing in Summary Courts by type of
Crime/ Offence
Table 4 Sentencing in Sheriff
Summary Courts, 1997
Table 5 Sentencing in
Stipendiary Magistrates Court, 1997
Table 6 Sentencing by Lay
Magistrates in District Courts, 1997 |
Sentencing in Sheriff Summary Courts for each
Court
Chart A Use of Custody, Community
Service and Probation for All Crimes and Offences in Sheriff Summary Courts in 1997, by
Sheriff Court, showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
| Chart B Average Fine
and Sentence Length for all Crimes and Offences in Sheriff Summary Courts in 1997, by
Sheriff Court, showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
| Chart C Use of Custody,
Community Service Order and Probation for Housebreaking in Sheriff Summary Courts in 1997,
by Sheriff Court, showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
| Chart D Use of Custody,
Community Service and Probation for Theft in Sheriff Summary Courts in 1997, by Sheriff
Court, showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
| Chart E Use of Custody,
Community Service and Probation for Other Dishonesty in Sheriff Summary Courts in 1997, by
Sheriff Court, showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
| Chart F Use of Custody,
Community Service and Probation for Simple Assault in Sheriff Summary Courts in 1997, by
Sheriff Court, showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
Table 7 Sentencing in
Sheriff Summary Courts, All Crimes and Offences, 1997
Table 8 Sentencing in Sheriff
Summary Courts, Housebreaking, 1997
Table 9 Sentencing in Sheriff
Summary Courts, Theft, 1997
Table 10 Sentencing in
Sheriff Summary Courts, Other Dishonesty, 1997
Table 11 Sentencing in
Sheriff Summary Courts, Simple Assault, 1997
Table 12 Sentencing in
Sheriff Summary Courts, Breach of the Peace, 1997
Table 13 Sentencing in
Sheriff Summary Courts, Dangerous/ Careless Driving, 1997
Table 14 Sentencing in
Sheriff Summary Courts, Drunk Driving, 1997
Table 15 Sentencing in
Sheriff Summary Courts, Unlawful Use of Vehicle, 1997
Table 16 Custodial Sentence
Lengths in Sheriff Summary Courts, 1994 to 1997
Table 17 Community Service
Orders imposed in Sheriff Summary Courts, 1994 to 1997
Table 18 Fines imposed in
Sheriff Summary Courts as Main Penalty, 1994 to 1997
Table 19 Compensation Orders
imposed in Sheriff Summary Courts, 1994 to 1997
Table 20 Average Combined
Amount of Fine and Compensation Order imposed in Sheriff Summary Courts, 1997 |
| Sentencing in District Courts for each Court
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| Chart G Percentage Use
of Admonishment and Probation for all Crimes and Offences in District Courts in 1997, by
District Court, showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
| Chart H Percentage Use
of Admonishment and Probation for Theft in District Courts in 1997, by District Court,
showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
| Chart I Percentage Use
of Admonishment and Probation for Simple Assault in District Courts in 1997, by District
Court, showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
| Chart J Percentage Use
of Admonishment and Probation for Breach of the Peace in District Courts in 1997, by
District Court, showing Number of Persons with Charge Proved |
Table 21 Sentencing by
Lay Magistrates in District Courts, All Crimes and Offences, 1997
Table 22 Sentencing by Lay
Magistrates in District Courts, Theft, 1997
Table 23 Sentencing by Lay
Magistrates in District Courts, Simple Assault, 1997
Table 24 Sentencing by Lay
Magistrates in District Courts, Breach of the Peace, 1997
Table 25 Fines imposed by Lay
Magistrates in District Courts as Main Penalty, 1994 to 1997
Table 26 Compensation Orders
imposed by Lay Magistrates in District Courts, 1994 to 1997
Table 27 Average Combined
Amount of Fine and Compensation Order imposed by Lay Magistrates in District Courts, 1997 |
| Annex: Notes on
Statistics Used |
