Costs, Sentencing Profiles and the Scottish Criminal Justice System, 1997 :4

Costs, Sentencing Profiles and the Scottish Criminal Justice System 1997

Table 1

Main Penalties for Persons with a Charge Proved⁽¹⁾ in Scottish Courts, 1997

Numbers

	Main disposal
Type of court	Custody	Community Service	Probation	Fine	Other disposals (mainly admonishment)	All disposals
All courts⁽²⁾	16,207	5,707	6,814	103,861	17,861	150,450
High Court	875	45	60	10	71	1,061
Sheriff court
Solemn	2,134	273	301	224	124	3,056
Summary	11,142	5,247	5,857	48,425	9,606	80,277
Stipendiary Magistrates Court	1,501	100	253	6,108	832	8,794
Lay District Court	555	42	343	49,092	7,228	57,260

(1) Includes companies.
(2) Includes court type unknown.

Percentages

	Main disposal
Type of court	Custody	Community Service	Probation	Fine	Other disposals (mainly admonishment)	All disposals
All courts⁽²⁾	11	4	5	69	12	100
High Court	82	4	6	1	7	100
Sheriff court
Solemn	70	9	10	7	4	100
Summary	14	7	7	60	12	100
Stipendiary Magistrates Court	17	1	3	69	9	100
Lay District Courts	1	*	1	86	13	100

(1) Includes companies.
(2) Includes court type unknown.