| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 12B5 Receptions under sentence to penal establishments by type of sentence, 1987, 1992-1996 |
1987 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
19961 |
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| Total persons under sentence | 22,186 |
19,966 |
22,157 |
21,111 |
19,030 |
22,155 |
|
| Adults | Direct sentence | 7,975 |
8,543 |
9,444 |
9,349 |
8,730 |
10,039 |
| In default of fine/compensation order | 8,051 |
6,643 |
7,997 |
7,403 |
6,312 |
7,432 |
|
| Young Offenders2 | Direct | 2,064 |
3,041 |
3,052 |
2,855 |
2,772 |
3,112 |
| In default of fine/compensation order | 2,885 |
1,738 |
1,664 |
1,504 |
1,214 |
1,567 |
|
| Detention Centre3,4 | 1,210 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Persons recalled from supervision/licence | 1 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
5 |
|
Source: SOHD, CCJ Statistics Unit Branch 2 |
| 1 With effect from 1 April 1996
the source of the statistical information provided by the penal establishments changed
from manual submission of statistical returns to the new computerised system, the Prisoner
Records System. 2 This includes a small number of persons aged over 21. 3 Detention Centre sentences were abolished in Scotland on 1 November 1988. 4 Includes fine default receptions. |