Persons with charge proved by main penalty, 1988-1998

Table 7

Number

Main penalty

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

% change
1997-1998

Total

179,119

173,594

176,558

178,965

177,483

162,806

159,178

156,707

153,087

150,450

139,826

-7

Prison

9,669

9,091

8,796

9,222

10,085

10,832

11,583

11,561

12,134

11,621

11,447

-1

Young offenders institution¹

4,799

4,531

4,150

4,318

4,488

4,461

4,472

4,646

4,744

4,557

4,459

-2

Detention of child

28

19

23

35

22

30

36

48

45

29

20

-31

Insanity, hospital, guardianship order

160

151

152

148

133

138

133

136

159

162

129

-20

Community service order

3,423

4,056

4,739

5,190

5,473

5,079

5,320

5,339

5,711

5,707

5,246

-8

Probation

3,343

3840

4268

4877

5385

5722

6145

6145

6,435

6,814

7,144

5

Fine

139,283

133,817

135,273

135,479

131,842

116,918

112,748

110,337

105,384

103,861

94,910

-9

Compensation order

1,703

1,771

1,678

1,591

1,575

1,578

1,535

1,527

1,415

1,304

1,298

0

Admonition or caution

15,983

15,552

16,558

17,137

17,441

16,976

16,243

15,857

15,859

15,039

13,893

-8

Remit to children's hearing

59

67

52

81

72

83

124

172

193

219

177

-19

Absolute discharge

669

699

869

887

967

989

839

939

1,008

1,064

964

-9

Supervised attendance order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

73

68

-7

Restriction of liberty order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

71

-

Per cent

Main penalty

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Prison

5

5

5

5

6

7

7

7

8

8

8

Young offenders institution¹

3

3

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Detention of child

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Insanity, hospital, guardianship order

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Community service order

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

Probation

2

2

2

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

Fine

78

77

77

76

74

72

71

70

69

69

68

Compensation order

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Admonition or caution

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Remit to children's hearing

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Absolute discharge

*

*

*

*

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Supervised attendance order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

Restriction of liberty order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*