Report of the Committee on Serious Violent and Sexual Offenders

Laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers

June 2000
SE/2000/68
© Crown copyright 2000
First published 2000
ISBN 0 7480 8985 3

CONTENTS

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Executive Summary

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1 A NEW APPROACH TO RISK MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 1: DEFINITIONS AND CONTEXT
CHAPTER 2: RISK
CHAPTER 3: A RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

SECTION 2 A NEW REGIME FOR HIGH RISK OFFENDERS
CHAPTER 4: SENTENCING OPTIONS
CHAPTER 5: THE NEW SENTENCE
CHAPTER 6: PROCEDURES FOR IMPOSING THE NEW SENTENCE
CHAPTER 7: HIGH RISK OFFENDERS WITH A MENTAL DISORDER
CHAPTER 8: THE OPERATION OF THE NEW SENTENCE
CHAPTER 9: SUPERVISION OF HIGH RISK OFFENDERS

SECTION 3 OFFENDERS WITH PERSONALITY DISORDER
CHAPTER 10: PERSONALITY DISORDER
CHAPTER 11: SERVICES FOR OFFENDERS WITH PERSONALITY DISORDER
CHAPTER 12: HIGH RISK OFFENDERS WITH PERSONALITY DISORDER

LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS

ANNEX 1 MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

ANNEX 2 SENTENCING OF SERIOUS VIOLENT AND SEXUAL OFFENDERS

ANNEX 3 REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON SERIOUS VIOLENT AND SEXUAL OFFENDERS - SUMMARY

ANNEX 4 PLACES VISITED

ANNEX 5 RESPONDENTS TO THE COMMITTEE'S CONSULTATION PAPER

ANNEX 6 CURRENT RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

ANNEX 7 CURRENT SENTENCING OPTIONS AND RELATED ORDERS

ANNEX 8 INDETERMINATE SENTENCES AND CONVENTION RIGHTS

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