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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS, 2002-03
8. Probation Orders (table 19 to table 26)
8.1 This section provides information on Probation Orders (including Probation
Orders with a Requirement of Unpaid Work) given between 1 April 2002 and 31
March 2003 (and earlier years). See paragraph 17.7
of the Annex for further background on Probation.
8.2 A total of 7,417 Probation Orders (including Probation Orders with a Requirement
of Unpaid Work) were made in 2002-03. This represents an increase of 5% from
the 2001-02 total of 7,071 Orders.
8.3 The incidence of Probation Orders was 20.5 per 10,000 population in 2002-03.
This rate was highest in Dundee City (36.6), Clackmannanshire (32.5) and Glasgow
City (31.4), and lowest in Moray (5.6), East Renfrewshire (6.3) and Eilean Siar
(8.1).
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Probation Orders by Local Authority, 1998-99 to 2002-03
(1)
Number of Orders and Orders Per 10,000 Population (2)
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Table 19
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Local Authority
|
Number of Orders
|
Orders Per 10,000 Population
|
|
98-99
|
99-00
|
00-01
|
01-02
|
02-03
|
98-99
|
99-00
|
00-01
|
01-02
|
02-03
|
|
Aberdeen City
|
293
|
235
|
248
|
275
|
273
|
19.0
|
15.4
|
16.4
|
18.2
|
18.1
|
|
Aberdeenshire
|
168
|
133
|
128
|
181
|
160
|
10.6
|
8.4
|
8.0
|
11.3
|
9.9
|
|
Angus
|
165
|
150
|
172
|
184
|
165
|
21.7
|
19.8
|
22.6
|
24.2
|
21.7
|
|
Argyll & Bute
|
92
|
81
|
98
|
84
|
102
|
14.7
|
12.9
|
15.6
|
13.4
|
16.2
|
|
Clackmannanshire
|
53
|
71
|
60
|
71
|
110
|
15.7
|
21.0
|
17.7
|
21.0
|
32.5
|
|
Dumfries & Galloway
|
183
|
168
|
141
|
155
|
199
|
18.1
|
16.7
|
14.0
|
15.4
|
19.9
|
|
Dundee City
|
278
|
468
|
290
|
422
|
361
|
27.2
|
46.3
|
29.0
|
42.5
|
36.6
|
|
East Ayrshire
|
136
|
130
|
142
|
162
|
209
|
16.1
|
15.5
|
17.0
|
19.5
|
25.2
|
|
East Dunbartonshire
|
64
|
71
|
46
|
57
|
77
|
8.1
|
9.0
|
5.8
|
7.2
|
9.8
|
|
East Lothian
|
48
|
40
|
56
|
64
|
83
|
7.8
|
6.4
|
8.9
|
10.1
|
13.1
|
|
East Renfrewshire
|
47
|
72
|
48
|
47
|
40
|
7.6
|
11.6
|
7.7
|
7.5
|
6.3
|
|
Edinburgh, City of
|
511
|
475
|
537
|
541
|
639
|
15.6
|
14.5
|
16.4
|
16.5
|
19.4
|
|
Eilean Siar
|
1
|
4
|
10
|
17
|
15
|
0.5
|
2.1
|
5.4
|
9.2
|
8.1
|
|
Falkirk
|
165
|
166
|
168
|
225
|
226
|
16.1
|
16.2
|
16.4
|
21.9
|
22.0
|
|
Fife
|
365
|
415
|
399
|
505
|
531
|
15.0
|
17.1
|
16.4
|
20.7
|
21.7
|
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Glasgow City (3)
|
1,078
|
1,156
|
1,296
|
1,469
|
1,371
|
24.6
|
26.4
|
29.7
|
33.6
|
31.4
|
|
Highland
|
163
|
138
|
155
|
182
|
255
|
11.3
|
9.5
|
10.7
|
12.5
|
17.5
|
|
Inverclyde
|
167
|
151
|
133
|
106
|
109
|
28.2
|
25.7
|
22.9
|
18.4
|
19.0
|
|
Midlothian
|
33
|
46
|
85
|
75
|
95
|
5.7
|
8.0
|
14.7
|
12.9
|
16.3
|
|
Moray
|
121
|
36
|
42
|
44
|
33
|
20.5
|
6.1
|
7.1
|
7.4
|
5.6
|
|
North Ayrshire
|
102
|
100
|
94
|
115
|
149
|
10.5
|
10.3
|
9.6
|
11.8
|
15.2
|
|
North Lanarkshire
|
369
|
411
|
385
|
585
|
536
|
16.0
|
17.8
|
16.6
|
25.2
|
23.1
|
|
Orkney Islands
|
18
|
16
|
18
|
17
|
17
|
13.4
|
11.9
|
13.4
|
12.6
|
12.6
|
|
Perth & Kinross
|
174
|
154
|
181
|
210
|
226
|
19.1
|
16.8
|
19.7
|
22.8
|
24.4
|
|
Renfrewshire
|
209
|
219
|
206
|
187
|
277
|
16.6
|
17.4
|
16.4
|
14.9
|
22.1
|
|
Scottish Borders
|
73
|
72
|
76
|
98
|
116
|
10.0
|
9.9
|
10.4
|
13.4
|
15.9
|
|
Shetland Islands
|
12
|
12
|
14
|
16
|
18
|
7.6
|
7.6
|
8.9
|
10.1
|
11.4
|
|
South Ayrshire
|
184
|
107
|
116
|
125
|
149
|
23.2
|
13.5
|
14.6
|
15.8
|
18.8
|
|
South Lanarkshire
|
369
|
254
|
244
|
356
|
431
|
16.9
|
11.7
|
11.2
|
16.3
|
19.8
|
|
Stirling
|
92
|
87
|
98
|
123
|
138
|
15.7
|
14.8
|
16.6
|
20.8
|
23.1
|
|
West Dunbartonshire
|
152
|
120
|
146
|
217
|
138
|
23.2
|
18.4
|
22.4
|
33.4
|
21.3
|
|
West Lothian
|
149
|
139
|
96
|
156
|
169
|
13.6
|
12.6
|
8.6
|
13.8
|
14.8
|
|
Scotland
|
6,034
|
5,897
|
5,928
|
7,071
|
7,417
|
16.8
|
16.4
|
16.5
|
19.6
|
20.5
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Note:
(1) As a result of the change in collection systems, data for 1999-00 to 2002-03
are not directly comparable with figures for earlier years (see Annex, paragraph
17.13).
(2) Orders per 10,000 population are based on GROS mid-year population estimates
for 16 to 70 year olds.
(3) As a result of changes in methodology, figures from 2000-01 for Glasgow City
Council are not directly comparable with previous years.
8.4 Male offenders accounted for 81% of Probation Orders. Males receiving Probation
tended to be younger than females, with 32% of Probation Orders for males and
22% of those for females being given to offenders aged under 21 years.
8.5 The incidence of Probation Orders was highest amongst 18 to 20 year olds
(76.8 per 10,000 population) and was also relatively common amongst 21 to 25
year olds (56.3) and 16 to 17 year olds (53.7).
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Probation Orders by Age and Gender of Offender, 2002-03
Orders per 10,000 Population (1)
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Chart 3
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Note:
(1) Orders per 10,000 population are based on GROS mid-year population estimates
for 16 to 70 year olds.
(2) Includes a small number of orders relating to offenders aged under 16 years.
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Probation Orders by Age and Gender of Offender, 2000-01
to 2002-03
Number, Per cent and Orders per 10,000 Population (1)
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Table 20
|
|
Gender by Age Group
|
Number of Orders
|
Per cent of Orders
|
Orders per 10,000 population
|
|
2000-01
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
2000-01
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
2000-01
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
|
Total
|
|
16-17 (2)
|
511
|
556
|
699
|
8.6
|
7.9
|
9.4
|
40.6
|
43.9
|
53.7
|
|
18-20
|
1,315
|
1,486
|
1,525
|
22.2
|
21.0
|
20.6
|
65.2
|
73.4
|
76.8
|
|
21-25
|
1,300
|
1,674
|
1,802
|
21.9
|
23.7
|
24.3
|
41.2
|
53.0
|
56.3
|
|
26-30
|
932
|
1,175
|
1,189
|
15.7
|
16.6
|
16.0
|
26.1
|
34.4
|
36.4
|
|
31-40
|
1,200
|
1,456
|
1,458
|
20.2
|
20.6
|
19.7
|
14.7
|
17.9
|
18.0
|
|
Over 40
|
670
|
724
|
744
|
11.3
|
10.2
|
10.0
|
3.8
|
4.0
|
4.1
|
|
Total
|
5,928
|
7,071
|
7,417
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
15.3
|
18.3
|
19.2
|
|
Males
|
|
16-17 (2)
|
463
|
498
|
614
|
9.5
|
8.6
|
10.2
|
71.8
|
77.1
|
92.5
|
|
18-20
|
1,121
|
1,260
|
1,309
|
22.9
|
21.8
|
21.7
|
109.4
|
122.6
|
129.9
|
|
21-25
|
1,066
|
1,317
|
1,410
|
21.8
|
22.8
|
23.4
|
66.0
|
81.5
|
86.3
|
|
26-30
|
723
|
935
|
915
|
14.8
|
16.2
|
15.2
|
39.9
|
53.9
|
55.1
|
|
31-40
|
952
|
1,164
|
1,157
|
19.5
|
20.1
|
19.2
|
23.3
|
28.6
|
28.6
|
|
Over 40
|
565
|
615
|
625
|
11.6
|
10.6
|
10.4
|
6.5
|
7.0
|
7.1
|
|
Total
|
4,890
|
5,789
|
6,030
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
25.5
|
30.2
|
31.4
|
|
Females
|
|
16-17 (2)
|
48
|
58
|
85
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
6.1
|
7.8
|
9.3
|
13.3
|
|
18-20
|
194
|
226
|
216
|
18.7
|
17.6
|
15.6
|
19.5
|
22.7
|
22.1
|
|
21-25
|
234
|
357
|
392
|
22.5
|
27.8
|
28.3
|
15.2
|
23.1
|
25.1
|
|
26-30
|
209
|
240
|
274
|
20.1
|
18.7
|
19.8
|
11.9
|
14.3
|
17.1
|
|
31-40
|
248
|
292
|
301
|
23.9
|
22.8
|
21.7
|
6.1
|
7.2
|
7.4
|
|
Over 40
|
105
|
109
|
119
|
10.1
|
8.5
|
8.6
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
|
Total
|
1,038
|
1,282
|
1,387
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
5.3
|
6.6
|
7.1
|
Note:
(1) Orders per 10,000 population are based on GROS mid-year population estimates
for 16 to 70 year olds.
(2) Includes a small number of orders relating to offenders aged under 16 years.
8.6 Over one half of Probation Orders were 12 to 17 months long. A further
20% each were for 18 to 23 months and for 2 years or more. Few (9%) were less
than one year long.
|
Probation Orders by Length of Order, 1999-00 to 2002-03
Number
and Per cent of Orders
|
Table 21
|
|
Length of Order
|
Number of Orders
|
Per cent of Orders
|
|
1999-00
|
2000-01
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
1999-00
|
2000-01
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
|
6 months
|
463
|
407
|
437
|
409
|
7.9
|
6.9
|
6.2
|
5.5
|
|
7-11 months
|
193
|
194
|
244
|
250
|
3.3
|
3.3
|
3.5
|
3.4
|
|
12-17 months
|
2,867
|
2,987
|
3,442
|
3,761
|
48.6
|
50.4
|
48.7
|
50.7
|
|
18-23 months
|
1,034
|
1,062
|
1,344
|
1,486
|
17.5
|
17.9
|
19.0
|
20.0
|
|
24-35 months
|
1,130
|
1,093
|
1,324
|
1,294
|
19.2
|
18.4
|
18.7
|
17.4
|
|
36 months
|
210
|
185
|
280
|
217
|
3.6
|
3.1
|
4.0
|
2.9
|
|
Total
|
5,897
|
5,928
|
7,071
|
7,417
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
8.7 From 2001-02, the length categories for Probation Orders were expanded
to show 12, 18 and 24 months separately. Males and females tended to receive
a similar length of Probation Order in 2002-03.
|
Probation Orders by Length of Order and Gender, 2002-03
Number
and Per cent of Orders
|
Table 22
|
|
Length of Order
|
Number of Orders
|
Per cent of Orders
|
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
|
6 months
|
308
|
101
|
409
|
5.1
|
7.3
|
5.5
|
|
7-11 months
|
205
|
45
|
250
|
3.4
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
|
12 months
|
2,984
|
642
|
3,626
|
49.5
|
46.3
|
48.9
|
|
13-17 months
|
101
|
34
|
135
|
1.7
|
2.5
|
1.8
|
|
18 months
|
1,209
|
263
|
1,472
|
20.0
|
19.0
|
19.8
|
|
19-23 months
|
9
|
5
|
14
|
0.1
|
0.4
|
0.2
|
|
24 months
|
1,016
|
251
|
1,267
|
16.8
|
18.1
|
17.1
|
|
25-35 months
|
18
|
9
|
27
|
0.3
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
|
36 months
|
180
|
37
|
217
|
3.0
|
2.7
|
2.9
|
|
Total
|
6,030
|
1,387
|
7,417
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
8.8 As with Community Service, the employment status of offenders
provides an indication of the availability of offenders (see
paragraph 5.7). Over 75% of Probation Orders were made to offenders who
were unemployed or not seeking employment.
|
Probation Orders by Employment Status of Offender,
2001-02 to 2002-03
Number and Per cent of Orders
|
Table 23
|
|
Employment Status
|
Number of Orders
|
Per cent of Orders
|
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
|
Full Time Education
|
174
|
179
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
|
Employed / Self Employed
|
1,014
|
936
|
14.3
|
12.6
|
|
Unemployed
|
4,315
|
4,600
|
61.0
|
62.0
|
|
On Gov’t sponsored training scheme
|
84
|
87
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
|
Not seeking employment
|
766
|
1,035
|
10.8
|
14.0
|
|
Other
|
718
|
580
|
10.2
|
7.8
|
|
Total
|
7,071
|
7,417
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
8.9 The proportion of Probation Orders made to offenders who
were unemployed or not seeking work was higher for females (82%) than for males
(75%).
|
Probation Orders by Employment Status and Gender of
Offender, 2002-03
Number and Per cent of Orders
|
Table 24
|
|
Employment Status
|
Number of Orders
|
Per cent of Orders
|
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
|
Full Time Education
|
152
|
27
|
179
|
2.5
|
1.9
|
2.4
|
|
Employed/ Self Employed
|
836
|
100
|
936
|
13.9
|
7.2
|
12.6
|
|
Unemployed
|
3,778
|
822
|
4,600
|
62.7
|
59.3
|
62.0
|
|
On Gov’t sponsored training scheme
|
73
|
14
|
87
|
1.2
|
1.0
|
1.2
|
|
Not seeking employment
|
718
|
317
|
1,035
|
11.9
|
22.9
|
14.0
|
|
Other
|
473
|
107
|
580
|
7.8
|
7.7
|
7.8
|
|
Total
|
6,030
|
1,387
|
7,417
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
8.10 Forty four per cent of all Probation Orders had standard
conditions only. A Requirement of Unpaid Work was made in 32% of Orders and
16% of Orders included conditions of Alcohol and/ or Drug Treatment/ Education.
|
Probation Orders by Type of Conditions, 1999-00 to
2002-03
Number and Per cent of Orders
|
Table 25
|
|
Conditions
|
Number of Orders
|
Per cent of Orders
|
|
99-00
|
00-01
|
01-02
|
02-03
|
99-00
|
00-01
|
01-02
|
02-03
|
|
Orders with Standard Conditions only
|
3,022
|
2,839
|
2,990
|
3,236
|
51.2
|
47.9
|
42.3
|
43.6
|
|
Orders with Additional Conditions
|
|
Requirement for unpaid work
|
1,586
|
1,552
|
2,116
|
2,403
|
26.9
|
26.2
|
29.9
|
32.4
|
|
Condition of Compensation
|
135
|
151
|
199
|
223
|
2.3
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
|
Airborne
|
46
|
74
|
57
|
80
|
0.8
|
1.2
|
0.8
|
1.1
|
|
Condition of Residence
|
58
|
59
|
64
|
64
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
|
Groupwork Programme
|
243
|
215
|
336
|
317
|
4.1
|
3.6
|
4.8
|
4.3
|
|
Medical/Psychiatric/Psychological Treatment
|
161
|
188
|
172
|
212
|
2.7
|
3.2
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
|
Alcohol Treatment/ Education
|
403
|
484
|
591
|
566
|
6.8
|
8.2
|
8.4
|
7.6
|
|
Drug Treatment/ Education
|
429
|
440
|
638
|
631
|
7.3
|
7.4
|
9.0
|
8.5
|
|
Fairbridge
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
2
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
|
Other Intensive
|
0
|
0
|
514
|
268
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
7.3
|
3.6
|
|
Other
|
406
|
516
|
0
|
254
|
6.9
|
8.7
|
0.0
|
3.4
|
|
Total Conditions
|
6,489
|
6,518
|
7,688
|
8,256
|
110.0
|
110.0
|
108.7
|
111.3
|
|
Total Orders
|
5,897
|
5,928
|
7,071
|
7,417
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
8.11 Females were relatively more likely to receive Probation
Orders with standard conditions only (52%) than males (42%). Correspondingly,
a Requirement of Unpaid Work was more common amongst males (35%) than females
(23%).
|
Probation Orders by Type of Conditions and Gender,
2002-03
Number and Per cent of Orders
|
Table 26
|
|
Conditions
|
Number of Orders
|
Per cent of Orders
|
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
|
Orders with Standard Conditions only
|
2,522
|
714
|
3,236
|
41.8
|
51.5
|
43.6
|
|
Orders with Additional Conditions:
|
|
Requirement for unpaid work
|
2,091
|
312
|
2,403
|
34.7
|
22.5
|
32.4
|
|
Condition of Compensation
|
188
|
35
|
223
|
3.1
|
2.5
|
3.0
|
|
Airborne
|
80
|
0
|
80
|
1.3
|
0.0
|
1.1
|
|
Condition of Residence
|
51
|
13
|
64
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
|
Groupwork Programme
|
298
|
19
|
317
|
4.9
|
1.4
|
4.3
|
|
Medical/ Psychiatric/ Psychological Treatment
|
167
|
45
|
212
|
2.8
|
3.2
|
2.9
|
|
Alcohol Treatment/ Education
|
493
|
73
|
566
|
8.2
|
5.3
|
7.6
|
|
Drug Treatment/ Education
|
435
|
196
|
631
|
7.2
|
14.1
|
8.5
|
|
Fairbridge
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
Other Intensive
|
234
|
34
|
268
|
3.9
|
2.5
|
3.6
|
|
Other
|
213
|
41
|
254
|
3.5
|
3.0
|
3.4
|
|
Total Conditions
|
6,774
|
1,482
|
8,256
|
112.3
|
106.8
|
111.3
|
|
Total Orders
|
6,030
|
1,387
|
7,417
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
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