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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS, 2002-03
11. Supervised Attendance Orders (table 32 to table 37)
11.1 This section provides information on Supervised Attendance Orders given
between 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003. See paragraphs
17.8 and 17.9 of the Annex for further background on Supervised Attendance
Orders.
11.2 A total of 2,700 Supervised Attendance Orders were made to 2,327 offenders
in 2002-03, an increase of 4% in orders and 2% in individuals compared to 2001-02.
Eighty four per cent of Supervised Attendance Orders were made in respect of
males.
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Supervised Attendance Orders by Gender of Offender,
2000-01 to 2002-03
Number of Orders and Individuals
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Table 32
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Year
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Males
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Females
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Total
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Number of Orders
|
2000-01
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2,245
|
381
|
2,626
|
|
Number of Individuals
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2000-01
|
1,909
|
342
|
2,251
|
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Number of Orders
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2001-02
|
2,208
|
394
|
2,602
|
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Number of Individuals
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2001-02
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1,932
|
347
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2,279
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Number of Orders
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2002-03
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2,259
|
441
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2,700
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Number of Individuals
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2002-03
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1,947
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380
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2,327
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11.3 The incidence of Supervised Attendance Orders was 7.5 per 10,000 population
in 2002-03. This rate was highest in Angus (28.5), Perth & Kinross (25.9)
and South Ayrshire (21.8), and lowest in Shetland Islands (0.0), where no Supervised
Attendance Orders were given.
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Supervised Attendance Orders by Local Authority, 2000-01
to 2002-03
Number of Orders, Individuals and Orders per 10,000 Population (1)
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Table 33
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|
Local Authority
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2000-01
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2001-02
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2002-03
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2000-01
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2001-02
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2002-03
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Orders
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Indiv-iduals
|
Orders
|
Indiv-iduals
|
Orders
|
Indiv-iduals
|
SAOs per 10,000 Population
|
|
Aberdeen City
|
129
|
129
|
82
|
81
|
73
|
67
|
8.5
|
5.4
|
4.8
|
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Aberdeenshire
|
73
|
73
|
48
|
48
|
49
|
48
|
4.6
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3.0
|
3.0
|
|
Angus
|
153
|
153
|
182
|
167
|
216
|
191
|
20.1
|
24.0
|
28.5
|
|
Argyll & Bute
|
10
|
9
|
17
|
16
|
14
|
13
|
1.6
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2.7
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2.2
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|
Clackmannanshire
|
48
|
46
|
23
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
14.2
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6.8
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6.5
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|
Dumfries & Galloway
|
74
|
62
|
66
|
58
|
14
|
14
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7.4
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6.6
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1.4
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Dundee City
|
199
|
187
|
148
|
146
|
151
|
140
|
19.9
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14.9
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15.3
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East Ayrshire
|
253
|
213
|
240
|
192
|
175
|
145
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30.3
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28.8
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21.1
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East Dunbartonshire
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9
|
9
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5
|
5
|
19
|
18
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1.1
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0.6
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2.4
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East Lothian
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12
|
11
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3
|
3
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17
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16
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1.9
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0.5
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2.7
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East Renfrewshire
|
11
|
9
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5
|
5
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16
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16
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1.8
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0.8
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2.5
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Edinburgh, City of
|
96
|
82
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103
|
83
|
62
|
49
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2.9
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3.1
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1.9
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Eilean Siar
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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3
|
3
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0.0
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0.0
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1.6
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Falkirk
|
156
|
122
|
135
|
108
|
165
|
130
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15.2
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13.1
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16.0
|
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Fife
|
77
|
71
|
99
|
90
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136
|
127
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3.2
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4.1
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5.6
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Glasgow City
|
271
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200
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308
|
308
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404
|
381
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6.2
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7.1
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9.2
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Highland
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78
|
40
|
45
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35
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36
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33
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5.4
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3.1
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2.5
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Inverclyde
|
52
|
45
|
57
|
47
|
53
|
40
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8.9
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9.9
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9.3
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Midlothian
|
5
|
5
|
11
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10
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13
|
10
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0.9
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1.9
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2.2
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Moray
|
13
|
12
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17
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17
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22
|
13
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2.2
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2.9
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3.7
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North Ayrshire
|
44
|
40
|
52
|
45
|
54
|
39
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4.5
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5.3
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5.5
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North Lanarkshire
|
151
|
139
|
107
|
102
|
97
|
91
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6.5
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4.6
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4.2
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Orkney Islands
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0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
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0.0
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3.0
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0.7
|
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Perth & Kinross
|
126
|
113
|
207
|
194
|
240
|
194
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13.7
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22.4
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25.9
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Renfrewshire
|
26
|
26
|
82
|
75
|
94
|
89
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2.1
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6.5
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7.5
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Scottish Borders
|
64
|
49
|
52
|
43
|
81
|
58
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8.8
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7.1
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11.1
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Shetland Islands
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0
|
0
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2
|
2
|
0
|
0
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0.0
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1.3
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0.0
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South Ayrshire
|
185
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150
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225
|
159
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173
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129
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23.4
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28.4
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21.8
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South Lanarkshire
|
89
|
81
|
60
|
49
|
107
|
94
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4.1
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2.8
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4.9
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Stirling
|
123
|
93
|
112
|
86
|
66
|
58
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20.9
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18.9
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11.1
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|
West Dunbartonshire
|
42
|
37
|
65
|
54
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100
|
72
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6.5
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10.0
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15.4
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West Lothian
|
57
|
45
|
40
|
27
|
27
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26
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5.1
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3.5
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2.4
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Scotland
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2,626
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2,251
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2,602
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2,279
|
2,700
|
2,327
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7.3
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7.2
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7.5
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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.
11.4 Females receiving Supervised Attendance Orders tended to be older than
males, with 57% of Orders for females and 48% for males being given to offenders
aged over 25 years. Correspondingly, 23% of Orders for males and 13% for females
were made to offenders aged under 21 years.
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Supervised Attendance Orders by Age and Gender of
Offender, 2002-03
Number and Per cent of Orders
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Table 34a
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Age group
|
Number of Orders
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Per cent of Orders
|
|
Males
|
Females
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Total
|
Males
|
Females
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Total
|
|
16-17
|
60
|
10
|
70
|
2.7
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2.3
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2.6
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|
18-20
|
454
|
49
|
503
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20.1
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11.1
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18.6
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21-25
|
661
|
129
|
790
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29.3
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29.3
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29.3
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|
26-30
|
413
|
88
|
501
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18.3
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20.0
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18.6
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31-40
|
464
|
116
|
580
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20.5
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26.3
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21.5
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Over 40
|
207
|
49
|
256
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9.2
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11.1
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9.5
|
|
Total
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2,259
|
441
|
2,700
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
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11.5 The incidence of Supervised Attendance Orders was highest amongst 18 to
20 year olds (25.3 per 10,000 population) and was nearly as common for 21 to
25 year olds (24.7).
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Supervised Attendance Orders by Age and Gender of
Offender, 2002-03
Number of Orders Per 10,000 Population (1)
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Table 34b
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Age group
|
Orders Per 10,000 Population
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|
Males
|
Females
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Total
|
|
16-17
|
9.0
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1.6
|
5.4
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|
18-20
|
45.0
|
5.0
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25.3
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|
21-25
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40.5
|
8.2
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24.7
|
|
26-30
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24.9
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5.5
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15.3
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31-40
|
11.5
|
2.9
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7.2
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Over 40
|
2.3
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0.5
|
1.4
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|
Total
|
11.8
|
2.3
|
7.0
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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.
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Supervised Attendance Orders by Age and Gender of
Offender, 2002-03
Number of Orders Per 10,000 Population (1)
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Chart 4
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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.
11.6 The majority of Supervised Attendance Orders were given by Sheriff Courts
(68%). Females were more likely to receive Supervised Attendance Orders from
District Courts (42%) than males (29%).
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Supervised Attendance Orders by Type of Court and
Gender of Offender, 2002-03
Number and Per cent of Orders
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Table 35
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|
Type of Court
|
Number of Orders
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Per cent of Orders
|
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
|
Sheriff Court
|
1,593
|
254
|
1,847
|
70.5
|
57.6
|
68.4
|
|
Stipendiary Magistrates Court
|
16
|
3
|
19
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
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District Court
|
650
|
184
|
834
|
28.8
|
41.7
|
30.9
|
|
Total
|
2,259
|
441
|
2,700
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
11.7 The majority (71%) of Supervised Attendance Orders were made to offenders
who were unemployed or not seeking employment.
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Supervised Attendance Orders by Employment Status
and Gender, 2002-03
Number and Per cent of Orders
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Table 36
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|
Employment Status
|
Number of Orders
|
Per cent of Orders
|
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
|
Full Time Education
|
102
|
17
|
119
|
4.5
|
3.9
|
4.4
|
|
Employed/ Self Employed
|
272
|
22
|
294
|
12.0
|
5.0
|
10.9
|
|
Unemployed
|
1,519
|
294
|
1,813
|
67.2
|
66.7
|
67.1
|
|
On Gov’t sponsored training scheme
|
24
|
2
|
26
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
1.0
|
|
Not seeking employment
|
76
|
28
|
104
|
3.4
|
6.3
|
3.9
|
|
Other
|
266
|
78
|
344
|
11.8
|
17.7
|
12.7
|
|
Total
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2,259
|
441
|
2,700
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
11.8 Just over 45% of Supervised Attendance Orders were for
30 hours or less. Few (16%) were over 60 hours long.
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Supervised Attendance Orders by Length of Order and
Gender, 2002-03
Number and Per cent of Orders
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Table 37
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|
Length of Order
|
Number of Orders
|
Per cent of Orders
|
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
|
10 hours
|
156
|
46
|
202
|
6.9
|
10.4
|
7.5
|
|
11-20 hours
|
421
|
126
|
547
|
18.6
|
28.6
|
20.3
|
|
21-30 hours
|
390
|
86
|
476
|
17.3
|
19.5
|
17.6
|
|
31-40 hours
|
413
|
70
|
483
|
18.3
|
15.9
|
17.9
|
|
41-50 hours
|
274
|
51
|
325
|
12.1
|
11.6
|
12.0
|
|
51-60 hours
|
213
|
25
|
238
|
9.4
|
5.7
|
8.8
|
|
61-70 hours
|
80
|
13
|
93
|
3.5
|
2.9
|
3.4
|
|
71-80 hours
|
122
|
9
|
131
|
5.4
|
2.0
|
4.9
|
|
81-90 hours
|
57
|
5
|
62
|
2.5
|
1.1
|
2.3
|
|
91-100 hours
|
133
|
10
|
143
|
5.9
|
2.3
|
5.3
|
|
Total
|
2,259
|
441
|
2,700
|
100.0
|
100.0
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100.0
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