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Social Work Interventions
D2 Criminal Justice Social Work Interventions
Diversion from Prosecution is the referral of an accused to social work or other agencies where it
is believed that formal criminal justice proceedings are not necessary.
A Probation Order is a form of community sentence. The main purpose of probation is to work
with offenders to prevent or reduce their re-offending.
The DTTO is a high tariff disposal for drug-misusing offenders who might otherwise receive a
custodial sentence. The intention is to tackle those people whose offending is a direct result of their
drug-misuse.
For further information on these Criminal Justice Social Work interventions please see the
Background Information.
Key Points 2005/06
Overview
■ In 2005/06 54 diversion from prosecution cases were referred to drug treatment/education (Table D2.1).
■ 573 probation orders with a condition of drug treatment / education were made (Table D2.1).
■ 599 Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTO) were commenced (Table D2.1).
■ Of the DTTOs which were terminated in 2005/06, 40% were terminated on successful completion of the
order. Thirty three percent were revoked due to a breach while 17% were revoked due to review (Table
D2.2).
Criminal Justice
Five year trend 2001/02 – 2005/06
It should be noted that data on Drug Treatment and Testing Orders are only available from 2003/04 therefore trends
are for the three year period 2003/04 to 2005/06.
■ Between 2001/02 and 2003/04 the number of cases diverted from prosecution which were referred to
drug treatment or education rose, from 143 to 211. The number fell to 54 cases in 2005/06, a decrease
of 62% over the five year period (Table D2.1).
■ The number of probation orders commenced with a condition of drug treatment / education fell from
638 in 2001/02 to 554 in 2003/04. Numbers then rose to 601 in 2004/05 before falling again to 573
in 2005/06. This was a decrease of 10% over the five year period (Table D2.1).
■ The number of DTTOs has risen from 412 orders in 2003/04 to 599 orders in 2005/06. This is likely to
be due in part to continued roll out of the scheme across Scotland over this time period (Table D2.1).
■ The number of DTTOs terminated upon successful completion of the order has risen from 36% in
2003/04 to 40% in 2005/06. The number revoked due to a breach has declined from 40% in 2003/04
to 33% in 2005/06 while the number revoked due to review has increased from 10% in 2003/04 to 17%
in 2005/06 (Table D2.2).
Geographical profile
■ A third of the cases which were diverted from prosecution in 2005/06 were in South Lanarkshire council
area (19 cases) (Table D2.1).
■ The areas with the highest number of probation orders in 2005/06 were Fife (103 orders) and Glasgow
City (102 orders) council areas (Table D2.1).
■ In 2005/06 Glasgow City council area had the highest number of DTTOs (100 orders), followed by
Edinburgh (99 orders), North and South Lanarkshire (66 orders) and Dundee City (62 orders) council
areas (Table D2.1).
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