Scottish Government

Criminal Justice Statistical Bulletin
CrJ/2003/1
RECONVICTIONS OF OFFENDERS DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY OR GIVEN NON-CUSTODIAL SENTENCES IN 1997, SCOTLAND

Published March 2003

A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Key points
3. Background
4. General analysis of reconviction rates
5. Changes in reconviction rates over time
6. The effect of "pseudo reconvictions"
7. Annex: Notes on statistics used in this bulletin
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