Scottish Government

Young offender direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 2003

Table 22

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Number Received
(=100%)

Average Sentence Imposed
(days)

Percentage ⁽¹⁾ sentenced to :

< 30

30

31 -

60

61 -

90

> 3,< 6

6, < 18

18mths,

2yrs,

4+ yrs

days

days

59 days

days

89 days

days

months

months

< 2 yrs

< 4yrs

Serious assault and attempted murder

274

649

-

2

*

1

-

6

4

44

11

19

13

Robbery

103

710

1

-

-

1

-

6

6

40

7

24

16

Housebreaking

196

233

1

1

2

7

1

20

18

41

4

6

-

Theft by opening lockfast places

48

156

2

8

2

8

-

29

19

27

2

2

-

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

29

161

3

7

-

7

-

34

17

24

3

3

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

104

167

2

5

-

7

-

28

18

38

3

-

-

Other theft

250

174

3

8

1

10

-

18

24

32

1

2

*

Fraud

7

146

29

-

-

-

-

-

29

43

-

-

-

Drugs

46

477

7

-

-

4

-

13

11

39

4

13

9

Petty assault

227

205

2

4

1

9

*

24

16

37

4

3

-

Breach of the peace

85

106

9

7

1

24

-

26

20

12

1

-

-

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

124

154

2

1

-

11

-

26

23

36

1

-

-

Young offender direct sentenced receptions of males to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 2003

Table 22A

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Number Received
(=100%)

Average Sentence Imposed
(days)

Percentage ⁽¹⁾ sentenced to :

< 30

30

31 -

60

61 -

90

> 3,< 6

6, < 18

18mths,

2yrs,

4+ yrs

days

days

59 days

days

89 days

days

months

months

< 2 yrs

< 4yrs

Serious assault and attempted murder

263

657

-

2

*

2

-

5

4

44

11

19

13

Robbery

94

738

1

-

-

1

-

4

5

39

6

27

16

Housebreaking

191

235

1

1

2

7

-

20

19

41

4

6

-

Theft by opening lockfast places

46

159

2

9

2

9

-

26

20

28

2

2

-

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

29

161

3

7

-

7

-

34

17

24

3

3

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

104

167

2

5

-

7

-

28

18

38

3

-

-

Other theft

208

177

3

8

*

11

-

18

25

31

1

2

*

Fraud

7

146

29

-

-

-

-

-

29

43

-

-

-

Drugs

40

489

8

-

-

3

-

15

13

35

5

13

10

Petty assault

208

206

2

4

1

10

*

24

15

36

5

3

-

Breach of the peace

81

108

9

7

1

21

-

27

21

12

1

-

-

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

123

155

2

1

-

11

-

25

23

37

1

-

-

Young offender direct sentenced receptions of females to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 2003

Table 22B

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Number Received
(=100%)

Average Sentence Imposed
(days)

Percentage ⁽¹⁾ sentenced to :

< 30

30

31 -

60

61 -

90

> 3,< 6

6, < 18

18mths,

2yrs,

4+ yrs

days

days

59 days

days

89 days

days

months

months

< 2 yrs

< 4yrs

Serious assault and attempted murder

11

451

-

-

-

-

-

18

18

36

-

18

9

Robbery

9

413

-

-

-

-

-

22

11

44

11

-

11

Housebreaking

5

172

-

-

-

-

20

20

-

60

-

-

-

Theft by opening lockfast places

2

91

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

-

-

-

-

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other theft

42

158

-

12

2

7

-

21

21

36

-

-

-

Fraud

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Drugs

6

391

-

-

-

17

-

-

-

67

-

17

-

Petty assault

19

197

-

-

-

-

-

26

26

47

-

-

-

Breach of the peace

4

50

25

-

-

75

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

1

91

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

-

-

-

-