REID HOWIE ASSOCIATES
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SECTION 1 : INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
AIMS OF THE WORK
A NOTE ON METHODOLOGY
THE CURRENT POLICY CONTEXT
BACKGROUND TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF S236 SAOs
Supervised Attendance Orders
Section 235 and Section 237 orders
Section 236 orders
Mandatory SAOs
Issues common to all SAOs
Fines
The Use of Fines in Scottish courts
The decision making process in relation to fines
OVERVIEW OF INCOME AND POVERTY ISSUES
OVERVIEW
SECTION 2 : THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE S236 ORDER
THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
THE COURTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
The courts and implementation process in Renfrewshire
Paisley Sheriff Court
Renfrewshire District Court
East Renfrewshire District Court
Renfrewshire Council SAO Team
Previous use of SAOs in Renfrewshire
The Implementation of the S236 order in Renfrewshire
The courts and implementation process in West Dunbartonshire
Dumbarton Sheriff Court
Dumbarton and Clydebank District Courts
West Dunbartonshire Council SAO Team
Previous use of SAOs in West Dunbartonshire
The implementation of the S236 order in West Dunbartonshire
Issues of clarification
Overview of implementation
SECTION 3 : THE OPERATION OF the S236 ORDER
THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOLLOWED BY SENTENCERS
Administrative processes
ORDERS IMPOSED
Renfrewshire
West Dunbartonshire
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OFFENDERS
Pattern of offences resulting in fines and SAOs in Sheriff Courts
Renfrewshire - Paisley Sheriff Court Offences
West Dunbartonshire
Overview of characteristics of offenders in Renfrewshire
Views of the characteristics of offenders
THE DELIVERY OF THE ORDER
Breaches
Renfrewshire
West Dunbartonshire
Overview of breaches
THE IMPACT OF THE PILOT
Impact on the courts
Impact on the delivery of the order by Social Work services
Impact on offenders
Costs
ISSUES RELATING TO POTENTIAL ROLL-OUT
Overview
SECTION 4 : CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTION
KEY FINDINGS
SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE ACTION
APPENDIX 1: REFERENCES
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