1. Introduction
1.1 This bulletin presents statistics on criminal proceedings concluded in Scottish courts during 2008-09. It forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system.
1.2 Some of the content of this bulletin has been updated following a consultation exercise conducted during Autumn 2009; the changes are explained in Section 3. Further detailed tables have been published as background statistics on the Scottish Government Crime and Justice Statistics website.
Chart 1: Number of persons with a charge proved in Scottish Courts by main penalty, 1999-00 to 2008-09
