Reducing Reoffending in the News

News from the Scottish Government.

Tuesday 01/02/2011
Greater say on Community Service
Tuesday 25/01/2011
Criminal Proceedings Statistics
Wednesday 12/01/2011
New Criminal Justice Social Work Report guidance published
Wednesday 12/01/2011
Practice Guidance on Community Payback Orders Published
Monday 10/01/2011
Diversion from prosecution to Social Work in Scotland

A report from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research

Monday 20/12/2010
Prison Statistics Scotland 2009-2010

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Sunday 12/12/2010
Snow Clearing by Offenders

Community service teams sent out to repay their dues to public.

Wednesday 01/12/2010
Shifting the snow

Offenders brought in to shovel snow from care homes and other public places.

Tuesday 02/11/2010
Scots feeling safer from crime

New survey reveals attitudes and experiences of crime.

Thursday 23/09/2010
HM Inspector of Prisons

Annual Report.

Tuesday 07/09/2010
Crime falls to 32 year low

Ten per cent drop coincides with record number of police officers.

Tuesday 31/08/2010
Benefits of Community Payback

Justice Minister says payback schemes can reduce re-offending rates.

Thursday 26/08/2010
Glenochil Prison

Inspection report.

Wednesday 25/08/2010
Fallen gravestones set for repair

Offenders sent out to pay back community in new Edinburgh project.

Wednesday 14/07/2010
Helping offenders quit crime

Justice Secretary visits prison rehabilitation programme.

Tuesday 13/07/2010
Community payback project

Aberdeen project is helping offenders turn their backs on crime.

Reducing crime through learning and skills

Skills Minister visits young offenders and outlines plans to address learning needs.

Tuesday 06/07/2010
Calling time on life of crime

Justice Secretary visits award-winning community payback project.

Tuesday 29/06/2010
Criminal Justice Bill

Reforms to justice system due to come before the Scottish Parliament.

Wednesday 23/06/2010
Community punishments to replace shortest prison sentences

Government introduces presumption against jail terms of three months or less.

Thursday 20/05/2010
Community sentencing

Figures show offenders are being sent out quicker to repay debt to the community.

Wednesday 17/02/2010
Persistent young offenders

Get tough tactics will be used to tackle persistent young offenders in Grampian.

Monday 15/02/2010
Developing the prison estate

Justice Secretary sees work begin on building Scotland's newest prison.

Tuesday 09/02/2010
Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics, 2008-09

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Wednesday 27/01/2010
Cornton Vale Prison and YOI report

Inspection finds prison not up to standard and fails to provide adequate conditions.

Response to Cornton Vale report

Inspection highlights challenges of overcrowding in women's jail.

Friday 15/01/2010
Female re-offending

£800,000 funding to strengthen efforts to prevent women re-offending.

Thursday 07/01/2010
Offenders help out during icy weather

Community Service scheme gets to grips with snow in Dunfermline.

Page updated: Thursday, February 17, 2011