Diversion from prosecution to social work in scotland: a snapshot of current patterns and an examination of practice in three CJAs

This report was commissioned by the Scottish Government (the SG) as a result of concerns raised by the diversion working group of the Pre-Disposal Programme Implementation Board. The numbers of cases diverted from prosecution have fallen in recent years (2006 onwards) and it was felt there was a nee...

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Main Author: Bradford, Ben (Author)
Contributors: MacQueen, Sarah
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: [Glasgow] SCCJR 2011
In: Report (2011,1)
Edition:January 2011
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Keywords:
Diversion
Entkriminalisierung
Jugendstrafrecht
Resozialisierung
Schottland
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Summary:This report was commissioned by the Scottish Government (the SG) as a result of concerns raised by the diversion working group of the Pre-Disposal Programme Implementation Board. The numbers of cases diverted from prosecution have fallen in recent years (2006 onwards) and it was felt there was a need to investigate this issue further. This report details a small-scale research study on the use of social work related diversion schemes by Procurators Fiscal in Scotland.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (45 Seiten)
DOI:10.15496/publikation-23394