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Community Payback Orders 2017-18: Analytical review of unsuccessful outcomes

REPORTS AND STATS | 13th March 2020

Criminal Justice Social Work statistics for 2017-18 reported that 30% of Community Payback Orders (CPOs) in Scotland were not successfully completed. This report aims to explore this in further detail, including the reasons behind the unsuccessful completion of CPOs, whether there are any observable patterns amongst those people who did not complete them, and the types of order they have been given. Read the full report here.