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Joe Curran, Sarah MacQueen, Bill Whyte with John Boyle, CJSW Development Centre and DTZ ISBN 978 0 7559 6710 0
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CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Introduction to the Report
Introduction to this Chapter
Policy and legislative background
Research design
Summary

CHAPTER TWO: ESTABLISHMENT, EARLY IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF CRO SCHEMES
Introduction
Site 1
Site 2
Site 3
Enforcement Procedures
Summary

CHAPTER THREE: PROFILE OF THE ORDERS AND THE OFFENDERS
Introduction
Number of Orders
Profile of CRO Offenders
Compliance with the CRO
Without CROs, What Would Have Happened to the Offenders?
Summary

CHAPTER FOUR: VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE SENTENCERS
Introduction
Sentencers' awareness of the legislation and procedures
Sentencers' views of the value and viability of CROs
Sentencers' understanding and interpretation of the legislation
Do others influence sentencers for or against CROs?
How do sentencers view the future for the CRO?
Summary

CHAPTER FIVE: IMPACT OF CROS ON OFFENDERS: WHAT THE OFFENDERS SAID
Introduction
Profile of Offences and the Link with Alcohol Misuse
Offender Understanding of the CRO
Experience of the CRO
Summary

CHAPTER SIX: WHAT OTHER STAKEHOLDERS HAD TO SAY
Introduction
The Value of CROs
Community stakeholder consultations
Community discussions
Summary

CHAPTER SEVEN: COST ANALYSIS AND ROLL OUT
Introduction
Funding data
Implications for roll-out
Summary

CHAPTER EIGHT: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE EVALUATION
Engaging with stakeholders
Use of CROs
Promoting Individual Change
Costs
Conclusions

ANNEX 1: RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

ANNEX 2: CRO INITIAL INFORMATION AND SCREENING CHECKLIST

ANNEX 3: PROFILE OF INTERVIEW RESPONDENTS

ANNEX 4: PROFILE OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ELEMENT OF RESPONDENTS' CHARGES

REFERENCES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks are due to Dr Kathryn Dutton who was responsible for much of the early work in setting up the evaluation, in liaising with the pilot sites and in conducting some of the earliest interviews. Thanks are also due to Maureen Buist who interviewed a number of the mostly young people who were given Community Reparation Orders and to Christy Parkins for helping us put the report into the required house style.

Members of staff in the three pilot areas were very accommodating and helpful and the research team is very grateful for their willingness to talk to us and provide us with background material.

The research team is also very grateful to all those who willingly talked to us about their views and experiences of the CRO legislation, its implementation and its operation.

Finally, our thanks go to Mark Connelly, who supervised the evaluation on behalf of the Scottish Executive, and who always gave us helpful and sound advice.

The Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland and DTZ

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.

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