Probation Service Annual Report 2010: Figures
24th August 2011
Overview
- 14,926 – the number of offenders the Probation Service dealt with in the community
- 7,800 – the number of offenders referred to the Probation Service in 2010
- 1,972 - the number of community service orders made
- 4,841 – the number of participants in Young Person’s Probation
- €244 – the cost of a Community Service Report to the Court
- 882 – the number of years in detention saved as community service used as an alternative to imprisonment
- 11-34% - the cost of community service as a fraction of the cost of imprisonment
Increases and Decreases
- 11% decrease in court referrals to the Probation service from 2008 to 2010
- 6% decrease in the number of offenders referred to the Probation Service from 2009 to 2010 (differs from court referrals due to numerous referrals for some individuals)
- 40% overall increase in the number of community service orders made
Dublin Pilot Scheme
A New Model of Community Service was piloted successfully in Dublin in 2010 involving same day assessments for community service with plans to roll it out nationwide in 2011.
- 72% - of assessments resulted in community service order
- 80% - of community service orders started within 10 days
- 70% - of community service orders completed within one month
- 34% - increase in new community service orders in the pilot area.
Read the Report in full here
Read IPRT's web update on the report here
