Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act (2012) in 2012-13 Crime and Justice Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act (2012) in 2012-13 Amy Goulding and Ben Cavanagh, Justice Analytical Services The Scottish Government Scottish Government Social Research 2013 2 This report is available on the Scottish Government Social Research website (www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch) only. The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and do not necessarily represent those of the Scottish Government or Scottish Ministers. © Crown copyright 2013 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or e-mail:
[email protected] CONTENTS: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 4 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 6 2. METHOD ............................................................................................................. 7 3. FINDINGS ........................................................................................................... 8 Sex/Age of the Accused ............................................................................................