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Stop and search in Scotland: An evaluation of police practice

Published:

Murray, K. (2014), 'Stop and search in Scotland: An evaluation of police practice.' SCCJR Report 01/2014.

British Transport Police: Leaving Home Project: The impact of the transfer of BTP D Division into Police Scotland on officers and staff

Published: February 2018

In November 2014 the Smith Commission recommended that the functions of the BTP in Scotland should be a devolved matter. Responsibility for railway policing in Scotland subsequently passed from the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) under the Railway Policing (Scotland) Act 2017. At the time of writing it is expected that railway policing in Scotland...

The Need for a New Power to Search Children for Alcohol: A review of the evidence

Published: July 2016

Murray, K. and McVie, S. (2016), The Need for a New Power to Search Children for Alcohol: A review of the evidence. Edinburgh: SCCJR research report 05/2016

Understanding and Preventing Youth Crime survey (UPYC) Early Findings: Stop and search in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Published:

Murray, K. (2106) Understanding and Preventing Youth Crime survey (UPYC) Early Findings: Stop and search in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Glasgow: Scottish Police Authority

Policing in Cool and Hot Climates: Legitimacy, Power and the Rise and Fall of Mass Stop and Search in Scotland

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Murray, K. and Harkin, D. (2016) ‘Policing in Cool and Hot Climates: Legitimacy, Power and the Rise and Fall of Mass Stop and Search in Scotland’ in British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 26, No. 3

Under-regulated and unaccountable? Explaining variation in stop and search rates in Scotland, England and Wales

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Lennon, G. & Murray, K. (2016): Under-regulated and unaccountable? Explaining variation in stop and search rates in Scotland, England and Wales, Policing and Society, DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2016.1163359

When Research and Politics Collide

Published: 2015

Murray, K. (2015), When Research and Politics Collide, Scottish Justice Matters, vol.3 no.3. p.25-26

To legislate or not to legislate? Stop and search for alcohol for under-18s: a review of the evidence

Published: 2015

Murray, K. (2015) To legislate or not to legislate? Stop and search for alcohol for under-18s: a review of the evidence. The Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice Studies, 21: 37-55. Available at: http://www.sastudyoffending.org.uk/attachments/article/171/2015.pdf