SCCJR

Welcome to the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research

The Centre is a collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and Strathclyde. The SCCJR aims to produce research that informs policy and practice and advances our understanding of justice.

Latest Publications

SCCJR Bulletin: June 2020

Family Learning Group HMP Kilmarnock

Latest Projects

Understanding Repeat Violent Victimisation in Scotland

This research seeks to improve understanding about repeat violence victimisation (RVV) in Scotland, adopting a qualitative methodology that explores the views and experiences of people with lived experience of RVV, particularly those living in deprived neighbourhoods. Research aims and objectives The aims of developing the evidence base on RVV, set out in the research specification, are summarised below: (i) To help...

Scottish Universities-Prisons Network

The Scottish UP Network brings together those currently running or interested in university initiatives in Scottish prisons. It provides a forum for: learning about initiatives; collecting resources to support and develop activities as well as sharing and reflecting on practices; building collaborations within Scotland and beyond; and developing strategies of evaluation, to define and understand the value of university...

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Families Outside @FamiliesOutside·

8 Jul

As Scotland moves out of lockdown, @scottishprisons is considering how to reintroduce prison visits safely. To make sure #FamiliesAffectedByImprisonment's concerns & needs are considered, please complete this short survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8C5K7PP by Thursday 16 July

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Justice Focus @justice_focus·

8 Jul

New Episode 🎙 Dr Hannah Graham @DrHannahGraham Senior Lecturer @TheSCCJR @StirUni chats with @OmarPKhan about #Pracademia, #rehabilitation & #ElectronicMonitoring

Apple Podcasts: http://tinyurl.com/JF-Apple
Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/JF-Spotify
Anchor: http://tinyurl.com/JF-Anchor

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Javier Velásquez @VvJota·

8 Jul

Dear all, I am pleased to inform you that the new Chilean Society of Criminology has a twitter account @SoChiCrim , and soon we will have a website and a conference cc @SarahAinGlasgow @margueritesch @CyrusTata1 @TheSCCJR @criminology @fergus_mcneill @ProfChalmers @FionaLeverick

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Dr Martin Glynn @msoulfires·

6 Jul

Based on requests, I have been encouraged to conduct some learning sessions on Instagram, centring on black studies, black criminology, and researching the black community. For more details please follow me on
firesoul267
Any suggestions for included topics please DM me.

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Vox Liminis @VoxLiminis·

6 Jul

Introducing ‘A Giant on the Bridge’, led by @JoCollScott as part of #DistantVoices
The show would have been performed live in April. But for now, here's a taster from a 'read through' filmed under lockdown.
-standing on the bridge between prison and home-
https://www.voxliminis.co.uk/introducing-a-giant-on-the-bridge/

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