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

Call for Papers: Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies (REPS) PhD Symposium 2019

Scottish Government Consultation on Prisoner Voting

Latest Projects

Network on Intelligence and Security Practices in Africa (NISPAC)

The NISPAC is a transnational research community network funded by the Scottish Funding Council under the Global Challenges Research Fund that brings together a diverse group of researchers to explore the role of intelligence services in African countries, and harness the combined insights of the humanities and social sciences to refine scholarly and policy understandings of intelligence and security across Africa.

Measuring Justice: Defining Concepts, Developing Practice

In this project, researchers are gathering information about how experiences of criminal justice settings and processes can be conceptualised and measured. A justice experience can include contact with police, going to court, experiencing a criminal sanction, in the context of being a vicitm, witness, perpetrator or accused, family member or professional. How different people experience a criminal justice setting shapes...

Twitter

SCCJRFollow

SCCJR
Retweet on TwitterSCCJR Retweeted
Humza Yousaf@HumzaYousaf·
20 Mar

Thanks to roundtable of academics (not the official plural for academics🤣) for discussion on our criminal justice system. Was keen to learn what initiatives evidence supports as effective interventions, both preventative & those which help to reduce reoffending. V interesting!

Reply on TwitterRetweet on Twitter10Like on Twitter50Twitter
SCCJR@TheSCCJR·
20 Mar

Forthcoming @UofGGBVresearch seminar on The Challenges (and successes) of Using an Arts-based Qualitative Research Approach with Women who have Lived Experienced of Gender-based Violence (26/03/2019) in Glasgow. Register 👉https://t.co/QhdjREkaQd

Reply on TwitterRetweet on Twitter11Like on Twitter21Twitter
Retweet on TwitterSCCJR Retweeted
Ashley Rogers@DrAshleyRogers·
20 Mar

Has anyone ever set up a website where student work could be shared? Where their work can (with consent given) be showcased? I have so many amazing reports on the harms of imprisonment and other prison related issues that they can't possibly just stay hidden in turnitin...1/2

Reply on TwitterRetweet on Twitter1Like on Twitter1Twitter
Retweet on TwitterSCCJR Retweeted
Isla Masson@iMasson86·
18 Mar

Can’t believe this beauty has finally been published! #mothers #women #family #prison

Reply on TwitterRetweet on Twitter80Like on Twitter416Twitter
SCCJR@TheSCCJR·
19 Mar

Please RT: 🗣️The ESRC and the Futures of Criminological Research: A BSC/CCJ Symposium will take place on Fri 5 April in Edinburgh, organised by @BritSocCrim, Criminology & Criminal Justice,@UoELawSchool It's free to attend, register here 👉https://t.co/YkR7xni2R3

Reply on TwitterRetweet on Twitter21Like on Twitter9Twitter
Load More...

Learning Resources for Schools

Tools for Modern Studies Students and Teachers of Crime and Justice

View Resources

Events

Mar

26

2019

The Challenges (and successes) of Using an Arts-based Qualitative Research Approach with Women who have Lived Experienced of Gender-based Violence

View event

Mar

29

2019

Universities in Prison Conference: Showcasing and Interrogating Connections

View event

View All Events

SCCJR Blog

View Blog

Latest News

Study finds criminal record tick box failing employers and job applicants

4th January 2019

Criminal record declarations often do little to accurately predict the risk of re-offending among potential recruits, new research has found. But asking people to declare convictions upfront may put people off applying for jobs whilst offering employers a false sense of security. The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research paper,  Time for...

Alistair Fraser wins award from Hong Kong Studies Association

13th December 2018

A paper co-authored by Dr Alistair Fraser, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology, University of Glasgow has won an ‘outstanding paper’ award from the Hong Kong Studies Association. The paper is called ‘The Second Life of Kowloon Walled City: Crime, Media and Cultural Memory’ and was presented by Alistair at the Association’s...
Glasgow Caledonian University
Edinburgh University
Stirling University
Glasgow University