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: December 2018

Annual Report 2017-2018

Latest Projects

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...

Scottish Justice Fellowships

Scottish Justice Fellows is a new initiative putting research to work. In this scheme, the Scottish Government, SCCJR and SIPR are partnering to support recent PhD scholars translate their research into outputs that can inform policy and practice. There is substantial untapped resource in PhDs completed in Scotland on policing, crime, justice and related issues and Fellowships aim to support further knowledge exchange...

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Join us this Saturday for an exhibition of artwork produced as part of the Distant Voices project 👩‍🎨 Featuring work by @LeylaJosephine1 @adanseywright @bethchalmers_ & many more! Entry is free, pastries and hot drinks provided. For full information, visit https://t.co/njvOBBAa6R

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Equality & Diversity @GlasgowEquality·

14 Jan

Scottish Government's consultation on Hate Crime Legislation.
Have your say on consolidating Scottish Hate Crime legislation and expanding the statutory aggravations. Glasgow awareness sessions on the 29th January - book your place via link https://t.co/gpjGRmmvqQ …

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CYCJ Scotland @CYCJScotland·

16 Jan

We're looking for a Practice Development Advisor (part-time) to join our dynamic team. If you're a youth justice professional who's passionate about making things better for children & young people, we want to hear from you! Please RT #job #jobsearch https://t.co/ntaejP0bjI

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Ashley Rogers @DrAshleyRogers·

16 Jan

**Call for abstracts** for BSA Early Career Forum Event @BSAECForum in Dundee, Scotland, on Challenging and Changing Institutional Abuses of Power. Deadline for abstracts is March 22nd, 2019. See attached call. We'd love to hear from you. @AbertayUni

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Vox Liminis @VoxLiminis·

15 Jan

Colourful melodies with @raukarna tonight at Unbound... after the first day of three in HMP Barlinnie, songwriting on a #distantvoices Vox Session :)

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