News & Events

BBC Radio 3 to feature Alistair Fraser’s ‘Hard Man in the Call Centre’ Essay

19th June 2019

SCCJR’s Alistair Fraser will feature on BBC Radio 3’s The Essay programme on Friday evening (21 June). Recorded with an audience at the York Festival of Ideas his essay, Hard Man in the Call Centre’ traces the story of Glasgow’s unpredictable tough guy, schooled in both fist and knife, a symbol of the city’s...

New project shines light on domestic abuse in Scotland

10th June 2019

A new community art project will see women who have been victims of domestic abuse create a stained glass window to illustrate their experiences. GlassWalls is led by Dr Emma Forbes, whose PhD thesis explored victims’ experiences of the court process and accessing justice. Her work included listening to stories of many women across Scotland and...

Prof Michele Burman Recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

10th June 2019

SCCJR’s founding co-director Michele Burman, Professor of Criminology and Head of the School of Social and Political Sciences, has been made CBEs (Commanders of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Michele has a long-standing research interest in violence against women, in particular the criminal justice response to...

Scottish Parliament Justice Committee Consultation Responses on the Presumption Against Short Sentences (PASS)

28th May 2019

Colleagues from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) have responded to the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee which is holding a consultation on the Presumption Against Short Sentences (PASS). The Scottish Government had stated that it would extend the presumption against short sentences to 12 months which will be...

Less isolation and more access to family crucial for young people’s wellbeing in custody

21st May 2019

An evidence review on mental health and wellbeing of young people in custody has identified that prisoners should not be isolated or denied access to family or support, and that time outside of their cells should be maximised. The review, which was co-written by Dr Sarah Armstrong, Director of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research...