About Us
People
Our Work
- Projects
- Publications
News & Events
- News
- Blog
- Events
Work & Study with Us
- Work with Us
- Study with Us

About Us
People
Our Work
- Projects
- Publications
News & Events
Work & Study with Us
- Work with Us
- Study with Us

News

SCCJR responds to proposed Scottish Crime and Justice Survey changes

7th March 2017

SCCJR academics have responded to the Scottish Government’s call for comments on proposed changes to the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS). The SCJS is large-scale social survey asking people about their experiences and perceptions of crime. The survey questionnaire is being reviewed in preparation for the 2017/18 survey, and views were sought from users and stakeholders to...

New web project to explore the meaning of sentences

8th February 2017

Two SCCJR researchers are seeking contributions to an exciting new website, My Sentence. Research fellow Dr Marguerite Schinkel has teamed up with PhD student Alejandro Rubio Arnal on the project, which brings together their related research interests. Marguerite’s research focuses on people’s lived experiences of punishment, while Alejandro is interested in how public opinion...

New Distant Voices project to challenge views of ‘offender rehabilitation’

30th January 2017

Distant Voices, the partnership between Vox Liminis and the SCCJR, has secured funding for a new project, Coming Home. The Economic and Social Research Council (60%) and Arts and Humanities Research Council (40%) have agreed to co-fund the project, which is also supported by Creative Scotland, the Scottish Prison Service and Glasgow Community Justice Authority. The project will led by the...

Anna Souhami researches ‘policing at the periphery’ on Scottish islands

18th January 2017

SCCJR researcher Dr Anna Souhami has been awarded a £7500 Research Incentive Grant by the Carnegie Trust to support her current research project “Policing at the periphery: understanding police work in the remote Northern islands of Scotland.” Dr Souhami’s research explores the experiences of policing in the most remote parts of Scotland, at the periphery of police...

PhD poster competition 2017 – call for entries

4th January 2017

The SCCJR is pleased to announce its 2017 PhD Poster Competition. The competition, open to SCCJR PhD candidates in their second, third and fourth years of study, gives our researchers an opportunity to showcase their work in creative and novel ways. The winner and runner-up will each receive a cash prize. The deadline for entries is Tuesday, February 28th. For information on how to enter,...

ESRC–funded PhD Studentships in Socio-Legal Studies and Criminology

4th January 2017

ESRC studentships in Socio-Legal Studies/Criminology are available at the Universities of Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Strathclyde. Interested applicants should select the university where their research area is best represented in staff research activity and apply directly there. Awards are allocated competitively by a committee representing all five universities. Successful...

SCCJR criminologists to top the bill at British Society of Criminology conference

21st December 2016

Two members of SCCJR are among the plenary speakers confirmed for next year’s British Society of Criminology conference. The conference, titled Forging Social Justice – Local Challenges, Global Complexities, will take place in Sheffield from July 4 to 7. Professor Fergus McNeill of the University of Glasgow and Dr Beth Weaver of the University of Strathclyde have top billing...

Introducing the SCCJR blog

6th December 2016

SCCJR has launched a new blog bringing together crime and justice-related reflections by staff and students across our member institutions: the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Strathclyde. The blog will feature a diverse range of contributions, from PhD project updates and conference notes to arts reviews and listings of lectures, seminars and other events of interest. Currently...

PhD completions: women’s mentoring and community justice restructuring

30th November 2016

Many congratulations to Heather Tolland, left, of the University of Stirling on the successful completion of her PhD Viva. Her PhD is titled ‘She helps me to cope’: An exploration of the experiences of women in the Sacro Women’s Mentoring Service. Heather’s doctoral research was co-supervised by Margaret Malloch, Hannah Graham and Gill McIvor, and was co-funded by Sacro. Warm...

Want to work with SCCJR? We’re hiring!

16th November 2016

The University of Stirling is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work on The Community Impact of Serious Organised Crime, a project running between January 2017 and January 18. The research is to be undertaken by a team of researchers from three institutions – the University of Stirling, the University of Glasgow, the University of Abertay – as well as community development specialists...

Come and meet us at The Barras Social!

27th October 2016

The SCCJR is taking part in an exciting University of Glasgow event on Saturday November 12th as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences. The Barras Social, running from 10am, will bring together social scientists from across the university to showcase their wares – ie their research – to shoppers at the famous Barras market in Glasgow’s east end. The academics will be...

Urgent call for research into use of sexual history evidence

19th October 2016

The SCCJR’s Professor Michele Burman has issued an urgent call for research into the use of sexual history evidence in rape cases, following the acquittal of footballer Ched Evans. In blog co-authored with Sandy Brindley of Rape Crisis Scotland, Prof Burman notes that research published in 2007 found such evidence was still frequently being used, despite the introduction of “rape...

Trafficking Culture’s Neil Brodie to give Plenderleith Lecture in Glasgow

19th October 2016

Trafficking Culture’s Dr Neil Brodie will deliver the 19th Annual Plenderleith Lecture, the Scottish conservation sector’s annual keynote presentation, in Glasgow next month The lecture, titled “Antiquities trafficking – 21st-century developments”, is taking place at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art on November 24, from 6pm. Dr Brodie will discuss the global...

Radical plans to extend tagging of offenders

4th October 2016

The Scottish Government has announced plans to radically expand the use of tagging for offenders in Scotland. The proposals would see sobriety and GPS tags introduced, and electronic monitoring used as an alternative to remand. The SCCJR’s Dr Hannah Graham joined a discussion on the topic on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland (listen here from 01:06:40), in which she said:...

Hate crime in Scotland is underreported, SCCJR report finds

28th September 2016

A new report for the SCCJR has found that levels of hate crime in Scotland are higher than official figures suggest, and called for more research to provide a clearer picture of the problem. SCCJR PhD student Maureen McBride has produced a Review of the Evidence on Hate Crime and Prejudice to support the work of the independent advisory group set up by the Scottish Government in 2015. She found...

What kind of services would help Scotland’s older drug users?

26th August 2016

The needs of older high-risk drug users are highlighted in a new report by the SCCJR’s Dr Colin Atkinson, who has reviewed the literature on service responses to this distinct group. Dr Atkinson’s report looks at academic research from around the world, with the aim of informing planning and policy for Scotland’s older drug-using population. The demographic of drug users in Scotland...

Donna Yates joins culture summit debate

24th August 2016

Dr Donna Yates joined an expert panel for a radio discussion about cultural heritage to coincide with Edinburgh International Culture Summit. Dr Yates, an expert in the field of art crime and antiquities trafficking, took part in a Newshour debate titled What’s The Cost of Preserving the Past? You can listen to the discussion here. She was joined by Dr Maamoun Abdulkarim, Director...

SASO Student Essay Competition 2016

22nd August 2016

The Scottish Association for the Study of Offending (SASO), in conjunction with SCCJR, awards an annual essay prize open to students of criminology and/or criminal justice. This year’s contest is open to Honours undergradute students at any Scottish university, with entries to be submitted by teaching staff. The £250 prize will be awarded at the SASO Conference to be held at The...

SCCJR at the Edinburgh Fringe: Hug a Thug returns!

10th August 2016

Professors Susan McVie and Lesley McAra are reviving their show Hug a Thug for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe as part of the The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas. The show poses questions including: Do you think the criminal justice system is a soft touch? Do you think that prisons make life too easy for criminals? Would you like to bring back hanging? Profs McVie and McAra will tell the stories...

We’re hiring! University of Stirling seeks Lecturer in Criminology

18th July 2016

Fancy joining the SCCJR? The University of Stirling is seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Criminology to work in collaboration with the new Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research. The successful candidate will have teaching and research interests in the area of addictions, and a strong commitment to education and research in criminology. The new lecturer will be an...