Our Work

The Centre produces high quality, internationally recognised research in relation to crime and criminal justice.

Colleagues at SCCJR have a proven track record in winning research income that supports cutting edge studies. A number of our publications contribute to REF submissions and overall, we aim to develop international networks to support our research ambitions.

Collaboration is key in our work and that’s why we engage widely with communities, policy makers and the public to build just societies.

In order to nurture the research talent and capacity there is across Scotland, we provide a vibrant and supportive research environment for our Staff, Postgraduate (PGR) and Early Career Researchers (ECR) with funding grants, networking opportunities and mentorship schemes such as the Scottish Justice Fellowship.

Publications

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December 2022

SCCJR Bulletin: December 2022

The SCCJR Bulletin features the latest news from staff and students at the Centre.

December 2022

No Longer ‘Little Studied’: Challenging Criminological Narratives about Financial Punishment

This paper argues for the need to unsettle longstanding narratives about financial punishment through clearer articulation of its social and […]

December 2022

Is Anybody Out There? Prison Activism & Abolition in Scotland 1972-1987

This briefing reviews the work of organisations and groups engaged in radical and abolitionist campaigns for prisoner rights, and resistance […]

November 2022

Still Nothing to See Here? One year update on prison deaths and FAI outcomes in Scotland

This briefing provides a one-year update since we published our reports Nothing to See Here? and A Defective System in […]

October 2022

SCCJR Bulletin: October 2022

The SCCJR Bulletin features the latest news from staff and students at the Centre.

August 2022

SCCJR Bulletin: August 2022

The SCCJR Bulletin features the latest news from staff and students at the Centre.

August 2022

Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 and the Criminal Justice System: Women’s Experiences

This report was collated and written by Dr Nancy Lombard, Dr Katy Proctor, and Dr Nel Whiting from Glasgow Caledonian […]

June 2022

Criminal Grades? Contract cheating and student exploitation in Higher Education

Recent reports in the UK media highlight that students in higher education are increasingly outsourcing their assignments to third-party service […]

Projects

January 2023

Domestic Abuse and Child Contact: The Interface Between Criminal and Civil Proceedings

This project aims to examine the processes of child contact proceedings, particularly child welfare hearings, and their interaction with criminal […]

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August 2022

The use, impact, condition, and effectiveness of Public Space CCTV across Scotland

Colleagues at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) have been contracted by the Scottish Government to report […]

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May 2022

Digital Communications as Evidence in Adult Sexual Offence Applications to the CCRC

Research Team: Prof Michele Burman, Dr Oona Brooks-Hay and Dr Ellen Daly (all SCCJR, Glasgow), Dr Yassin Bringer (Queens University […]

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March 2022

Hidden voices: how women convicted of killing their intimate partners experience the Scottish criminal justice system

Dr Susan Batchelor and Dr Rachel McPherson (University of Glasgow) have received funding from the BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants SRG […]

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