Publications

SCCJR Bulletin: November 2019

Published: November 2019

The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research produces a monthly bulletin to keep our community informed about our latest activities including events, presentations, funding grants, projects, publications and media appearances. Click on the orange download button to access our November 2019 edition.

Fixing Scotland’s Remand Problem

Published: 2009

Armstrong, S. (2009) Fixing Scotland's Remand Problem. In C. Lightowler and D. Hare (eds) Prisons and Sentencing Reform: Developing Policy in Scotland. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.

Prisons and Sentencing Reform: Developing Policy in Scotland

Published: 2009

Lightowler, C. and Hare, D. (eds.) Prisons and Sentencing Reform: Developing policy in Scotland. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.

Annual Report 2018-2019

Published: October 2019

Our annual report illustrates our achievements and notable events since July 2018 to June 2019. Included in this report are snapshots of from our PhD community, publications we have published, media engagement and examples of our research projects. We would like to thank all of our partners – the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and Strathclyde – for all of their support...

SCCJR Bulletin: October 2019

Published: October 2019

The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research produces a monthly bulletin to keep our community informed about our latest activities including events, presentations, funding grants, projects, publications and media appearances. Click on the orange download button to access our October 2019 edition.

Taking Stock of Violence in Scotland

Published: September 2019

Approaches to violence prevention have also developed apace over the same period, with increasing acknowledgement of some of the structural inequalities and inequities that shape meanings and experiences of violence. However, there is still work to be done. Whilst many neighbourhoods in Scotland have experienced an overall decline in crime, particular neighbourhoods and communities remain...

SCCJR Bulletin: September 2019

Published: September 2019

The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research produces a monthly bulletin to keep our community informed about our latest activities including events, presentations, funding grants, projects, publications and media appearances. Click on the orange download button to access our September 2019 edition.

Open letter about the Whole Life Custody draft proposal by Liam Kerr MSP

Published: August 2019

Dr Hannah Graham (Stirling) and Prof Fergus McNeill (Glasgow) have written an open letter to Liam Kerr MSP in response to his proposal to introduce a whole life custodial sentence. Mr Kerr believes ‘life should mean life for Scotland’s worst criminals’ and has brought forward a consultation process on the issue. In their letter Dr Graham and Prof McNeill argue that the proposals are...

Justice Journeys Informing policy and practice through lived experience of victim‐survivors of rape and serious sexual assault

Published: August 2019

This report documents the journeys of the victim-survivors interviewed as they navigated the Scottish criminal justice system. It begins with the decision to report to the police and continues through to reporting, investigation, prosecution, trial and court verdict. The research did not intend to consider sentencing, though views on this are included where they are available. Finally,...

SCCJR Bulletin: August 2019

Published: August 2019

The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research produces a monthly bulletin to keep our community informed about our latest activities including events, presentations, funding grants, projects, publications and media appearances. Click on the orange download button to access our August 2019 edition.