Publications

Latest Publications

City as lens: (Re)imaging youth in Glasgow and Hong Kong

Published: March 2017

Fraser, A., Batchelor, S., Li, L. and Whittaker, L. (2017) City as lens: (Re)imaging youth in Glasgow and Hong Kong. Young – Nordic Journal of Youth Research. 25(3) 1–17.

Trafficking Cultural Objects and Human Rights

Published: February 2017

Mackenzie, S. and Yates, D. (2016), ‘Trafficking Cultural Objects and Human Rights’, in L. Weber, E. Fishwick and M. Marmo (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Criminology and Human Rights (London: Routledge)

Evidence Assessment of the Impacts o the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex: A Review

Published: February 2017

During the passage of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, the Cabinet Secretary gave a commitment to the Justice Committee and to Parliament that the Scottish Government would commission research to investigate the reliability of the evidence available on the criminalisation of the purchase of sexual services, and how it applies to Scotland. This report considers the...

Examining sexual offences through a sociological lens: A socio-cultural exploration of causal and desistance theories

Published: January 2017

Kyle, D. (2016) Examining sexual offences through a sociological lens: A socio-cultural exploration of causal and desistance theories, European Journal of Probation, 8(3): 170-184

Reporting rape: victim perspectives on advocacy support in the criminal justice process

Published: January 2017

Brooks, O. and Burman, M. (2016) Reporting rape: victim perspectives on advocacy support in the criminal justice process. Criminology and Criminal Justice.

SCCJR Annual Report 2015/16

Published: 2016

The centre’s Annual Report contains snapshots and updates about our research projects in a diverse range of areas including offender supervision, poverty and crime, police stop and search and organised crime. Also included is information about the impact of our research, our training and development activity, work with the Scottish Government, public engagement and knowledge exchange...

A Review of the Evidence on Hate Crime and Prejudice: Report for the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion

Published: September 2016

McBride, M. (2016). A Review of the Evidence on Hate Crime and Prejudice: Report for the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion. SCCJR Research Report: 07/2016