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Latest Briefing Papers

“Keeping in Touch” Young People’s Experiences of Having a Family Member in Prison: Research Briefing 1

Published: May 2019

This research briefing is by Dr Kirsty Deacon (Glasgow) and was produced as part of the Scottish Justice Fellowship.  Introduction It is estimated that around 20-27,000 children experience the imprisonment of a parent each year in Scotland. No official data is collected on this group however – something which can result in them being overlooked in policy and practice. This figure only...

The Scottish Prisons Commission 10 Years On – A Briefing Paper

Published: July 2018

This briefing paper highlights the key issues that the Commission concerned itself with during its deliberations, quoting from its report and sketching how the landscape in these areas has developed since then. We hope it serves as a useful refresher for stimulating your participation at the conference on 29th June 2018. The presentations, lectures and discussion at this event will inform the...

SCCJR’s Written Submission on the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill

Published: April 2018

Dr Beth Weaver (University of Strathclyde) and Dr Hannah Graham (University of Stirling), Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) provided written evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee who were taking evidence on the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill. Hannah also provided oral evidence which can be viewed here. 

Employment and Employability in Scottish Prisons: A Research Briefing Paper, Feb 2018

Published: February 2018

Laura Piacentini, Beth Weaver and Cara Jardine, SCCJR School of Social Work & Social Policy, University of Strathclyde This research briefing paper provides an analysis of the limited research into employment and employability in prisons research. It was produced by Piacentini, Weaver and Jardine to inform discussions at an event held at the University of Strathclyde on 19th February,...

Response from SCCJR to the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey Questionnaire Review 2017

Published: March 2017

Response from Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (Sarah MacQueen, Anna Souhami and Susan McVie, University of Edinburgh; Fergus McNeill and Sarah Armstrong, University of Glasgow; Beth Weaver, University of Strathclyde). Read the Questionnaire Review documents here. Proposed changes to ‘Sentencing and Prisons’ The consultation paper suggests that the proposed changes are...

Evaluation of Support to Report Pilot Advocacy Service: Summary Report

Published: 2015

Brooks, O., Burman, M. and Kyle, D. (2015) 'Evaluation of Support to Report Pilot Advocacy Service: Summary Report', SCCJR Briefing Paper 1/2015.

Non-statutory stop and search in Scotland

Published: 2014

Murray, K. (2014) 'Non-statutory stop and search in Scotland', SCCJR Briefing Paper 6/2014.

The Whole System Approach for Children and Young People who Offend:An Evaluation of Early Stage Implementation.

Published: 2013

MacQueen, S. and McVie, S. (2013), 'The Whole System Approach for Children and Young People who Offend:An Evaluation of Early Stage Implementation.' SCCJR Briefing Paper 01/2013. University of Edinburgh.

Time for Change: An Evaluation of an Intensive Support Service for Young Women at High Risk of Secure Care or Custody

Published: June 2012

Burman, M. and Imlah, N. (2012), Time for Change: An Evaluation of an Intensive Support Service for Young Women at High Risk of Secure Care or Custody, SCCJR Briefing Paper No.02/2012.

Gender, Policing and Social Control: Examining Police Officers’ Perceptions of and Responses to Young Women Depicted as Violent

Published: 2012

Young, S., "Gender, Policing and Social Control: Examining Police Officers' Perceptions of and Responses to Young Women Depicted as Violent", SCCJR Briefing Paper, Briefing No. 01/2012.
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