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Latest Research Reports

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...

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,...

Analysis of EuroPris Working Group Questionnaire on Prison Education in Europe

Published: January 2019

This report written by Dr Sarah Armstrong and James Reilly presents results of the European Prison Education Policy Review 2017-2019 Questionnaire carried out by a Working Group set up by EuroPris with support from the the European Prison Education Association. Of the 30 European countries invited to take part, 22 completed and returned a questionnaire for a response rate of 73%.

Researching Inclusively With People With Learning Disabilities in Prisons

Published: June 2018

Very little is known about how people with learning disabilities symbolically engage with imprisonment and discursively account for it within their wider self-narratives. Although there is little published research on this, literature shows that this group are over-represented among prison populations worldwide and that their needs are simply not being met during their incarceration. My doctoral...

British Transport Police: Leaving Home Project: The impact of the transfer of BTP D Division into Police Scotland on officers and staff

Published: February 2018

In November 2014 the Smith Commission recommended that the functions of the BTP in Scotland should be a devolved matter. Responsibility for railway policing in Scotland subsequently passed from the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) under the Railway Policing (Scotland) Act 2017. At the time of writing it is expected that railway policing in Scotland...

Evaluation of the Rape Crisis Scotland National Advocacy Project, Final Report 2018

Published: January 2018

Oona Brooks-Hay, Michele Burman, Lisa Bradley and Deborah Kyle This is the final report detailing findings from the evaluation of Rape Crisis Scotland’s National Advocacy Project (NAP). It draws upon data gathered since the launch of the NAP in February 2016 to the end of August 2017. Findings are presented in three main sections: key national stakeholder perspectives; survivor data and...

Evaluation of the Rape Crisis Scotland National Advocacy Project Summary Report Jan 2018

Published: January 2018

There has been increased attention paid to sexual violence by both the UK and Scottish Government, amidst a context in which the response of the criminal justice system in dealing with rape and serious sexual assault, and its impact upon those reporting these offences, has been subject to scrutiny. Enduring concerns such as ‘secondary victimisation’ (Kelly et al., 2005; Burman, 2009), high...

Justice, Civic Engagement and the Public Sphere: Mapping Democratic Transformations in Scottish Society

Published: June 2017

The high level of citizen engagement which marked the 2014 Referendum in Scotland was significant. 97 percent of the population were registered to vote, encouraged by the actions of local political activists and a registration awareness campaign. A turn-out of 84 percent appeared to represent a healthy indication of active citizenship and the re-emergence of democratic debate. This study set out...

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

Service responses for older high-risk drug users: a literature review

Published: August 2016

Atkinson, C. (2016), Service responses for older high-risk drug users: a literature review. Glasgow: Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. SCCJR Research Report 06/2016