Development of Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland Jul 1, 2014 - Aug 1, 2015
The aim of the project was to provide seedcorn funding to expand the Scottish Local Policing Evidence Database (SLoPED) into a larger project, the Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS).

UNITY May 1, 2015 - Apr 30, 2018
Unity is a EU Horizon 2020 funded project under the Secure Societies theme of the Fight against Crime and Terrorism on Community Policing in Europe. The vision of Unity is to strengthen the connection between the police and the diverse communities th... Read More about UNITY.

Evaluation of Stop and Search Pilot Sep 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015
Evaluation of Stop and Search Pilot - Fife Division Police Scotland

Rural policing in Scotland: Measuring and improving public confidence Sep 1, 2017 - Nov 30, 2019
Rural policing in Scotland: Measuring and improving public confidence:-
This research will be undertaken in 2 contrasting Police Scotland local policing areas, Dumfries and Galloway and the Highlands. Both these locations are predominantly rural an... Read More about Rural policing in Scotland: Measuring and improving public confidence.

Law enforcement and public health: Assessing risk and vulnerability Nov 1, 2017 - Oct 31, 2018
The aim of the project is to conduct a systematic review and host round-table discussions to explore the use of police discretion when making decisions in relation to individuals' vulnerability.

Public confidence & police visibility: a systematic review Sep 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018
This project will entail a systematic literature review of police methods in visible policing to establish the current evidence base in relation to how these affect public confidence. This review will represent the first stage of programme of work in... Read More about Public confidence & police visibility: a systematic review.

Police Stops COST project Sep 19, 2018 - Sep 18, 2022
Stop and search (S&S) is a worldwide practice carried out by the police which enables police officers to stop a person, prevent him or her from pursuing his or her passage (Bowling & Philips, 2007; Bowling & Weber, 2011) and if necessary, proceed wit... Read More about Police Stops COST project.

Identity, Transitions and Support: Processes of Desistance among Ex-Military Personnel in Custody Jan 1, 2019 - Jan 31, 2020
Increasingly in Scottish criminal justice, ‘desistance’ is regarded as central to supporting a reduction and cessation in offending. This approach, which places the offender at the centre of their process of change and emphasises the importance of pe... Read More about Identity, Transitions and Support: Processes of Desistance among Ex-Military Personnel in Custody.

The local provision of restorative justice in Scotland: an exploratory empirical study Sep 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2019
This research project consists of an exploratory qualitative study on the provision of restorative justice (RJ) services in Scotland at the level of local authorities. RJ is a process of facilitated dialogue between a crime victim and relevant offend... Read More about The local provision of restorative justice in Scotland: an exploratory empirical study.

Going AFK: interrogating the viability of desistance theorising for narratives of cyber-dependent criminal careers Jan 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2022
This project brings together two of the Co-Investigators’ fields of criminological research: desistance research and cybercrime. These areas currently exist in relative isolation to each other but offer the potential for important insights from cross... Read More about Going AFK: interrogating the viability of desistance theorising for narratives of cyber-dependent criminal careers.

Cyber Security and the Third Sector in Scotland: a Pilot Project exploring Third Sector awareness and usage of Scottish Government cyber security products and resources Jan 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2020
The project aims to better understand how the Scottish Government?s cyber products, resources and support more generally are received by a small sample of differing Third Sector organisations. In doing so it will explore how and why these products be... Read More about Cyber Security and the Third Sector in Scotland: a Pilot Project exploring Third Sector awareness and usage of Scottish Government cyber security products and resources.

Policing a Crisis: A narrative account of pandemic policing, technological opportunities and ethical challenges Oct 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2025
This PhD Studentship will employ narrative inquiry to map the technological opportunities and ethical challenges faced by Police Scotland when responding to the Pandemic. By inviting frontline officers, managers, and police staff to tell their story... Read More about Policing a Crisis: A narrative account of pandemic policing, technological opportunities and ethical challenges.

Scoping Seven Nations: Exploring International Assessments and Successes in Third Sector Cyber Maturity and Resilience Jul 29, 2020 - Sep 21, 2020
The project will explore whether, how, and with what results, a number of selected nations assess the cyber maturity of the cyber resilience of their respective voluntary/third sectors. Where relevant materials are available, the project will discuss... Read More about Scoping Seven Nations: Exploring International Assessments and Successes in Third Sector Cyber Maturity and Resilience.

'Witches' stories: persecuted for helping others: documentary analysis of early midwives and nurses as reported within the Scottish Witchcraft Survey database Jan 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2021
Aim: to investigate accounts of nurses/healers and midwives accused/persecuted as 'witches'.

Methods:
Documentary analysis of the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft online database of those 'witches' categorised as being early nurses/healers and midwi... Read More about 'Witches' stories: persecuted for helping others: documentary analysis of early midwives and nurses as reported within the Scottish Witchcraft Survey database.

Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation Jan 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2022
This study will be a mixed methods process evaluation of a test of change (pilot project) for the carriage, and use, of intra-nasal spray Naloxone by Police Scotland officers.

The evaluation will focus on the implementation and process of the piol... Read More about Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation.

Mapping Capacities for a Community Policing of Cybercrime and Digital Harm Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2024
Research exploring cybercrime policing has tended to focus on specialist policing units on the one hand (Harkin, Whelan and Change, 2018), and on the inherent limits of public policing organisations on the other; multi jurisdictional, insufficient tr... Read More about Mapping Capacities for a Community Policing of Cybercrime and Digital Harm.

The impact of COVID-19 on the justice voluntary sector Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
The aim of the project is to explore the experiences of third sector criminal justice organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to understand how organisations and the sector as a whole have been impacted, and how they have adapted in these... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on the justice voluntary sector.

Music and Communication for Mothers and Young Children in Prison Dec 6, 2021 - Dec 6, 2022
The objectives of the research workshops for the project, ‘Music and Communication for Mothers and Young Children in Prison’ are threefold;

1) to investigate current music practice in prisons between mothers and their young children that is not a... Read More about Music and Communication for Mothers and Young Children in Prison.

Expert reviews to support Scotlands response to, and recovery from, Covid-19 Mar 23, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
Project Aims
i) To review evidence from Scotland and beyond on experiences of covid19 in prisons and identify transferable learning to inform Scotland’s Covid Recovery Strategy.
ii) To focus on innovations in prison policy and practice that may pro... Read More about Expert reviews to support Scotlands response to, and recovery from, Covid-19.

Modern Studies teaching development work Feb 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
This Knowledge Exchange project is funded by the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice research (the SCCJR). Our team comprises Dr Rebecca Foster (ENU, project lead), Dr Estelle Clayton (ENU), Karyn Mabon (University of Glasgow), Dr Katrina Morrison... Read More about Modern Studies teaching development work.