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American and Scottish Policing Research - commentary on a joint SIPR-GMU Symposium (2015)
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Aston, E. (2015). American and Scottish Policing Research - commentary on a joint SIPR-GMU Symposium. https://blog.dundee.ac.uk/sipr/american-and-scottish-policing-research-commentary-on-a-joint-sipr-gmu-symposium/

Aston, E. (2015). American and Scottish Policing Research - commentary on a joint SIPR-GMU Symposium. Scottish Institute for Policing Research Blog. https://blog.dundee.ac.uk/sipr/american-and-scottish-policing-research-commentary-on-a-joint-sipr-gmu... Read More about American and Scottish Policing Research - commentary on a joint SIPR-GMU Symposium.

Are risk factors for drug use and offending similar during the teenage years? (2014)
Journal Article
Aston, E. V. (2015). Are risk factors for drug use and offending similar during the teenage years?. International Journal of Drug Policy, 26(4), 396-403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.11.002

Background This paper explores whether at different stages of the developmental cycle of adolescence, drug use and offending are associated with a similar set of risk factors relating to: socio-structural position, informal social control, deviant p... Read More about Are risk factors for drug use and offending similar during the teenage years?.

'It doesn’t make you a better officer giving out tickets': performance management and discretion in community policing (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aston, E. (2014, September). 'It doesn’t make you a better officer giving out tickets': performance management and discretion in community policing. Paper presented at 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Prague, Czech Republic

Aston, E. (2014, September). 'It doesn’t make you a better officer giving out tickets': performance management and discretion in community policing. Paper presented at 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Prague, Czech Repub... Read More about 'It doesn’t make you a better officer giving out tickets': performance management and discretion in community policing.

Local Policing in Scotland: three pre-reform case-studies. Scottish Institute for Policing Research Summary No 18 (2014)
Report
Aston, E., & Scott, K. (2014). Local Policing in Scotland: three pre-reform case-studies. Scottish Institute for Policing Research Summary No 18. Dundee: Scottish Institute for Policing Research

The research was based on a series of case studies, one in each of three legacy forces, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary, Grampian Police, and Strathclyde Police force areas. This Research Summary presents some of the main f... Read More about Local Policing in Scotland: three pre-reform case-studies. Scottish Institute for Policing Research Summary No 18.

Assessing the impact of a high-intensity partnership between the police and drug treatment service in addressing the offending of problematic drug users. (2010)
Journal Article
Best, D., Walker, D., Aston, E., Pegram, C., & O'Donnell, G. (2010). Assessing the impact of a high-intensity partnership between the police and drug treatment service in addressing the offending of problematic drug users. Policing and Society, 20(3), 358

While there is a considerable evidence base showing links between drug use and offending and clear evidence of the impact of treatment engagement on drug-related offending, there is a much smaller UK evidence base on ‘what works’ in treatment and cri... Read More about Assessing the impact of a high-intensity partnership between the police and drug treatment service in addressing the offending of problematic drug users..

Evaluation of Glasgow Housing Association’s Youth Diversionary Programme (2010)
Report
Aston, E., Thomson, H., Scoular, A., & Kearns, A. (2010). Evaluation of Glasgow Housing Association’s Youth Diversionary Programme. Glasgow: Glasgow Housing Association (GHA)

An evaluation of three youth diversionary initiatives: Operation Reclaim, Jedworth Avenue and P8. These youth programmes were part-funded by GHA and run in collaboration with other partners.

GoWell Briefing Paper 9: Youth Diversionary Programme Evaluation (2010)
Report
Aston, E., Thomson, H., Scoular, A., & Kearns, A. (2010). GoWell Briefing Paper 9: Youth Diversionary Programme Evaluation. Glasgow: Glasgow Housing Association (GHA)

Aston, E., Thomson, H., Scoular, A., & Kearns, A. (2010). GoWell Briefing Paper 9: Youth Diversionary Programme Evaluation. Glasgow: Glasgow Housing Association (GHA). https://www.gowellonline.com/assets/0000/0551/Briefing_Paper_9.pdf

White Paper: Policing the Pandemic
Preprint / Working Paper
Aston, E., Brandariz, J. A., Czerwinska, D., De Kimpe, S., de Maillard, J., Hoffman, I., O’Neill, M., Rowe, M., & Solhjell, R. (2020). White Paper: Policing the Pandemic

This paper presents lessons learned from a quick review of the experience of policing the pandemic in European states. Reflecting on this experience, the paper presents lessons and recommendations for the policing of any future second wave or future... Read More about White Paper: Policing the Pandemic.

Police officer’s perspectives of people who use drugs: compassion or stigma? Evidence from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hillen, P., Heyman, I., Dougall, N., Murray, J., Aston, E., Jamieson, M., Speakman, E., & McAuley, A. (2024, March). Police officer’s perspectives of people who use drugs: compassion or stigma? Evidence from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxon

This presentation explored selected quantitative and qualitative data from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot. The data indicated that police officers in Scotland had a range of views about problem drug use, and people who use drugs (P... Read More about Police officer’s perspectives of people who use drugs: compassion or stigma? Evidence from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot.