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Temporary asylum accommodation: Key policies and practices
Report
Guma, T., Maclean, G., Macleod, K., & Sharapov, K. (2021). Temporary asylum accommodation: Key policies and practices. ESRC

This review provides the policy context for the research project: Investigating the use of temporary accommodation to house asylum seekers and refugees during the Covid-19 outbreak. The project explores the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on asylum s... Read More about Temporary asylum accommodation: Key policies and practices.

The value and role of learning for police officers and the police organisation in Scotland: Preliminary findings
Report
Engelmann, L. (2021). The value and role of learning for police officers and the police organisation in Scotland: Preliminary findings. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University

This report presents the emerging findings from a mixed methods Ph.D. study, funded by Edinburgh Napier University, and supported by the Scottish Institute for Policing Research, exploring the role and value
of learning within Police Scotland. Data... Read More about The value and role of learning for police officers and the police organisation in Scotland: Preliminary findings.

Remdesivir-Ivermectin combination displays synergistic interaction with improved in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2
Preprint / Working Paper
Jeffreys, L., Pennington, S. H., Duggan, J., Breen, A., Jinks, J., Ardrey, A., Donnellan, S., Patterson, E. I., Hughes, G. L., Hong, D., O’Neill, P. M., Aljayyoussi, G., Owen, A., Ward, S. A., & Biagini, G. A. Remdesivir-Ivermectin combination displays synergistic interaction with improved in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2

A key element to the prevention and management of the COVID-19 pandemic is the development of effective therapeutics. Drug combination strategies of repurposed drugs offer a number of advantages to monotherapies including the potential to achieve gre... Read More about Remdesivir-Ivermectin combination displays synergistic interaction with improved in vitro antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2.

Report to UNHCR Chad on proposals for livestock and animal owners in Eastern Chad.
Report
Hulme, J., Pope, S., Smith, D., & Wilsmore, T. (2008). Report to UNHCR Chad on proposals for livestock and animal owners in Eastern Chad

Estimates of current livestock numbers owned by refugees in the 12 UNCHR camps in eastern Chad vary widely between 173,000 and 427,000 head, using data gathered by camp authorities. Finding adequate food for these animals is becoming an increasing c... Read More about Report to UNHCR Chad on proposals for livestock and animal owners in Eastern Chad..

The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for cybercrime policing in Scotland: A rapid review of the evidence and future considerations
Preprint / Working Paper
Collier, B., Horgan, S., Jones, R., & Shepherd, L. The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for cybercrime policing in Scotland: A rapid review of the evidence and future considerations. Edinburgh

This report is written with a Scottish audience in mind, but our conclusions are potentially relevant to changing police practices around the world. COVID-19 and the government response to it have given rise to a small number of novel ‘targeted’ cybe... Read More about The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for cybercrime policing in Scotland: A rapid review of the evidence and future considerations.

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. 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.

Hacking Desistance: Exploring Police Practices and Social Control Strategies in Cases of Cyber-dependent Crime
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Horgan, S., Anderson, S., & Collier, B. (2024, November). Hacking Desistance: Exploring Police Practices and Social Control Strategies in Cases of Cyber-dependent Crime. Presented at 2024 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

Cybercrime is often considered a national security rather than a policing matter. ‘High-policing’ agencies tend to take the lead in law enforcement responses, even when crimes are petty, ‘low-tech’, or born of curiosity rather than malice. We draw on... Read More about Hacking Desistance: Exploring Police Practices and Social Control Strategies in Cases of Cyber-dependent Crime.

Protect and Serve with Privacy: Interrogating the Responsibilisation of Policing Professionals in Their Online Lives
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Horgan, S., Wong, Y. N., & Aston, L. (2024, November). Protect and Serve with Privacy: Interrogating the Responsibilisation of Policing Professionals in Their Online Lives. Presented at 2024 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

Alongside the proliferation of smart devices and social networking platforms, we have observed a rapid expansion of both the practice and study of police sousveillance. Many pages have been devoted to ‘cop-watching’ and resisting police surveillance,... Read More about Protect and Serve with Privacy: Interrogating the Responsibilisation of Policing Professionals in Their Online Lives.

Organisational Justice in the Management of Online Risks and Harms to UK Police Professionals
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aston, E., Wong, Y. N., & Horgan, S. (2024, November). Organisational Justice in the Management of Online Risks and Harms to UK Police Professionals. Presented at 2024 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

This paper explores how online risks and harms to police professionals are managed by drawing from 50 interviews with managers from 4 UK police forces. We adopt an organisational justice lens (Colquitt, 2001) to consider fairness in the context of ma... Read More about Organisational Justice in the Management of Online Risks and Harms to UK Police Professionals.

Written Response to Criminal Justice Committee: Automatic early release of prisoners and prosecution policy on public safety and prison population
Report
Graham, H., Armstrong, S., McNeill, F., Schinkel, M., Jardine, C., Weaver, B., & Morrison, K. Written Response to Criminal Justice Committee: Automatic early release of prisoners and prosecution policy on public safety and prison population. Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee

Written response to the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee’s evidence request on automatic early release of prisoners and prosecution policy on public safety and prison population.