Justice Analytical Services Call For Proposals - Domestic Abuse and Child Welfare Hearings Research

Prof Richard Whitecross R.Whitecross@napier.ac.uk
Professor

Applying Lessons from the LETR to Scottish Law Students Jan 1, 2014 - Aug 1, 2015
The aim of the project will be to develop a model for the development of student PDPs incrementally during their undergraduate degree. The skills that students are expected to develop at present include: Commercial awareness, numeracy skills, communi... Read More about Applying Lessons from the LETR to Scottish Law Students.

Domestic abuse & the protection of children in contact cases Jan 10, 2016 - Jan 9, 2017
To explore legal professionals? attitudes towards and perspectives on the provisions of s.11 (7A ? E) by examining; - how the provisions are understood and implemented in practice by lawyers in the context of Child Welfare Hearings; - to explore and... Read More about Domestic abuse & the protection of children in contact cases.

RSE Workshop Dec 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2018
In a series of four workshops, academics from a range of disciplines, policy-makers, and representatives from health and education authorities, local authorities and Third Sector organizations will be asked to identify and explore the principal chall... Read More about RSE Workshop.

Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament: Critical Reflection on the Development of Child and Family Law Dec 1, 2018 - Aug 1, 2020
2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament. This project involves the creation of a workshop series about law-making for children and their families by the Scottish Parliament since 1999. It will involve acad... Read More about Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament: Critical Reflection on the Development of Child and Family Law.

Child Welfare Hearing Reports: Post 2015 reforms Jan 1, 2020 - Apr 30, 2021
The research proposes to examine how, if at all, practice in the commissioning, preparation and use of CWHR has changed since 2015. In particular, to what extend are CWHR used, if at all, to provide evidence to the sheriff of domestic abuse when maki... Read More about Child Welfare Hearing Reports: Post 2015 reforms.