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Law enforcement and public health: setting the research agenda for Scotland . (2018)
Report
Murray, J., Heyman, I., Wooff, A., Dougall, N., Aston, L., & Enang, I. (2018). Law enforcement and public health: setting the research agenda for Scotland . Dundee: Scottish Institute for Policing Research

Police Scotland’s contact with people with vulnerability and health problems has been increasing year-on-year, with significant costs and unknown outcomes associated. This is unsustainable, and pathways involving increased partnership between the pol... Read More about Law enforcement and public health: setting the research agenda for Scotland ..

Compromise, Partnership, Control: Community Justice Authorities In Scotland (2018)
Journal Article
Buchan, J., & Morrison, K. (2020). Compromise, Partnership, Control: Community Justice Authorities In Scotland. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 20(2), 131-149. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895818814903

Community Justice Authorities (CJAs) were heralded on their inception as modernising Scotland’s community justice system and resolving longstanding tensions between central and local government over community justice control, by encouraging partnersh... Read More about Compromise, Partnership, Control: Community Justice Authorities In Scotland.

Professionalism and affective learning for new prison officers: learning values, attitudes and behaviours in training at the Scottish Prison Service (2018)
Book Chapter
Morrison, K. (2018). Professionalism and affective learning for new prison officers: learning values, attitudes and behaviours in training at the Scottish Prison Service. In S. Loo (Ed.), Multiple Dimensions of Teaching and Learning for Occupational Practice. Routledge

This paper argues that, as the Scottish Prison Service moves towards professionalisation, the ‘ethical’ component of an officer’s work increases in importance, and that learning in the ‘affective domain’ (that which addresses values, attitudes, and b... Read More about Professionalism and affective learning for new prison officers: learning values, attitudes and behaviours in training at the Scottish Prison Service.

What does publicly available research submitted to the Scottish Prison Service Research Access and Ethics Committee (2012-2016), tell us about the distinct nature of Imprisonment in Scotland? (2018)
Journal Article
Maycock, M., Pratt, D., & Morrison, K. (2018). What does publicly available research submitted to the Scottish Prison Service Research Access and Ethics Committee (2012-2016), tell us about the distinct nature of Imprisonment in Scotland?. Prison Service Journal, 238, 46-52

The criminal justice system in Scotland is in many ways distinct from criminal justice systems both within the UK and Europe, which is reflected in the institutions, processes and experiences for those whose lives are affected by it. Within this cont... Read More about What does publicly available research submitted to the Scottish Prison Service Research Access and Ethics Committee (2012-2016), tell us about the distinct nature of Imprisonment in Scotland?.

Changing Stop and Search in Scotland (2018)
Journal Article
O'Neill, M., & Aston, E. (2018). Changing Stop and Search in Scotland. European Journal of Policing Studies, 5(4), 129-154

Compared to other areas in the UK, stop and search in Scotland was on a disproportionately large scale prior to 2015 and targeted children and young people. Scottish police officers conducted more non-statutory searches than statutory, putting into q... Read More about Changing Stop and Search in Scotland.

Researching 'under the radar' practices: exploring restorative practices in sexual violence cases (2018)
Journal Article
O'Nolan, C., Zinsstag, E., & Keenan, M. (2018). Researching 'under the radar' practices: exploring restorative practices in sexual violence cases. Temida časopis o viktimizaciji, ljudskim pravima i rodu, 21(1), 107-129. https://doi.org/10.2298/TEM1801107O

Sexual violence is a pernicious social phenomenon. The limited effectiveness of traditional justice responses has resulted in a search for alternative and innovative responses. This article highlights research and presents findings regarding one such... Read More about Researching 'under the radar' practices: exploring restorative practices in sexual violence cases.

Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour. (2018)
Book
Allardyce, S., & Yates, P. (2018). Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour. Dunedin Academic Press

‘At a time when a better-informed picture about the realities of child sexual abuse is urgently needed, this book provides a vital part of this complex jigsaw’ from the Foreword by Professor Simon Hackett.

Approximately one third of child sexual a... Read More about Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour..

What’s in a word? Victims on ‘victim’ (2018)
Journal Article
Fohring, S. (2018). What’s in a word? Victims on ‘victim’. International Review of Victimology, 24(2), 151-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269758018755154

Identifying as a victim of crime is a complex process involving both social and personal motivations. This paper utilises data gathered from victims of crime to examine how their thoughts, feelings and reactions to the victim label are influenced by... Read More about What’s in a word? Victims on ‘victim’.