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Results for August Our Question of the Month for August related to our ‘Alcohol & Other Drugs’ themed newsletter, and our Podcast/SCSN Conversations With…interview with Simon McLean of LEAP Scotland. We asked: “Do you believe prohibition of drugs makes communities safer or more dangerous?” 16% said ‘Safer’ (5 votes) 75% said ‘More Dangerous’ (24 votes)...
Trading Standards Scotland has today launched a month-long campaign aimed at raising awareness of scams linked to the ongoing cost of living crisis. As prices and bills continue to rise, many consumers will have financial worries heading into autumn and winter. Scammers may attempt to exploit these anxieties and to target people online and via...
The July edition of the Justice Analytical Services Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report has been published this morning. It can be found on the Scottish Government website. The report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities statistics. There is also more detailed information on fire and prisons....
by Dawn Exley, National Development Officer On 23rd and 24th June, our Chief Officer, Lorraine and I (Dawn, National Development Officer) headed off to Vienna to present to European delegates at the EU Safety Conference 2022 to showcase our Experiences & Perceptions of Community Safety animation as well as our Causation Factors of Unintentional Injury...
Results for June-July Question of the Month Our Question of the Month for June-July was based around our June newsletter’s theme of anti-social behaviour. We interviewed Mark Nicol of the Wheatley Group on their new approach to ASB. You can view the interview here. As is tradition, we had Mark provide our Question of the...
Water Safety Scotland (WSS) is urging the public to stay safe around Scotland’s waterways during the current heatwave. As temperatures continue to stay high, WSS is calling on people to follow the Water Safety Code. While it can be tempting to enter the water in warmer weather, sudden immersion can lead to Cold Water Shock...
The Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) is providing research funding to researchers based at SIPR member universities. These innovative and original research projects will contribute to SIPR Strategic Research Priorities overall but will focus on the challenges and emerging issues related to our third strategic aim “Policing systems, capability, and resilience”. There are increasing and changing demands on policing with evidence...
Our Question of the Month for March – April related to our recently completed 6 month trial of a four day working week for the SCSN staff team. We’re currently in the process of collating feedback from our staff team, members and stakeholders before making a final decision on whether to adopt a four day...
The Safer Communities & Justice Brief for April – covering the period up to 28th April. The purpose of this briefing is to provide, in a single place, a concise but comprehensive overview of a number of important justice and safer communities statistics. The brief includes a special feature on its back page. This month’s...
New safety measures introduced to protect the public. A Water Safety Action Plan has been published to improve safety around Scottish waters including extra funding, updated signs and lesson plans for pupils. The plan has been drawn up by the Scottish Government and a range of key organisations following a number of tragic water deaths...