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On Sunday 25 July 2021, an article written by Prime Minister Johnson was published in the Express newspaper, concerning policing, crime and justice priorities. In it, he speaks to the need for tougher sentencing, more prison places, increased tagging, and provocatively describes the “fury” and “rage” of victims of crime. The UK Government has since...
June Question of the Month Results Our Question of the Month for June was based around the theme of Home Safety. Each year thousands of people are injured in avoidable accidents at home in Scotland. We wanted to know: ‘Have you ever had an accident in the home that resulted in an injury requiring treatment?’...
Every year there are 6000 deaths in the UK as a result of accidents in or around the home as well as 2.7 million people a year requiring a hospital visit. A UK government report published in 2018 stated that accidents at home are a leading cause of preventable death for children under five years...
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland. Transport Scotland Statisticians today released provisional figures for road casualties showing a significant drop in 2020. The figures show the total number of casualties fell by 35% between 2019 and 2020 (from 7,718 to 4,992), the lowest number since annual records began in 1950. One hundred and forty two...
The Scottish Community Safety Network recently published a significant piece of research. ‘Experiences and Perceptions of Community Safety in Scotland’, produced by Robyn Bailey, Social Researcher for the Scottish Government, was commissioned by SCSN as part of the Scottish Government’s analytical exchange programme. The research was launched at a webinar on 1st December 2020 with practitioners...
Our Question of the Month for May came from I Am Me Scotland. Last month we covered the ‘Keep Safe’ Initiative of I Am Me. You can find out more about the Keep Safe Initiative either by reading our last newsletter, or on their website here. They simply wanted to know: ‘Have you heard of...
The total number of people on remand in Scottish prisons has risen during the Covid-19 pandemic to 27% of the prison population prompting calls for action to be taken immediately. A collective of individuals, including members of The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research and Howard League Scotland are leading on a week of...
Question of the Month Results for April Our last newsletter was themed on the Year of Childhood 2021. In that newsletter, we covered the Scottish Youth Parliament Manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Elections. Our Question of the Month was adapted from one of the policy recommendations from that manifesto. We asked: ‘Young offenders under the...
Since August 2019, Missing People have been working to deliver a free programme of consultancy, training and best practice sharing in selected local areas in Scotland to build on the excellent work already being delivered to support missing persons and their families, in line with The National Missing Persons Framework. In 2019 – 2020, the...
by Dawn Exley, SCSN National Development Officer The Scottish Government has put a lot of focus on the importance of the cyber world recently with the new Digital Strategy for Scotland, which is looking to keep Scotland apace by investing in infrastructure, breaking barriers to digital exclusion and providing more education and skills in digital....