Crime and Justice Research
Final report of the Commission on Women Offenders, which was established to examine how female offenders are dealt with in the criminal justice system.
Lecture given by Professor Eric Miller, Saint Louis University Law School, USA at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland (March 2012)
Report of the Chief Inspectors of Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) into the treatment of young victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system (CJS). It has been undertaken as part of the criminal justice Chief Inspectors’ joint inspection programme for 2010-11.
Report that sets out the key recommendations of the Public Audit Committee in relation to the efficiency, economy and effectiveness of two aspects of Scotland‟s criminal justice system, namely the efficient management of cases through summary courts and reducing reoffending.
Research undertaken for the Equality and Human Rights Commission by the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, which explores some of the arguments for and against a gender aggravation in Scots criminal law before considering the evidence thus far of the impact the Gender Equality Duty (GED) has had on Scotland’s criminal justice system. It also makes a number of useful recommendations for the future.
Briefing paper that gives a personal account of the Survey Skills Network workshop on the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, held in Edinburgh on 1st April 2011. It highlights the benefits of attending the introductory workshop, including the lessons that were learned both about large‐scale social surveys generally, and about the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey specifically.
Briefing paper that explores some of the key learning points from the Survey skills training day on Friday the 1st of April.
This report also highlights the fact that, even for a qualitative researcher, the Survey Skills programme is useful for: understanding large scale surveys; ensuring quality in social surveys; utilising secondary data for analysis and networking with other professionals who are using similar datasets.
Briefing paper that summarises a larger research project conducted as part of an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Edinburgh. The project examined public confidence in policing using data from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2008/9 (SCJS).
The project aimed to find out whether confidence is primarily driven by reactive policing, or whether public confidence might be better explained by more expressive and symbolic factors, such as police conduct, community engagement and moral cohesion.
Briefing paper that provides a summary of the design, methodology and value to data users of the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey. The paper was prepared following a Survey Skills Workshop held at the University of Edinburgh in April 2011.
Briefing paper that reviews the coverage and content of the Survey Skills Network event on the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey held on Friday 1st April.
In particular, the paper highlights the benefit of attending this type of event for early career researchers who may feel inexperienced and intimidated by using such surveys.

