Experiences of families using prison visitors’ centres
Book Chapter
Foster, R. (2019)
Experiences of families using prison visitors’ centres. In M. Hutton, & D. Moran (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Prison and the Family (251-272). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12744-2_13
Prison visitors’ centres are unique spaces, typically distinct from the prisons they are connected to; they are the areas where families wait prior to entering the prison wher...
Achieving cultural change through organizational justice: the case of Stop and Search in Scotland
Journal Article
Aston, E., Murray, K., & O'Neill, M. (2021)
Achieving cultural change through organizational justice: the case of Stop and Search in Scotland. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 21(1), 40-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895819839751
In recent years, the scale, impact and legality of stop and search in Scotland has been subject to intense critical scrutiny, leading to major legal and policy reform in 2016....
Compromise, Partnership, Control: Community Justice Authorities In Scotland
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 an...
Book review: Philip Goodman, Joshua Page and Michelle Phelps, Breaking the Pendulum: The Long Struggle over Criminal Justice
Journal Article
Buchan, J. (2018)
Book review: Philip Goodman, Joshua Page and Michelle Phelps, Breaking the Pendulum: The Long Struggle over Criminal Justice. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 18(5), 647-648. doi:10.1177/1748895817719785
No abstract available.
Professionalism and affective learning for new prison officers: learning values, attitudes and behaviours in training at the Scottish Prison Service
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. London: 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 learni...
What Works? Collaborative Police and Health interventions for mental health distress
Report
McGeough, E., & Foster, R. (2018)
What Works? Collaborative Police and Health interventions for mental health distress. Scottish Government
Review of Evidence: What effect do enforcement-orientated and engagement-orientated methods of visible policing have on public confidence?
Report
Hail, Y., Aston, E., & O'Neill, M. (2018)
Review of Evidence: What effect do enforcement-orientated and engagement-orientated methods of visible policing have on public confidence?. Scottish Institute for Policing Research
Abstract not available.
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?
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...
Changing Stop and Search in Scotland
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 of...
What’s in a word? Victims on ‘victim’
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 th...