“It is important to be a prison officer and have trade union backup”: An Analysis of factors that influence the high level of unionisation within the Scottish Prison Service
Book Chapter
Morrison, K., & Maycock, M. (2023)
“It is important to be a prison officer and have trade union backup”: An Analysis of factors that influence the high level of unionisation within the Scottish Prison Service. In H. Arnold, M. Maycock, & R. Ricciardelli (Eds.), Prison Officers: International Perspectives on Prison Officer Work (213-236). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41061-1_9
Within many countries uniformed prison officers are the most unionised profession, running counter to wider trends that point towards a consistent decline in trade union membe...
Scotland
Book Chapter
Graham, H., & Morrison, K. (2022)
Scotland. In F. Dünkel, S. Harrendorf, & D. van Zyl Smit (Eds.), The Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Conditions and Penal Policy. London: Routledge
The COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive and halting in its impact on Scottish justice. This chapter offers an overview of how the pandemic has affected Scottish prisons and ...
The Criminal Justice System in Scotland
Book Chapter
Morrison, K., Buchan, J., & Wooff, A. (2021)
The Criminal Justice System in Scotland. In The Oxford Textbook on Criminology. (2nd). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Morrison, K., Buchan, J., & Wooff, A. (2021). The Criminal Justice System in Scotland. In The Oxford Textbook on Criminology. (2nd). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 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...
The criminal justice system in Scotland
Book Chapter
Morrison, K. (2017)
The criminal justice system in Scotland. In Case, Johnson, Williams, Smith, & Manlow (Eds.), Criminology. Oxford University Press
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The management of community justice services in Scotland: policy-making and the dynamics of central and local control.
Book Chapter
Morrison, K. (2015)
The management of community justice services in Scotland: policy-making and the dynamics of central and local control. In M. Wasik, & S. Santatzoglou (Eds.), The management of change in criminal justice: who knows best?, 152-169. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137462497_9
For observers of, and those involved with, the Probation Service in England and Wales, this is a bleak time. As the Ministry of Justice pushes through reforms which will see 7...