Crime prevention and the development of the Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS).
Journal Article
Aston, E. V., & Lum, C. (2015)
Crime prevention and the development of the Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS). Scottish Justice Matters, 3(2), 17-18
THE Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS) is a knowledge exchange tool which aims to provide easy access to evidence on policing and community safety from Scotlan...
Long-term recovery from addiction: criminal justice involvement and positive criminology?
Book
Best, D., & Aston, E. V. (2014)
Long-term recovery from addiction: criminal justice involvement and positive criminology?. In N. Ronel, & D. Segev (Eds.), Positive Criminology: the good can overcome the bad, 177-193. Routledge
The positive criminology perspective looks at positive life influences that distance individuals from offending, and enable the growth of personal and social strengths. Within...
Are risk factors for drug use and offending similar during the teenage years?
Journal Article
Aston, E. V. (2015)
Are risk factors for drug use and offending similar during the teenage years?. International Journal of Drug Policy, 26(4), 396-403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.11.002
Background
This paper explores whether at different stages of the developmental cycle of adolescence, drug use and offending are associated with a similar set of risk factors ...
Local Policing in Scotland: three pre-reform case-studies. Scottish Institute for Policing Research Summary No 18
Report
Aston, E., & Scott, K. (2014)
Local Policing in Scotland: three pre-reform case-studies. Scottish Institute for Policing Research Summary No 18. Dundee: Scottish Institute for Policing Research
The research was based on a series of case studies, one in each of three legacy forces, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary, Grampian Police, and Strathclyde Polic...
Assessing the impact of a high-intensity partnership between the police and drug treatment service in addressing the offending of problematic drug users.
Journal Article
Best, D., Walker, D., Aston, E., Pegram, C., & O'Donnell, G. (2010)
Assessing the impact of a high-intensity partnership between the police and drug treatment service in addressing the offending of problematic drug users. Policing and Society, 20(3), 358-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2010.493609
While there is a considerable evidence base showing links between drug use and offending and clear evidence of the impact of treatment engagement on drug-related offending, th...