Policing of Drugs in Scotland: Moving beyond the stalemate to redesigning the chess board
Book Chapter
Fotopoulou, M., & Aston, E. (in press)
Policing of Drugs in Scotland: Moving beyond the stalemate to redesigning the chess board. In M. Bacon, & J. Spicer (Eds.), Drug law enforcement, policing and harm reduction: Ending the stalemate. Routledge
This chapter aims to illuminate aspects of the risk environment within which drugs are consumed and policed in Scotland. Firstly, we focus on the macro-level policy context an...
The Scottish Institute For Policing Research Annual Report 2020-21
Report
Aston, E., & Boyle, M. (2021)
The Scottish Institute For Policing Research Annual Report 2020-21. Edinburgh: Scottish Institue for Policing Research
BSC Learning and Teaching Network Roundtable Studying Criminology: Students' and academic perspectives as partners
Presentation / Conference
Strudwick, K., Young, S., Dingwall, G., Haddow, C., & Wane, P. (2021, July)
BSC Learning and Teaching Network Roundtable Studying Criminology: Students' and academic perspectives as partners. Paper presented at British Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Online
This roundtable presents reflections from members of the BSC Learning and Teaching Network on current debates to meet challenges within Higher Education. The panel seeks to re...
Getting it right for families affected by imprisonment: Lessons from ten years of research
Report
Barkas, B., Deacon, K., Foster, R., Jardine, C., Primrose, K., & Troy, V. (2021)
Getting it right for families affected by imprisonment: Lessons from ten years of research. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research
Discursive representations of restorative justice in international policies
Journal Article
Pali, B., & Maglione, G. (in press)
Discursive representations of restorative justice in international policies. European Journal of Criminology, https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708211013025
The European Directive 2012/29/EU, the Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)8), and the recently launched updated United Nations Handbook (2020) testify to the increas...
Second meeting of the Independent Advisory Group on Emerging Technologies in Policing
Other
Aston, E. (2021)
Second meeting of the Independent Advisory Group on Emerging Technologies in Policing. [Blog post]
Public URL: https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/enuapplyscience/2021/03/24/second-meeting-of-the-independent-advisory-group-on-emerging-technologies-in-policing/
SIPR written submission to Justice Sub-Committee on Policing -parliamentary inquiry and report on remote piloted aircraft systems and body worn video, 2021
Other
Aston, E., Willis, J., & Woolnough, P. (2021)
SIPR written submission to Justice Sub-Committee on Policing -parliamentary inquiry and report on remote piloted aircraft systems and body worn video, 2021. [https://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/JSP/2021/3/18/b8a4803a-6f9a-4a77-9ff0-3d75251934c1-1/JSPS0521R01.pdf]
The reality of 'cyber security awareness': findings and policy implications for Scotland
Report
Horgan, S. (2021)
The reality of 'cyber security awareness': findings and policy implications for Scotland. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, the Scottish Institute for Policing Research, and the Scottish Government
This briefing paper represents a summary of doctoral research that explores how different groups make sense of and respond to cybercrime in their everyday lives. The research ...
Evaluating and Revising Police Stop and Search Practices in Scotland
Book Chapter
O'Neill, M., & Aston, E. (2021)
Evaluating and Revising Police Stop and Search Practices in Scotland. In J. F. Albrecht, & G. den Heyer (Eds.), Enhancing Police Service Delivery: Global Perspectives and Contemporary Policy Implications (31-51). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61452-2_3
Compared to other areas in the United Kingdom, stop and search in Scotland was on a disproportionately large scale prior to 2015 and overwhelmingly targeted children and young...
Investigating New Types of Engagement, Response And Contact Technology in Policing
Other
Aston, E. (2021)
Investigating New Types of Engagement, Response And Contact Technology in Policing. [Blog post]
A major new research project will examine how police-public engagement is being changed by the use of new technologies.
Public URL: https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/enuapplyscience...