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...
Scottish Penal Reform since Devolution: Reflections and Prospects for Change
Digital Artefact
Morrison, K. (2019)
Scottish Penal Reform since Devolution: Reflections and Prospects for Change. [Blog]
The 20th anniversary of the opening of the Scottish Parliament allows us to pause and reflect on the progress of penal reform in this time. While criminal justice was under th...
“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...