21 results

Police officer’s perspectives of people who use drugs: compassion or stigma? Evidence from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot

Presentation / Conference
Hillen, P., Heyman, I., Dougall, N., Murray, J., Aston, E., Jamieson, M., …McAuley, A. (2024, March)
Police officer’s perspectives of people who use drugs: compassion or stigma? Evidence from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot. Presented at Drugs Research Network Webinar: ‘Drugs, Stigma and Emergency Services’, Online
This presentation explored selected quantitative and qualitative data from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot. The data indicated that police officers in Scotla...

Scottish Drug Checking Project summary

Report
Carver, H., Falzon, D., Aston, E., Craik, V., Masterson, W., & Parkes, T. (2024)
Scottish Drug Checking Project summary. Corra Foundation

Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions

Journal Article
Falzon, D., Aston, E. V., Carver, H., Masterton, W., Wallace, B., Sumnall, H., …Parkes, T. (2022)
Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions. Harm Reduction Journal, 19(1), Article 105. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00686-6
Background The impact of policing practices on the engagement of people who use drugs (PWUD) with harm reduction services is well evidenced. Although the police have tradition...

Challenges for drug checking services in a Scottish context: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions

Journal Article
Falzon, D., Aston, E. V., Carver, H., Masterson, W., Wallace, B., Sumnall, H., …Parkes, T. (2022)
Challenges for drug checking services in a Scottish context: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions. Harm Reduction Journal, 19, Article 105. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00686-6
Background The impact of policing practices on the engagement of people who use drugs (PWUD) with harm reduction services is well evidenced. Although the police have tradition...

Research Briefing on the policing and legal challenges of the proposed drug checking services in Scotland

Report
Falzon, D., Aston, E., Carver, H., & Parkes, T. (2022)
Research Briefing on the policing and legal challenges of the proposed drug checking services in Scotland. Scottish Government

Naloxone In Police Scotland: Pilot evaluation

Report
Hillen, P., Speakman, E., Dougall, N., Heyman, I., Murray, J., Jamieson, M., …McAuley, A. (2022)
Naloxone In Police Scotland: Pilot evaluation. Edinburgh: Drug Deaths Taskforce, Scottish Government
This report describes the independent findings of an evaluation of a Police Scotland test of change (pilot) of the carriage and administration of naloxone as an emergency firs...

Evidence submission on 'Policing of drugs in Scotland' to Criminal Justice Committee session on the criminal justice aspects of drugs

Other
Aston, E. (2021)
Evidence submission on 'Policing of drugs in Scotland' to Criminal Justice Committee session on the criminal justice aspects of drugs. [https://www.parliament.scot/~/media/committ/1208]
In this brief submission I will focus mainly on evidence pertinent to the policing and drugs in Scotland but I will also endeavour to begin address some of the key topics whic...

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...

Policing research in crisis? The role of research partnerships in reforming policing in Scotland

Journal Article
Aston, E., O'Neill, M., & Woolnough, P. (2020)
Policing research in crisis? The role of research partnerships in reforming policing in Scotland. Translational Criminology, Fall 2020(19), 22-23
Policing research partnerships have a valuable role to play in bringing together academics and practitioners, enhancing engagement and understanding, and reforming policing. H...

White Paper: Policing the Pandemic

Report
Aston, E., Brandariz, J. A., Czerwinska, D., De Kimpe, S., de Maillard, J., Hoffman, I., …Solhjell, R. (2020)
White Paper: Policing the Pandemic. Police Stops
This paper presents lessons learned from a quick review of the experience of policing the pandemic in European states. Reflecting on this experience, the paper presents lesson...
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Protecting public-facing professionals and their dependents online (3PO)

2022 - 2025
3PO will build an understanding of public-facing professionals -specific risks, harms and privacy needs; co-create advanced tools, mechanisms and solutions that are cognisant of PFP-specific challenge...
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | Value: £359,176

Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation

2022 - 2022
This study will be a mixed methods process evaluation of a test of change (pilot project) for the carriage, and use, of intra-nasal spray Naloxone by Police Scotland officers. The evaluation will foc...
Funder: Scottish Government | Value: £80,769

Drug Checking in Scotland.

2021 - 2023
The primary aim and purpose of this project is to create a programme of work to research, and plan/prepare for delivery of, drug checking projects in Scotland. We will develop the evidence base to bot...
Funder: Corra Foundation | Value: £6,020

A Qualitative exploration of Scottish-Pakistanis experiences of policing.

2020 - 2024
In providing an understanding of the experiences of Scottish Pakistanis, findings will be of significant benefit to policy makers and practitioners, and will assist policing organisations in Scotland ...
Funder: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland | Value: £13,221

An examination of the assessment of vulnerability for suicide for those who have experienced intimate partner violence: A cross-cultural comparison between Hong Kong and Scotland.

2018 - 2022
The aim of this research is to examine policing, health professionals’ and victims’ understandings of the assessment of vulnerability for suicide in IPV victims, incorporating a cross-cultural compari...
Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £81,928

Law enforcement and public health: Assessing risk and vulnerability

2017 - 2018
The aim of the project is to conduct a systematic review and host round-table discussions to explore the use of police discretion when making decisions in relation to individuals' vulnerability.
Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £7,986

Public confidence & police visibility: a systematic review

2017 - 2018
This project will entail a systematic literature review of police methods in visible policing to establish the current evidence base in relation to how these affect public confidence. This review will...
Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £7,223

UNITY

2015 - 2018
Unity is a EU Horizon 2020 funded project under the Secure Societies theme of the Fight against Crime and Terrorism on Community Policing in Europe. The vision of Unity is to strengthen the connection...
Funder: European Commission | Value: £120,674

Evaluation of Stop and Search Pilot

2014 - 2015
Evaluation of Stop and Search Pilot - Fife Division Police Scotland
Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £3,252

Development of Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland

2014 - 2015
The aim of the project was to provide seedcorn funding to expand the Scottish Local Policing Evidence Database (SLoPED) into a larger project, the Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS).
Funder: Scottish Institute for Policing Research | Value: £4,938

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