Current SCCJR News
Call for Papers and Workshops for the International Scribani Conference: Re-imagining Imprisonment in Europe: Common Challenges, Diverse Policies and Practice at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland on 5th September 2012
This is a ’Call for Papers and Workshops’ for the International Scribani Conference: “Re-imagining Imprisonment in Europe: Common Challenges, Diverse Policies and Practice” which will take place in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland on September 5th to 7th 2012. (Abstracts for 20-minute papers and 90-minute workshops should be sent by 13 April 2012.)
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SCCJR 6th Annual Lecture by Prof Elena Larrauri: Is there a right to expunge criminal convictions?
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Seminar by Professor Lucia Zedner; Preventing Terrorism: The priority of prosecution and the perversion of criminal justice
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A new survey backs up the Reading the Riots findings that adversarial police tactics risk the legitimacy of legal authorities
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University of Glasgow showcases two SCCJR research projects on crime and security issues that have an international impact.
Horizons Report issue 9 Autumn 2011 (see pages 6-9).....
Further details:..... Justice Analytical Services monthly bulletin November 2011
Justice Analytical Services (JAS), Scottish Government, are producing a new monthly bulletin: 'Monthly Safer Communities and Justice Brief''. The bulletin will provide facts and figures on a range of topics including: Crime, Policing, Drugs, Community Safety, Criminal and Civil Proceedings and Offender Management. This month's feature is: 'Results from the Scottish Crime and Justice Su.....
Further details..... New SCCJR Research Report No.05/2011
Interventions for Drug Users in the Criminal Justice System: Scottish Review
The purpose of this review was to examine the available research evidence on criminal justice interventions in Scotland in terms of „effectiveness‟, (measured by rates of reconviction/reoffending, and reductions in drug use) and costs. The review also recognises the current policy emphasis on „recovery&.....
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