Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/Police/15403/2060
Agency
charged with examining and improving the efficiency of the police
service in Scotland. Includes full text of thematic reports published
by the Inspectorate as well as the full text of reports on various
police forces in Scotland.
Her Majesty's Prisons Inspectorate for Scotland
www.scotland.gov.uk/hmip/
This website offers access to formal and intermediate inspection reports undertaken by HM Prisons Inspectorate, as well as thematic and annual reports. There is also contact information, a Frequently Asked Questions page, and links to other relevant sites.
Scottish Association for the Care and Resettlement of OffendersScottish Prison Service
www.sps.gov.uk/
The
Scottish
Prison Service is an executive agency of the Scottish Office. This site
offers an overview of the prison system of Scotland, including access
to recent Annual Reports (with archived copies of past reports).
The Annual Reports provide data on prison populations, demographics,
staff training, particular problems encountered, disciplinary measures
undertaken, and more.
Alcohol Information Scotland
www.alcoholinformation.isdscotland.org/
Providing a wide range of data concerning alcohol related issues in Scotland. It includes a Statistics section with information on alcohol consumption, crime, economy, health, social work, and community care. This site also includes a searchable publications database.
Centre
for Addiction Research and Education Scotland (CARES)
www.dundee.ac.uk/psychiatry/cares/
The Centre for Addiction
Research and Education Scotland (CARES) is a "Scottish based
multi-disciplinary academic centre, integrating clinical, basic and
social scientists, with the aim of delivering the highest quality
health care and improving health outcomes to individuals and the
Scottish community through the development of research and education in
the field of drug, alcohol and tobacco dependence.
Drug Misuse Information Scotland
www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/index.htm
This site supports the
implementation of the Scottish Drug Misuse Information Strategy. The
site disseminates Scottish (national and local) information, statistics
and research relating to drug misuse. Information elsewhere in the UK
and Europe is also presented. The site contains a wide range of
links to relevant publications and reports.
Scottish
Addiction Studies
www.dass.stir.ac.uk/sections/showsection.php?id=4
Scottish Addiction Studies
was formerly known as the Scottish Drugs Training Project, and is based
at the Department of Applied Science at the University of
Stirling. On-line teaching and information services to evaluation
of interventions within the criminal justice systems are
available.
Department Forensic Medicine & Science,
University of
Glasgow
www.gla.ac.uk/Acad/ForMed/index.html
The Department of Forensic Medicine & Science is located within the main campus of the University of Glasgow. The website provides background information, research and training information in human identification, forensic pathology, and forensic toxicology. It also has a list of external forensics links.
Scottish Courts
www.scotcourts.gov.uk
This site provides an access point to information relating to all civil and criminal courts within Scotland, including the Court of Session, the High Court of Justiciary, the Sheriff Courts and a number of other courts, commissions and tribunals as well as the District Courts. The Courts Group is part of the Scottish Executive Justice Department. The information includes location details, contact numbers, advice and details of recent significant judgments. The site is regularly updated with any changes and other relevant information. One can view the full text of court opinions that have been published on the Internet by clicking on the links.
This site offers
access to
various standing committees on policing, as well as annual reports.
Safer
Central
www.centralscotland.police.uk/home/index.php
The Safer Central
initiatives are run by the Central Scotland Police. This site provides
links to various topics and recent news reports.
Scottish
Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA)
www.sdea.police.uk/
The Scottish Institute for Policing Research
www.sipr.ac.uk/
This is the website for the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR), a strategic collaboration between twelve of Scotland's universities and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, funded by the Scottish Funding Council. The activities of the SIPR are organized around three thematic networks: police-community relations, evidence and investigation, and police organization. Available for download are research reports and other publications.
Scottish
Police Forces Web Site
www.scottish.police.uk/mainframe.htm
This is the official site of the Scottish Police Forces, including information on various police departments in the country. Links to local homepages are included.
Scottish Centre for Criminology
www.ditton.net/scotcrim
The Scottish Centre for Criminology is a nonprofit research organization based in Glasgow. Their site offers access to the Centre's research reports and useful links.
Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/default.asp
The Scottish Executive Central Research Unit (CRU), which forms part of the Justice Department, provides a research service to all Scottish Executive and certain allied Departments such as the Crown Office, principally in relation to social policy. Statistics of Criminal Proceedings in CRU are located within the Justice Department of the Scottish Executive. You can obtain access to this site by going directly to the URL or through the Scottish Executive's Section on Prisons ( www.scotland.gov.uk/whatwedo.asp). Currently, there are branches dealing with the following policy areas: Criminal Justice; Legal Studies; Social Work; Housing and Transport; Regeneration and Planning; Social Inclusion; Local Government Finance; Rural Affairs; and Education. The site contains information about all CRU research publications which take the form of full research reports, research summaries and the various research programmes. Copies of any CRU research findings or research programmes are usually available free of charge from the appropriate CRU contact and many are available on-line on this web site.
Scottish Institute for Policing Research
www.sipr.ac.uk/
The Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) is a collaboration between 12 Scottish universities and supported by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS). SIPR's activities are organized around the three thematic networks of police-community relations, evidence and investigation, and police organization..
The
Sentencing Commission for Scotland
www.scottishsentencingcommission.gov.uk/index.asp
The Sentencing Commission for Scotland is an independent, judicially-led body which was set up by the Scottish Executive and launched in 2003. The Commission reviews and makes recommendations to the Executive on: the use of bail and remand, the basis on which fines are determined, the effectiveness of sentences in reducing offending, improving the consistency of sentencing, and the arrangements for early release from prison and supervision of short term prisoners on their release. Some full-text publications are available and links to other sites are provided.
Sentencing
Observer
www.law.strath.ac.uk/csr/content/ObserverPDFs/Issue1.pdf
This publication
reports
on sentencing
and society developments worldwide through promoting conferences,
identifying
related websites, and disseminating recent relevant research
publications
and reports.