Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at the impact on prisoner numbers of measures taken in response to the coronavirus
Tag: Criminal justice
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – social distancing
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog outlines restrictions placed on the general public in Scotland with the aim of limiting the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) through social distancing.
Twenty Years of Imprisonment
Reading Time: 12 minutesAs part of the programme to mark 20 years of the Scottish Parliament, this blog looks at the use of imprisonment since devolution.
Does your face fit?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post looks at the need to balance the use of biometrics in tackling crime whilst also protecting the privacy and human rights of individuals.
A new approach to women offenders in Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhere were we? Scotland has come a long way in its approach to women offenders in recent years. For example, until the mid 2000s, women