Iriss

Child sexual abuse images online and risk of contact child sexual abuse

ESSS Outline

Identifies evidence relating to the relationship between adults who access child sexual abuse images online and those who commit contact offences.

Published in

Outlines

on 6 Dec 2017

Child sexual abuse and good practice for social workers

Identifies evidence around good practice approaches to investigating child sexual abuse that may minimise harm or distress to children and non-abusing caregivers.

Published in

Outlines

on 16 Nov 2017

Disability hate crime reporting

ESSS Outline

Identifies evidence relating to the efficacy of interventions in increasing reporting of disability hate crimes and supporting people through the process of reporting, and potential areas of unmet need.

Published in

Outlines

on 16 Nov 2017

What the public think about Scottish social services and why

Report summary produced by Iriss on behalf of the Social Work Services Strategic Forum

This summary, produced by Iriss on behalf of the Social Work Services Strategic Forum, presents the key findings of research which set out to better understand public perceptions of social services. It explores the level of knowledge, understanding and attitudes towards social services and the reasons for these views.

Published in

Reports

on 31 Oct 2017

Electronic monitoring in the criminal justice system

Insight 40

Introduces the ways in which EM is currently used in Scotland, alongside international evidence and experience, to identify key issues and implications for use.

Published in

Insights

on 10 Oct 2017

Child protection: listening to and learning from parents

Insight 39

Uses the evidence base to explore how we can learn from parents whose children have been referred, in order to avoid causing harm and provide the best and most helpful support.

Published in

Insights

on 15 Sep 2017