Content tagged with Crime

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

ESSS Outline

This Outline explores the relationship between adults who access child sexual abuse images online and those who commit contact offences. It identifies examples of good practice for social workers handling cases in this context.

Published in ESSS Outlines on 6 Dec 2017

Electronic monitoring in the criminal justice system

Insight 40

Electronic monitoring (EM) is a generic term that encompasses a number of monitoring technologies and approaches. It can be used with different people for diverse purposes in youth justice and adult criminal justice systems (Nellis, Beyens and Kampinski, 2013). For the last 30 years, numerous western countries have predominantly used EM to monitor adult offenders’ compliance with curfews and other restrictions.

Published in Insights on 10 Oct 2017

Hate Crime Awareness Week 2015

Iriss.fm, episode 138

Update on activities over Hate Crime Awareness Week 2015.

Published in Iriss.fm on 9 Oct 2015

Evaluation of Women's Community Justice Centres: findings published

Over 2013-15, the Scottish Government provided time-limited funding to 16 projects across Scotland to establish new and develop existing community services for women who offend. A national evaluation examined how these services were implemented and to what extent they contributed towards positive outcomes for women (associated with reduced reoffending). This national evaluation was completed at the end of May 2015. It was undertaken by Ruth Dryden and Colleen Souness, former Associates at Iriss

Published in News on 31 Aug 2015

Risk assessment and risk management in youth justice

Iriss.fm, episode 66

Roundtable discussion about the theory and practice of risk assessment and risk management in youth justice.

Published in Iriss.fm on 16 Dec 2013

Women's imprisonment: is there a better way?

Iriss.fm, episode 18

Roundtable discussion on whether women's imprisonment is the best way to deal with female offenders and the possible alternatives.

Published in Iriss.fm on 3 Oct 2012

First screening of 'The Road from Crime' film

The first screening of 'The Road from Crime' film was shown at the University of Glasgow yesterday evening, Monday 18th June, and was very well received by the 250+ people who attended. It was introduced by Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice who stayed to watch the film, tweeting afterwards that he thought it was both powerful and insightful.

Published in News on 19 Jun 2012

How and why people stop offending: Discovering desistance

Insight 15

This Insight provides a brief introduction to the research evidence about the process of desistance from crime. Written by Fergus McNeill, Stephen Farrall, Claire Lightowler and Shadd Maruna.

Published in Insights on 4 Apr 2012

Shaping the criminal justice system: The role of those supported by criminal justice services

Insight 13

This Insight, focuses on the issue of involving those who have offended in shaping the criminal justice system, exploring the different models of involvement, the effectiveness of different approaches and the implications for Criminal Justice Social Work services. Written by Beth Weaver (Glasgow School of Social Work, University of Strathclyde) and Claire Lightowler (Iriss).

Published in Insights on 15 Feb 2012

Supporting desistance from crime: reconfiguring penal practice

A screencast by Fergus McNeill

A screencast from Fergus McNeill, Professor of Criminology and Social Work University of Glasgow, in which he explains what is meant by desistance.

Published in Videos on 19 Sep 2011

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