The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR), Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) and Scottish Government are delighted to invite you along to our inaugural platform event for Scottish Justice Fellows.

The scheme invite recent PhD graduates to work with academic and policy mentors to convert their findings into briefing papers and other multi-media formats. In this event we will hear from our first five fellows, summarising their cutting-edge research and chatting about the scheme with Professor Laura Piacentini (University of Strathclyde), Professor Denise Martin (University of Abertay) and Amy Wilson (Head of Justice Analytical Services, Scottish Government). You can read the briefings produced below.

Dr Emma Forbes, How Domestic Abuse Victims Experience the Criminal Justice Process in Scotland.

Dr Kirsty Deacon, Imprisoned Families: Young People’s Experiences of Simultaneous Family Imprisonment

Dr Annie Crowley, Practitioner Perspectives on Working with Young Women in the Criminal Justice Sphere: The Importance of Relationships

Dr Shane Horgan, The Reality of ‘Cyber Awareness’: Findings and Policy Implications for Scotland

Dr Fern Gillon, Grappling with the Complexity of Early and Effective Intervention (EEI): Benevolent Intentions, Negative Consequences in Youth Justice Implications

Scottish Justice Fellows Platform 2021