Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as w...

HMP Inverness is to be vacated when a new prison opens in the city.

First-of-its-kind US bill would address the environmental costs of the technology, but there’s a long way to go.

The Edinburgh Law School is seeking a Research Fellow in Criminology to work with Professor Susan McVie on the ESRC-funded Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR).

The story of one man's attempt to challenge fifty years of UK drug policy.

More than half of students are now using generative AI, casting a shadow over campuses as tutors and students turn on each other and hardworking learners are caught in the flak. Will Coldwell reports ...

Boris Johnson's pledge to create an extra 20,000 cells spaces is now not expected to be met until 2031.

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But we need to find a way to have a more constructive debate about tax – and spending – in Scotland. The recent UK budget has only partially alleviated the

Sara Snell appointed to post.

A House of Lords committee has launched an inquiry into ‘prison culture’ which will focus on governance, leadership, and staffing. The Justice and Home Affairs Committee says its aim is “to underst…

By Dani Garavelli

Dangerous criminals posing a threat to public safety could be freed without prison bosses being able to block their early release.

The Scottish Prison Service's waiting list for sexual offending rehabilitation programmes would take 14 years to clear, according to new figures. The SPS was urged by Emma Jardine, policy and public a...

We all have a vested interest in making rehabilitation work

The Centre for Criminological Research is hosting a series of seminars and events centred around the theme of ‘Accountability’. Our second event on Wednesday 20 November will be a hybrid panel discuss...

Rehabilitating Probation:

Dr Brunilda Pali, University of Amsterdam, will present this year's lecture on 'Restorative Justice in Environmental Harms and Conflicts.'