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Monthly Listing of Publications

Date	Main Topic	Title and Summary
29/12/1998	Research	Sustainable Development: What it Means to the General Public - Research Findings [Research Findings] The Scottish Office commissioned a survey to determine public knowledge of and attitudes to sustainable development and to explore public reactions to the dilemmas posed by it.
29/12/1998	Research	Tenants' and Staff Attitudes Following Transfers of Public Sector Housing in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings] This study assesses the experience of tenants and staff who have transferred from public housing. It is based on interviews with 1000 tenants involved in 10 transfers.
29/12/1998	Research	The 1996 Scottish Crime Survey: First Results - Research Findings [Research Findings] Crime surveys are a well established means of collecting information about the nature and extent of certain crimes experienced by individuals and households during the previous year.
29/12/1998	Research	The Cars Kill Road Safety Television Commercial - Its Evaluation and Adaptation for Cinema Screening - Research Findings [Research Findings] The Scottish Road Safety Campaign (SRSC) launched a nationwide television commercial entitled "Cars Kill" in 1993. This is an evaluation on that campaign.
29/12/1998	Research	The Effectiveness of Leaflets in Road Safety - Research Findings [Research Findings] The aim of this report was to evaluate how effective leafleting campaigns are in making people more aware of road safety issues.
29/12/1998	Research	The Gyle Impact Study - Research Findings [Research Findings] This research study of the Impact of the Gyle upon the 15 principal centres and free-standing superstores within the Gyle's catchment.
29/12/1998	Research	The Older Road User - An Evaluation of The Scottish Road Safety Campaign's Initiatives in Relation to the Year of the Elderly - Research Findings [Research Findings] The initiatives were aimed at increasing the populations' awareness of the vulnerability of elderly pedestrians.
29/12/1998	Research	The Pedestrian Casualty Problem in Scotland: Why So Many? - Research Findings [Research Findings] The main element of this work was a detailed statistical analysis relating casualty rates to possible causal factors.
29/12/1998	Research	The Speeding Driver - Research Findings [Research Findings] The study developed a model to enable the propensity to speed to be estimated for various driver types on different roads at different times.
29/12/1998	Research	The Use of the Compensation Order in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings] The purpose of this research was to examine the usage of the compensation order in Scotland, and to ascertain the views of victims and offenders on its use.
29/12/1998	Research	Theatre Tours in Road Safety Education: An Evaluation - Research Findings [Research Findings] This report is an evaluation of recent theatre tours as a method of providing road safety education to school children.
29/12/1998	Research	Without Shelter: Estimating Rooflessness in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings] This research attempted to use contact-recontact methods to provide better information about roofless people in Scotland.
24/12/1998	Research	A Chance to Change: An Intervention with Young People Who Have Sexually Abused Others - Research Findings [Research Findings] This study, carried out in 1994-95, examines the Project's approach, procedures, clientele, and methods of assessing risk.
24/12/1998	Research	A Literature Review of Public Defender or Staff Lawyer Schemes - Research Findings [Research Findings] Literature review to compare delivery of criminal legal aid services by public defender or staff lawyer schemes in other jurisdictions.
24/12/1998	Research	A Workforce in Transition: The Careers and Experiences of the Staff of Social Work Departments - Research Findings [Research Findings] Research to examine the careers and experiences of staff working in two Scottish local authorities.
24/12/1998	Research	Car Dependence in Rural Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings] This research was on the nature of car dependence and the possible implications of increasing the costs of car use.
24/12/1998	Research	Challenging and Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour in People with Learning Disabilities: A Literature Review - Research Findings [Research Findings] This research provides a review of recent research literature and the guidance available to agencies.
24/12/1998	Research	Child Sexual Abusers - Research Findings [Research Findings] This large study of records of 500 known child sex abusers in Scotland provides a better understanding of the nature and circumstances of child sex abuse.
24/12/1998	Research	Deciding in Children's Interests - Research Findings [Research Findings] The study of decision making was commissioned by The Scottish Office as part of a programme of research to evaluate the operation of the Scottish Children's Hearings system.
24/12/1998	Research	Dedicated Resources: Dedicated Responses Evaluation of the Mental Illness Specific Grant - Research Findings [Research Findings] This study was undertaken to review those projects funded under the MISG.
24/12/1998	Research	Delivering Community Care: Initial Implementation of Care Management in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings] Research programme evaluating the early implementation of the 1990 NHS & Community Care Act. It examined the contrasting models of care management & sought the perspectives of practitioners, users & carers.
24/12/1998	Research	Fostering Good Relations: A Study of Fostering and Foster Carers in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings] Study of supply and retention of foster carers in Scotland
24/12/1998	Research	Good Practice in the Use of Licensing Schemes for Houses in Multiple Occupation in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings] This research was commissioned to evaluate current practice with discretionary schemes with a view to producing good practice guidance for the implementation of future mandatory licensing.
24/12/1998	Research	Making it Safe to Speak? A Study of Witness Intimidation and Protection in Strathclyde - Research Findings [Research Findings] Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative research, this study examined the extent and nature of witness intimidation in Strathclyde.
24/12/1998	Research	Measuring Competence in Physical Restraint Skills in Residential Child Care - Research Findings [Research Findings] Study aimed to design and test measuring instruments which could be used to assess the competence of trainees and practitioners in their use of three specific physical restraint techniques.

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Monthly Listing of Publications

Sustainable Development: What it Means to the General Public - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Tenants' and Staff Attitudes Following Transfers of Public Sector Housing in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings]

The 1996 Scottish Crime Survey: First Results - Research Findings [Research Findings]

The Cars Kill Road Safety Television Commercial - Its Evaluation and Adaptation for Cinema Screening - Research Findings [Research Findings]

The Effectiveness of Leaflets in Road Safety - Research Findings [Research Findings]

The Gyle Impact Study - Research Findings [Research Findings]

The Older Road User - An Evaluation of The Scottish Road Safety Campaign's Initiatives in Relation to the Year of the Elderly - Research Findings [Research Findings]

The Pedestrian Casualty Problem in Scotland: Why So Many? - Research Findings [Research Findings]

The Speeding Driver - Research Findings [Research Findings]

The Use of the Compensation Order in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Theatre Tours in Road Safety Education: An Evaluation - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Without Shelter: Estimating Rooflessness in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings]

A Chance to Change: An Intervention with Young People Who Have Sexually Abused Others - Research Findings [Research Findings]

A Literature Review of Public Defender or Staff Lawyer Schemes - Research Findings [Research Findings]

A Workforce in Transition: The Careers and Experiences of the Staff of Social Work Departments - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Car Dependence in Rural Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Challenging and Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour in People with Learning Disabilities: A Literature Review - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Child Sexual Abusers - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Deciding in Children's Interests - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Dedicated Resources: Dedicated Responses Evaluation of the Mental Illness Specific Grant - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Delivering Community Care: Initial Implementation of Care Management in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Fostering Good Relations: A Study of Fostering and Foster Carers in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Good Practice in the Use of Licensing Schemes for Houses in Multiple Occupation in Scotland - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Making it Safe to Speak? A Study of Witness Intimidation and Protection in Strathclyde - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Measuring Competence in Physical Restraint Skills in Residential Child Care - Research Findings [Research Findings]