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Annual Listing of Publications

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1998

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DateMain TopicTitle and Summary
29/12/1998Research

Sustainable Development: What it means to the general public (summary) [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.

29/12/1998Research

Tenants' and staff attitudes following transfers of public sector housing in Scotland (summary) [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.

29/12/1998Research

The "Cars Kill" road safety television commercial - its evaluation and adaptation for cinema screening (summary) [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.

29/12/1998Research

The 1996 Scottish Crime Survey: First Results (summary) [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.

29/12/1998Research

The effectiveness of leaflets in road safety (summary) [Research Findings]

The aim of this report was to evaluate how effective leafleting campaigns are in making people more aware of road safety issues.

29/12/1998Research

The Gyle Impact Study (summary) [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.

29/12/1998Research

The older road user - an evaluation of The Scottish Road Safety Campaign's initiatives in relation to the Year of the Elderly (summary) [Research Findings]

The initiatives were aimed at increasing the populations' awareness of the vulnerability of elderly pedestrians.

29/12/1998Research

The pedestrian casualty problem in Scotland: Why so many? (summary) [Research Findings]

The main element of this work was a detailed statistical analysis relating casualty rates to possible causal factors.

29/12/1998Research

The speeding driver (summary) [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.

29/12/1998Research

The use of the Compensation Order in Scotland (summary) [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.

29/12/1998Research

Theatre tours in road safety education: an evaluation (summary) [Research Findings]

This report is an evaluation of recent theatre tours as a method of providing road safety education to school children.

29/12/1998Research

Without shelter: estimating rooflessness in Scotland (summary) [Research Findings]

This research attempted to use contact-recontact methods to provide better information about roofless people in Scotland.

24/12/1998Research

A chance to change: an intervention with young people who have sexually abused others (summary) [Research Findings]

This study, carried out in 1994-95, examines the Project's approach, procedures, clientele, and methods of assessing risk.

24/12/1998Research

A literature review of public defender or staff lawyer schemes (summary) [Research Findings]

Literature review to compare delivery of criminal legal aid services by public defender or staff lawyer schemes in other jurisdictions.

24/12/1998Research

A workforce in transition: the careers and experiences of the staff of social work departments (summary) [Research Findings]

Research Document

24/12/1998Research

Car dependence in rural Scotland (summary) [Research Findings]

This research was on the nature of car dependence and the possible implications of increasing the costs of car use.

24/12/1998Research

Challenging and inappropriate sexual behaviour in people with learning disabilities: a literature review (summary) [Research Findings]

This research provides a review of recent research literature and the guidance available to agencies.

24/12/1998Research

Child sexual abusers (summary) [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.

24/12/1998Research

Deciding in children's interests (summary) [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.

24/12/1998Research

Dedicated resources: dedicated responses evaluation of the mental illness specific grant (summary) [Research Findings]

This study was undertaken to review those projects funded under the MISG.

24/12/1998Research

Delivering community care: initial implementation of care management in Scotland (summary) [Research Findings]

Res. prog. 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.

24/12/1998Research

Fostering good relations: a study of fostering and foster carers in Scotland. Interim report of a survey of foster carers (summary) [Research Findings]

Study of supply and retention of foster carers in Scotland

24/12/1998Research

Good practice in the use of licensing schemes for houses in multiple occupation in Scotland (summary) [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.

24/12/1998Research

Making it safe to speak? A study of witness intimidation and protection in Strathclyde (summary) [Research Findings]

Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative research, this study examined the extent and nature of witness intimidation in Strathclyde.

24/12/1998Research

Measuring competence in physical restraint skills in residential child care (summary) [Research Findings]

Research Document

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