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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OBJECTIVES REVIEW
PROPOSALS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS IN THE SCOTTISH CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

ANNEX G - CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OBJECTIVES REVIEW : REPORT ON QUALITATIVE RESEARCH WITH PRACTITIONERS (FINAL REPORT)

CONTENTS

1. Introduction

Background
Methodology
Note on the presentation of data
Structure of the report

2. Intra-agency perspectives

Overview: dissatisfaction and commitment
'What it needs is cash and commitment': Calls for improved staffing and resourcing
'Who does a young cop learn from on a shift with eight probationers?': Level of experience within the staff group
Increased workload and scrutiny
Criticism of senior management
Injustice and inefficiency: Frustration with the operation of the criminal justice system as a whole
Key points

3. Inter-agency perspectives

'We get the flak for their mistakes': Blame culture and the failure of organisational empathy
Specific sources of tension in bilateral relationships
Local cultures
Breaking down the barriers: inter-agency communication in practice
'Until they come on board…':The actual and potential role of the judiciary in the management of the courts
Key points

4. Aims, objectives and targets

Perceptions of mission statements and high-level objectives
Sacrificing quantity to quality?: the role of quantitative targets
'They have theirs, we have ours': Perceptions of the relationship between agencies' objectives
A common purpose?: Towards overarching aims, objectives and targets
Key points

5. Conclusions

Practitioner recognition of the need for greater integration
Defining the criminal justice system and its overarching aims, objectives and targets
Reconciling independence and inter-dependence
Promoting cultural change

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