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29/12/1998	People, Communities and Living	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	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	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	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	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	Health, well-being and care	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	Transport and infrastructure	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	Care and Social Work	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	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	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	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	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	Health, well-being and care	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	Care and Social Work	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	Health, well-being and care	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	People, Communities and Living	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	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	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	Health, well-being and care	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.
24/12/1998	People, Communities and Living	Monitoring of Retail Developments - Research Findings [Research Findings] This work was commissioned to provide advice on the design, content and implementation of a system to enable regular monitoring of retail development activity.
24/12/1998	Care and Social Work	Pathways to Welfare for Pakistani Elderly People in Glasgow - Research Findings [Research Findings] This research explored the patterns of welfare and mutual care of Pakistani elderly people and their families in Glasgow, with particular reference to use or lack of use of social work services.
24/12/1998	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	Pre-Trial Bail Services in Scotland: An Evaluation of Two Pilot Bail Information and Accommodation Schemes - Research Findings [Research Findings] This evaluates two pilot projects which were designed to provide independently verified information relating to the personal circumstances of bail applicants which would assist bail decisions.
24/12/1998	Health, well-being and care	Readiness to Practice: The Training of Social Workers in Scotland and their First Year in Practice - Research Findings [Research Findings] The findings described here set out the views and perceptions of 130 newly qualified social workers in Scotland about their training and their first year in work.
24/12/1998	People, Communities and Living	Research on the General Permitted Development Order and Related Mechanisms - Research Findings [Research Findings] The research was commissioned by The Scottish Office to review elements of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO).
24/12/1998	Care and Social Work	Residential Care in the Integration of Child Care Services - Research Findings [Research Findings] Research to identify the role of residential care in relation to other forms of child care provision.
24/12/1998	Environment	Scoping Study on E-coli 0157 in Water - Research Findings [Research Findings] The overall aims of the study were to identify gaps in current knowledge about the potential threats of E.coli 0157 to drinking water.
24/12/1998	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	Social Work and Criminal Justice: Community Based Throughcare - Research Findings [Research Findings] The aim of this study is to examine the process and outcomes of community-based throughcare.
24/12/1998	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	Social Work and Criminal Justice: Early Arrangements - Research Findings [Publication] It examines the initial responses of key criminal justice decision-makers and Scottish Office officials to early arrangements for policy implementation.
24/12/1998	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	Social Work and Criminal Justice: Probation - Research Findings [Publication] This study is part of the social research programme designed to evaluate policy implementation. It examines the process and outcomes of probation supervision.
24/12/1998	Crime, Law, Justice and Rights	Social Work and Criminal Justice: Sentencer Decision-Making - Research Findings [Research Findings] This study is part of the social research programme designed to evaluate policy implementation. It examines the impact of the policy on sentencer decision-making.

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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]

Monitoring of Retail Developments - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Pathways to Welfare for Pakistani Elderly People in Glasgow - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Pre-Trial Bail Services in Scotland: An Evaluation of Two Pilot Bail Information and Accommodation Schemes - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Readiness to Practice: The Training of Social Workers in Scotland and their First Year in Practice - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Research on the General Permitted Development Order and Related Mechanisms - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Residential Care in the Integration of Child Care Services - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Scoping Study on E-coli 0157 in Water - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Social Work and Criminal Justice: Community Based Throughcare - Research Findings [Research Findings]

Social Work and Criminal Justice: Early Arrangements - Research Findings [Publication]

Social Work and Criminal Justice: Probation - Research Findings [Publication]

Social Work and Criminal Justice: Sentencer Decision-Making - Research Findings [Research Findings]