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Police officer quarterly strength statistics: 31 December 2022
Statistics on police officer quarterly strength, which gives the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed by Police Scotland.
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Justice Social Work Statistics in Scotland: 2021-22
This publication presents national-level information on justice social work activity in Scotland. It includes data on justice social work services and social work orders, as well as characteristics of the individuals involved.
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- Justice social work statistics
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Justice Analytical Services (JAS) Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report January 2023 edition
This report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities statistics. It is published with up to date statistics every month.
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Police recorded hate crime - characteristics: updated study
Updated information on the number of hate crimes recorded by the police in Scotland during 2020-21 and 2021-22. It also includes new details on the characteristics of hate crime, based on a random sample of cases recorded by the police in 2020-21.
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- Recorded crime in Scotland
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Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 - male victims' experiences of the criminal justice system: emerging findings
This report presents the findings from a survey which aimed to capture the views and experiences of male adult victims of domestic abuse, since the introduction of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 in April 2019.
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Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018: interim reporting requirement
Provides information gathered to fulfil (in part) the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 ‘Reporting Requirement’. It includes statistical information relating to progress and outcomes of domestic abuse cases in court and information about the experiences of victims/witnesses.
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Domestic abuse court experiences - perspectives of victims and witnesses: research findings
This research reports on 22 victims’ and witnesses’ experiences of court (including children and young people) since the introduction of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 in April 2019.
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Domestic abuse court experiences - perspectives of victims and witnesses: research findings - summary
Summarizes the key findings of an in-depth qualitative study on 22 victims’ and witnesses’ experiences of court since the introduction of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (DASA) in April 2019.
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Justice, Safety, and Support: What children and adults told researchers about the new law on domestic abuse
This leaflet was co-designed by children and young people and adult survivors. It provides a user-friendly summary of research on the new domestic abuse law (the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018).
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Jury trials - alternatives: evidence briefing
This evidence briefing, commissioned by the Consideration of a Time-Limited Pilot of Single Judge Rape Trials Working Group, aimed to support and inform the working group’s deliberations on the merits and challenges associated with alternatives to jury trials in cases of rape and attempted rape.