Spotlight on sentencing
From time to time, we feature relevant guest blogs from interested organisations and individuals. These blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Scottish Sentencing Council, but can add to the broader discussion and debate of issues around sentencing. If you would like to contribute a guest blog, please email us or use our contact form.
How research shapes Scotland's sentencing guidelines
Dr Nicole Vidal, Principal Research Officer at the Council, provides a unique insight into how research helps to create effective sentencing guidelines.
From Bucharest to Scotland: Key Insights from EUROCRIM 2024
In this blog, the Council’s Senior Research Officer, Hannah Downey, discusses her recent visit to 2024’s European Society of Criminology conference.
Community Justice Scotland: New training course for people involved in the delivery of unpaid work
Community Justice Scotland’s Learning, Development and Innovation Lead James Murphy explains the importance of training front line workers to support people completing Community Payback Orders.
Scottish Sentencing Council visit to HMP Greenock and the Risk Management Authority
As part of its commitment to engage with and understand the broader justice system, the Council was delighted to be able to return to visiting justice partners with a visit to HMP Greenock and the Risk Management Authority at the start of December. The Council was able to meet with Scottish Prison Service staff and prisoners while touring the prison, and was given insight into the challenges facing the SPS and the RMA by senior leaders from both organisations.
Blog by Ryan Kelly MSYP
The Scottish Sentencing Council held a consultation workshop on the sentencing of young people at the Scottish Youth Parliament’s 70th National Sitting on 27th October 2019. Ryan Kelly, Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) for Coatbridge and Chryston, helped to facilitate the workshop gives his thoughts about the event.