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.
Community Justice Next Steps
The Council’s advocate member, Stephen O’Rourke, recently attended the Next Steps conference organised by Holyrood Events which focused on how community justice partners can work to reduce offending and strengthen communities. Here, he looks at the issues most relevant to sentencing.
Glasgow Drug Court
The Glasgow Drug Court has held its first ‘graduation’. Here, Sheriff Lindsay Wood explains what led up to this momentous event.
Sentencing guidelines
As the Council begins work on its first sentencing guideline topics, it must also decide what format these guidelines should take. Principal Research Officer Andrew Bell has been looking at styles from around the world to see how they operate.
Prison visits
Council members visited HM Young Offenders’ Institution, Polmont and HM Prison, Low Moss to find out more about what happens after offenders are sentenced to time in custody.