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Council publishes report on sentencing indecent images of children offences
The Council has today published a new literature review on offences involving indecent images of children (IIOC).
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Recruitment of advocate member
Advocates interested in assisting in the preparation of sentencing guidelines and the development of sentencing policy for the Scottish courts are being invited to apply to become the advocate member of the Scottish Sentencing Council.
Council publishes blog on domestic abuse legislation
In our latest blog, Scottish academics look at the new legislation on domestic abuse and how it fits into the legal landscape.
Forfar Problem-solving Court
Sheriff Jillian Martin Brown has written a blog about the problem-solving court in Forfar. In it she talks about the specialist approach the court takes to sentencing many of the women and young men convicted of summary (less serious) offences.