The recovery must be focused on victims to prevent disengagement, writes Martyn McLaughlin ...

From the impact on victims to interviews with high-profile criminal justice figures, The Scotsman’s series is looking at the ...

Part of Modern Studies Crime, law and the justice system When a young male in Scotland aged between 16 and 21 is sentenced to a period of imprisonment or is remanded by the court, he will ...

Ready to study abroad? Consider criminal justice's study abroad to Scotland Course. This short-term study abroad course explores crime and space throughout Scotland. Students will visit historic ...

Efforts to reduce severe delays in Scotland’s criminal justice system have been “too slow,” legal experts have warned, with victims of serious crimes waiting more than three years for verdicts. At the ...

‘Instant justice’ is not possible ... Operation Branchform hold-up Scotland’s most senior judge has said it appears there is a “hold-up” with the criminal investigation into the SNP ...

Thousands of criminal cases in Scotland have been abandoned over the past five years due to statutory time-bar limits and delays by police and reporting agencies, The Scotsman reports. The Crown ...

Police staff are at risk of job and pay cuts after Police Scotland’s decision to review its recruitment plan ahead of the National Insurance increase, Unison warned on Friday (February 21).

The replacement HMP Glasgow will open in 2028, three years later than originally planned.

But they warned that a lack of criminal defence lawyers will add to delays in bringing cases to trial. Lord Carloway also claimed he felt he'd been left "high and dry" by Scotland's justice ...

The Government of Scotland took a major step forward in facing up to its historic responsibility for climate change by launching an international Climate Justice Fund. Edinburgh, Scotland: The ...