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Publications Research Papers and reports Annual Reports of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research Annual Lectures of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research SIPR Briefings - short expert reviews on a range of subjects Scottish policing and policy transfer: devloping a sustainable model of community policing in Sri Lanka Bruce Milne and Gordon Thomson, Scottish Police College, discuss a three-year training programme. - Entered March 2012 [59.1Kb] Developing the role of the police Early Intervention Officer Rob Smith, Aberdeen Business School, discusses how the new role fits into the community policing portfolio alongside other specialisms, many of which are under threat in the current economic climate. - Entered December 2010 [80Kb] An evaluation of the Priority Crime Unit in Central Scotland Police An independent Report on "Mixed Economy Policing" by Dr Kenneth Scott and Dr Peter Sproat, University of the West of Scotland - Entered January 2010 [53.5Kb] Capitalising on 'Lean' methodology as a management tool in the Scottish Police Service Nick Parker (Management Consultant to the Criminal Justice Sector) and Rob Smith (Aberdeen Business School) discuss the concept of 'Lean' as a means of eliminating waste, and providing a quality service through continuous improvement. - Entered, December 2009 [62.9Kb] User satisfaction with police services Hayley Kelly, Research Oficer with the Grampain Police Research Unit, proposes a new approach to how we consider and carry out engagement with our communities - Entered, November 2009 [77Kb] Humble leadership in the police service Rob Smith, Aberdeen Business School, continues his series examining different forms of leadership. - Entered, June 2009 [55.7Kb] Adopting 'agile leadership' in the police service Rob Smith, Aberdeen Business School, makes a proposal for the adoption of an enhanced level of team working within the service facilitated via a form of visionary leadership known as 'Agile Leadership'. - Entered, August 2008 [90.8Kb] Assessing the quality of interviews with children alleging sexual abuse in Scotland David La Rooy, University of Abertay, argues that the key to successful prosecution of child sexual abuse lies in the quality of vicrtim interviews. - Entered, May 2008 [51.4Kb] Exploring the policing-entrepreneurship nexus Robert Smith, Robert Gordon University, discusses how aspects of entrepreneurship theory can be applied in a practical context to policing as a transformational practice. - Entered, January 2008 [78.9Kb] Policing in a European Context Maria O'Neill, Abertay University, reviews an EU framework for cross border crime investigation and enforcement. - Entered, December 2007 [39.1Kb] Identifying the challenges, lessons learned and good practices for effective policing with communities in fragile and conflict-affected states Georgina Sinclair & Maureen Brown, SIPR Associates / SEI; Supt Alan Gibsonson, Police Scotland - Entered, June 2016 [126.2Kb] Partners in scrutiny. Briefing note 2: Three Local Scrutiny Committees Alistair Henry, Ali Malik & Andy Aitchison, University of Edinburgh - Entered, March 2016 [109.7Kb] Partners in scrutiny. Briefing note 1: mapping local scrutiny arrangements in Scotland Alistair Henry, Ali Malik & Andy Aitchison, University of Edinburgh - Entered, February 2016 [444.5Kb] Stop and search Fife Division pilot evaluation - published with 19 recommendations. Megan O'Neill (Dundee) and Liz Aston (Edinburgh Napier) - Entered, June 2015 [2Mb] Human trafficking and online networks Dr Jonathan Mendel, University of Dundee & Dr Kiril Sharapov, Glasgow Caledonian University - Entered, August 2014 International police assistance: democracy, politics and culture Andy Aitchison, University of Edinburgh; Jarrett Blaustein, Aberystwyth University; Benjamin Himmler, Centre for International Peace Operations, Berlin & Liam O'Shea, University of St Andrews - Entered, March 2014 [138.7Kb] Developing an evidence-base for local policing in Scotland Dr Elizabeth Aston, Edinburgh Napier University & Professor Kenneth Scott, University of the West of Scotland - Entered, August 2013 [62.5Kb] Reforming Police Structures: A Review of UK and International Evidence Jonathan Mendel & Nicholas Fyfe, University of Dundee - Entered, June 2012 [115.2Kb] Police and Community Perceptions of the Operation and Impact of the Community Engagement Model in Fife [SUMMARY] Janine Hunter & Nicholas Fyfe, University of Dundee - Entered, June 2012 [132.7Kb] Reports and Papers by SIPR-funded staff, PDRAs and PhD students, and Practitioner Fellows A confident approach in responding to the needs of domestically abused South Asian women – Laying the foundations for Police Scotland 2026 Strategy by Dr Elaine McLaughlin, Dr Rhonda Wheate and Mhairi McGowan, University of Strathclyde. This research was funded by a SIPR Small Grant. Grateful thanks are extended to the University of Strathclyde Law School, Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid and Community Safety Glasgow. The research team would especially like to thank the 15 brave women who participated in the study - December 2018 [368.6Kb] An Independent Assessment of the ‘Prevention First’ Crime Prevention Strategy in Ayrshire. FULL REPORT Research Report commissioned by Police Scotland and the Ayrshire Councils : FULL REPORT. Professor Robert Smith, Dr Liz Frondigoun, Dr Denise Martin,
Dr Ross Campbell & Linda Thomas, University of the West of Scotland - 05/12/2018 [6.9Mb] An Independent Assessment of the ‘Prevention First’ Crime Prevention Strategy in Ayrshire. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Research Report commissioned by Police Scotland and the Ayrshire Councils : Executive Summary. Professor Robert Smith, Dr Liz Frondigoun, Dr Denise Martin,
Dr Ross Campbell & Linda Thomas, University of the West of Scotland - 05/12/2018 [272.5Kb] Policing domestic abuse in Scotland: a social constructionist approach. This research summary, w ritten by Katarzyna Prusak, MRes Student under the supervision of Dr Stuart Waiton, Abertay University, highlights findings from a Master’s research project that examined the origins and consequences of a specific crime control strategy in Scotland, namely the use of pro-arrest policies with relation to domestic abuse incidents. - September 2018 [87.9Kb] Police reform and public confidence in Scottish policing: 2012 to 2015 Drawing on data from the SSA surveys, this research project examined public confidence in Scottish policing between 2012 and 2015, together with public awareness of police reform. This Report was written by Dr Kath Murray. - 01/03/2018 [430.8Kb] Review of Evidence: What effect do enforcement-orientated and engagement-orientated methods of visible policing have on public confidence? This Review, by Dr Yvonne Hail, Dr Liz Aston, and Dr Megan O'Neill, aims to establish the current evidence base in relation to how different methods used in visible policing have different impacts on public confidence. The project was funded by SIPR as part of the Police-Community Relations Collaborative Fund Competition in 2017. - 22 August 2018 [258.3Kb] Steering from the centre: The Scottish Police Authority and police governance in Scotland Dr Ali Malik - Entered, November 2017 [83.6Kb] Measuring risk and efficiency in Police Scotland custody settings: a pilot study Dr Andy Wooff, Edinburgh Napier University & Dr Martin Elvins, University of Dundee - Entered, June 2017 [311.6Kb] Local policing in transition: examining the impacts and implications of police reform in Scotland Dr Yvonne Hail, Edinburgh Napier University - Entered, June 2017 [70Kb] Creating a proficiency scale for scene examination in Scotland Dr Amanda Martindale & Gala Morozova, University of Edinburgh; Prof Dave Collins, University of Central Lancashire - Entered, March 2017 [115Kb] Partners in scrutiny: local police scrutiny arrangements in Scotland Final project report. Alistair Henry, Ali Malik & Andy Aitchison, University of Edinburgh - Entered, April 2016 [615.6Kb] Evaluating trends in fire fatalities for Scotland Professor Niamh Nic Daeid, University of Dundee - Entered, March 2016 [1.7Mb] An 'epistocratic' approach to police governance Ali Malik, University of Edinburgh - Entered, February 2016 [95.5Kb] Landscape Review on Stop and Search in Scotland Dr Kath Murray, University of Edinburgh. This report presents a landscape review of key findings and themes in the existing academic literature on stop and search, and relates these to the direction of police policy and practice in Scotland. The report was commissioned by the Scottish Police Authority, via the Scottish Institute for Policing Research, and produced with the support of Police Scotland's stop and search Research and Evaluation Operational Review Group (RE-ORG) and partners - Entered, January 2016 [1.2Mb] Dual reports of domestic abuse made to the police in Scotland: a summary of findings from a pilot research study Dr Oona Brooks & Deborah Kyle, University of Glasgow - Entered, May 2015 [144.1Kb] Accelerating professional judgement & decision making expertise: Feedback and scenario-based training in crime scene examination Dr Amanda Martindale, University of Edinburgh & Prof Dave Collins, University of Central Lancashire - Entered, May 2015 [103.9Kb] South Asian women's experience of family abuse: exploring the police response Nughmana Mirza, University of Edinburgh - Entered, February 2015 [90.4Kb] The impact of assets-based community integration initiatives in Scottish and Danish locations Professor Ross Deuchar, UWS & Tony Bone, Police Scotland - Entered, January 2015 [118.9Kb] Interagency adult support and protection practice of police and health and social care professionals : a realistic evaluation approach. Lead author: Dr Sundari Joseph, Robert Gordon University and University of Aberdeen. - Entered, January 2015 [235.3Kb] Local policing in Scotland: three pre-reform case-studies Dr Elizabeth Aston, Edinburgh Napier University & Professor Kenneth Scott, University of the West of Scotland - Entered, July 2014 [93.4Kb] Police-Public Consultation Forums in Edinburgh Diarmaid Harkin, University of Edinburgh - Entered, June 2014 [78.1Kb] Resilience and well-being in a Scottish Police Force Midj Falconer, David Alexander & Susan Klein, Robert Gordon University - Entered, February 2014 [771.6Kb] PCSOs as the Paraprofessionals of Policing: findings and recommendations from a research project Dr Megan O'Neill, SIPR, University of Dundee - Entered, February 2014 [893.5Kb] Detection of mephedrone and other 'legal high' drugs in biological fluids Alanna De Korompay, Karen Anne Kerr & Sunella Lakshmi Brahma, Scottish Police Authority - Entered, November 2013 [62.7Kb] Managing Offenders - Doing things differently. An evaluation of Glasgow Community & Safety Services: Offender Management Programme. Dr Liz Frondigoun (GCU) with John Neilson - Entered, October 2013 [6.6Mb] Tackling the illicit commercial exploitation of children off campus - A case study Dr Robert Smith and Dr Liz Frondigoun (GCU) - Entered, September 2013 [90.7Kb] Listening to alternative perspectives on rural crime and criminality Robert Smith & Audrey Laing, RGU - Entered, September 2013 [73.4Kb] The Scottish Campus Officer - Past, Present and Future Dr Liz Frondigoun (GCU) and Dr Robert Smith and Dr Iain MacLeod (RGU) - Entered, June 2013 [3.2Mb] Geographies of Missing People Olivia Stevenson and Hester Parr (Glasgow University); Nick Fyfe (SIPR / Dundee University); and Penny Woolnough (Police Scotland) - Entered, June 2013 [3Mb] Tackling Youth Crime,Violence & Disorder: A Partnership Approach DCI John Paterson, Fulbright Scottish Police Research Fellow - Entered, April 2013 [2Mb] Provision of healthcare and forensic medical services in Tayside police custody settings Martin Elvins, Chuan Gao, John Hurley, Martyn Jones, Paul Linsley and Dennis Petrie - Entered, April 2013 [746.7Kb] Police liaison with protest groups Craig Menzies, Robert Gordon University / Scottish Police College - Entered, January 2013 [206Kb] An evaluation of a pilot project on 'Intelligence-orientated Neighbourhood Security Interviews' (i-NSI) Alexis Cran, Niall Hamilton-Smith & Simon Mackenzie (Strathcyde Police, Stirling and Glasgow Universities - Entered, November 2012 [1.1Mb] Research Summary: Evaluation of the Strathclyde Extended Deployment of Taser Pilot Professor Kenneth Scott, University of the West of Scotland - Entered, October 2012 [51.8Kb] Research Summary: Evaluation of Scottish Police Performance Measurement and Reporting Systems (PMRS) Ayotunde Aladejana & Himani Singhi, University of Strathclyde - Entered, October 2012 [66.1Kb] Evaluation of Scottish Police Performance Measurement and Reporting Systems (PMRS) [FULL MSc REPORT] Ayotunde Aladejana & Himani Singhi, University of Strathclyde - Entered, October 2012 [1.9Mb] An evaluation of the Positive Futures Programme Dr Neil Davidson & Dr Liz Frondigoun, Glasgow Caledonian University - Entered, July 2012 [1.7Mb] Police and Community Perceptions of the Operation and Impact of the Community Engagement Model in Fife [FULL REPORT] Nicholas Fyfe & Janine Hunter, University of Dundee - Entered, June 2012 [1018.1Kb] Practice Notes: Tackling youth gang issues on campus - a case study Robert Smith, RGU & Liz Frondigoun, Glasgow Caledonian University - Entered, November 2011 [95.6Kb] Storytelling through blogging: a knowledge management and therapeutic tool in policing Simon Burnett, Sarah Pederson & Rob Smith, RGU - Entered, September 2011 [58Kb] Research Summary: Take control - a road safety education evaluation Hayley Kelly et al, Grampian Police - Entered, September 2011 [62Kb] Research Summary: Rural policing: understanding police knowledge and practice in rural communities Professor Tara Fenwick, Dr. Richard Dockrell, Dr. Bonnie Slade & Ian Roberts, University of Stirling; Professor Nicholas Fyfe, University of Dundee - Entered, September 2011 [62.1Kb] Research Summary: Exploring the relationship between performance management and community policing Diarmaid Harlin, University of Edinburgh - Entered, September 2011 [69.9Kb] Evaluation of plusone mentoring Matej Blazek, Donna Marie Brown, Fiona M. Smith & Lorraine van Blerk - Entered, June 2011 [1.4Mb] Research Summary: Scottish Police Leadership Development Janette McCrae, Senior Careers Development Service & Angela Wilson, Tayside Police - Entered, May 2011 [282.9Kb] Research Summary: A public health approach to the evaluation of the Glasgow Community Initiative to Reduce Violence Laura Burns, Damien Williams & Peter Donnelly, University of St Andrews - Entered, March 2011 [62.4Kb] Research Summary: Hostage and crisis incidents: an evidence-based analysis to inform police negotiator training provision Professor David Alexander, The Robert Gordon University - Entered, March 2011 [216.5Kb] Research Summary: Policing vulnerability? The impacts and implications of no cold calling zones in Angus Andrew Wooff, University of Dundee & Brian Smith, Senior Trading Standards Officer, Angus Council - Entered, February 2011 [89.5Kb] An Analysis of Independent Custody Visiting in Scotland Janine Hunter, Nicholas Fyfe & Martin Elvins - Entered December 2010 [1.2Mb] An Evaluation of the Inverclyde Initiative Liz Frondigoun and Gareth Addidle, Glasgow Caledonian University - Entered, June 2010 [4.3Mb] Forensic interviews with children in Scotland: A survey of interview practices among police. by David La Rooy, University of Abertay, et al. - Entered, May 2010 Research Summary: A comparative study of Scottish Police Boards Philip Etherson, University of Strathclyde - Entered, January 2010 [242.1Kb] A call for the integration of 'Biographical Intelligence' into the National Intelligence Model Dr Robert Smith, Robert Gordon University [Published in: Policing 2009; doi: 10.1093/police/pap006] - Entered, May 2009 [63.1Kb] Research Summary: Policing the night-time economy in Scottish towns and cities Neil Davidson, University of Dundee - Entered, May 2009 [316.5Kb] Research Summary: People with a mild learning disability and the construction of facial composites Julie Gawrylowicz, University of Abertay - Entered, May 2009 [46.8Kb] Research Summary: Obtaining best evidence from young eyewitnesses: investigating changes in practice following the Vulnerable Witness (Scotland) Bill Dr Catriona Havard, University of Aberdeen - Entered, May 2009 [51.3Kb] Report to the Scottish Government: Acquisition and retention of DNA and fingerprint data in Scotland. Professor Jim Fraser, University of Strathclyde - Entered, October 2008 [343.5Kb] Protecting your business: business needs survey results, July 2008. Chief Inspector Amanda McGrath, Lothian and Borders Police - Entered, September 2008 [327.3Kb] Building Safer Communities: An Evaluation of the Enhanced Policing Plan in the Shettleston, Ballieston and Greater Easterhouse area of Glasgow. Liz Frondigoun, Jan Nicholson, Annette Robertson, and Siobhan Monigatti, Glasgow Caledonian University - Entered, August 2008 [28.2Kb] Building Safer Communities - Executive Summary of the above document - August 2008 [906.4Kb] The Scottish Institute for Policing Research : a model for Knowledge Exchange T D Heilbronn, N R Fyfe & P M Wilson (2008). XV World Congress of the International Society for Criminology, Barcelona, July 2008. - Entered, June 2008 [98.6Kb]
