Policing after Lockdown: re-building relationships with the COVID Generation
The Define Project: Identifying best practices and learning outcomes from Police Scotland’s Define Pilot
Police Scotland CPD Evidence Report: An evidence-informed synthesis of continuing professional development needs and practices in relation to wellbeing, resilience, and retention within Police Scotland.
Legal Responses to Victims of Criminal Exploitation
Contemporary Challenges Faced by Police Officers in Scotland – A Focus on Body Worn Video
Good Practice in Transfer of Care: A Rapid Review
Emotional Labour & Public Protection Policing: The experience and impact of emotional labour on Police Scotland public protection police officers.
Implementing Anti-Racism in the Context of Policing: A Systematic Review – Zoe Morrison; Paul Miller; Myrtle Emmanual; Kenisha Linton-Williams
Developing Fingermarks on Circulated Scottish Banknotes – Benjamin J. Jones
Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland – Kirsteen Grant; Britta Heidl; Christof Backhaus; Diane Vincent
How Cross Service Collaboration Between Ambulance, Fire, and Policing Services Can Improve Community Safety: A systematic Review and Case Study of An Area Experiencing Significant Disadvantage – Nadine Dougall; Inga Heyman; Andrew Tatnell; Andrew Wooff; Stephen MacGillivray
Seldom Heard Communities Grant – Accounting For Complexities: An Intersectional Approach to Enhancing Police Practitioner Accountability, Legitimacy & Sustainable Reform – Julie Berg; Emily Mann
Seldom Heard Communities Grant – To Be Seen and Heard: Developing Photovoice as a Method for The Police to Engage with Young People in Under-Served Communities – Andrew James Williams; Katrina Wyatt; Jason Peter
Seldom Heard Communities Grant – The Role of Empathy in Police Contact with Young People from Disadvantaged Backgrounds: (Policing Young Care-Experienced And LGBTQI+ People) James Moir; Corinne Jola; David Scott; Jan Law
Seldom Heard Communities Grant – Inquiring Together: Collaborative Research with BAME Communities and Serving Officers – Jonathan Mendel; Kirsty Forrester; Karen McArdle
Seldom Heard Communities Grant – The Refugee and Asylum-Seeker Experiences, Trust, and Confidence with Police Scotland – Nicole Vidal; Bryony Nisbet
Trauma-Informed Training in Police Custody: A Qualitative Case Study – Karen Goodall; Zara Brodie; Caroline Lloyd; Karri Gillespie-Smith
Influence Policing: Strategic Communications, Digital Nudges, and Behavioural Change Marketing in Scottish and UK Preventative Policing – Ben Collier; James Stewart; Shane Horgan; Lydia Wilson; Daniel R. Thomas
The impact of COVID-19 on partnerships between police and GBV service providers in remote, rural and island communities in Scotland – Sarah Pedersen; Natascha Mueller-Hirth; Leia Miller
Improving Cybercrime Reporting in Scotland: A Systematic Literature Review – Juraj Sikra
Police Scotland and Local Government Collaborative Leadership Pilots – Kristy Docherty; Brigid Russell
Naloxone in Police Scotland: Pilot Evaluation – Peter Hillen; Elizabeth Speakman; Nadine Dougall; Inga Heyman; Jennifer Murray; Michelle Jamieson; Elizabeth Aston; Andrew McAuley
Rapid Research Project: Evidence Review into Public Experience and Confidence of Body Worn Video in a Policing Context – William Webster; Diana Miranda; Charles Leleux
The Special Constable in Scotland: Understanding the motivations, expectations and the role of the Special Constabulary within Police Scotland – Andrew Wooff; Graeme Dickson; Jamie Buchan
Moving Towards Trauma-Informed Policing: An Exploration of Police Officer’s Attitudes and Perceptions towards Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Karri Gillespie-Smith; ; Zara Brodie; Kimberly Collins; Kirsty Deacon; Karen Goodall
Evaluation of Extended Use and Deployment of Conductive Energy Devices (Tasers) to Non-Firearms Officers within Police Scotland – Ross Deuchar; Liz Frondigoun; Catherine Davidones
Evaluation of the Introduction of a Revised Armed Officer Operational Deployment Model – Ross Deuchar; Liz Frondigoun; Catherine Davidones
An Independent Assessment of the ‘Prevention First’ Crime Prevention Strategy in Ayrshire – Robert Smith; Liz Frondigoun; Denise Martin; Rosee Campbell; Linda Thomas
A Confident Approach in Responding to the Needs of Domestically Abused South Asian women – Laying the Foundations for Police Scotland 2026 Strategy – Elaine McLaughlin; Rhonda Wheate; Mhairi McGowan
2026 Policing Strategy – SIPR Evidence Review
First Responder Guide for Cybercrime and Digital Forensics – Miranda Alcock
Partners in Scrutiny: Local Police Scrutiny Arrangements in Scotland – Final Project Report – Alistair Henry; Ali Malik; Andy Aitchison
Landscape Review on Stop and Search in Scotland – Kath Murray
The Fife Division (Police Scotland) Stop and Search Pilot Evaluation: Findings and Recommendations – Megan O’Neil; Liz Aston; Agata Krause
Resilience and Well-Being in a Scottish Police Force – Midj Falconer; David A. Alexander; Susan Klein
PCSOs as the Paraprofessionals of Policing: Findings and Recommendations From a Research Project – Megan O’Neil
The Scottish Campus Officer – Past, Present, and Future – Liz Frondigoun; Robert Smith; Iain MacLeod
Managing Offenders – Doing things differently. An evaluation of Glasgow Community & Safety Services: Offender Management Programme – Liz Frondigoun; John Neilson
An Evaluation of the Positive Futures Programme – Neil Davidson; Liz Frondigoun
Evaluation of Scottish Police Performance Measurement and Reporting Systems (PMRS) – Ayotunde Aladejana; Himani Singhi
An Evaluation of a Pilot Project on ‘Intelligence-Orientated Neighbourhood Security Interviews’ (i-NSI) – Alexis Cran; Niall Hamilton-Smith; Simon Mackenzie
Policing: Connecting Evidence and Practice – Wesley G. Skogan; Larry W. Sherman; Nick Tilley; Betsy Stanko; Peter Neyroud
Police and Community Perceptions of the Operation and Impact of the Community Engagement Model in Fife – Nicholas Fyfe; Janine Hunter
An Evaluation of the Inverclyde Initiative – Liz Frondigoun; Gareth Addidle
An Evaluation of a Pilot An Analysis of Independent Custody Visiting in Scotland – Janine Hunter; Nicholas Fyfe; Martin Elvins
What Happens When Interviewers Ask Repeated Questions in Forensic Interviews With Children Alleging Abuse? – David La Rooy; Michael E. Lamb
Forensic Interviews with Children in Scotland: A Survey of Interview Practices Among Police – David La Rooy; Michael E. Lamb; Amina Memon
Report to the Scottish Government: Acquisition and retention of DNA and Fingerprint Data in Scotland – Jim Fraser
Provision of Healthcare and Forensic Medical Services in Tayside Police Custody Settings – Martin Elvins; Chuan Gao; John Hurley; Martyn Jones; Paul Linsley; Dennis Petrie