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Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Crime prevention: Understanding and addressing the underlying causes of crime
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Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Crime prevention: Understanding and addressing the underlying causes of crime
Are public awareness campaigns effective at reducing certain types of crime, for example, anti-social behaviour, cybercrime or domestic abuse? If so, what type of public awareness campaigns are the most effective?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Crime prevention: Understanding and addressing the underlying causes of crime
To what extent, and in what ways, are new and emerging factors at a societal level (e.g. covid recovery, the cost of living crisis, developments in technology and social media use) influencing crime victimisation and/or perpetration? What are the implications for prevention and intervention?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Crime prevention: Understanding and addressing the underlying causes of crime
How do the categories of ‘victim’ and ‘perpetrator’ overlap and shift across the life course in Scotland and what effect does this have on crime prevalence?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Crime prevention: Understanding and addressing the underlying causes of crime
What are the characteristics of those at greatest risk of experiencing and/or committing crime(s) in Scotland, and are there variations depending on the type of crime?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Crime prevention: Understanding and addressing the underlying causes of crime
What policies and interventions are most effective (for whom and in what circumstances) at reducing risk and enhancing protection from crime victimisation and /or offending? At which stages in an individual's life are interventions most effective?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Crime prevention: Understanding and addressing the underlying causes of crime
What are the most significant risk and protective factors for crime victimisation and/or offending in Scotland at each level of the ecological framework (societal, community, relationship and individual level) and how do factors at the different levels interact? Are there variations depending on the type of crime(s)?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
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