Questions from the Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services:
Justice Processes & Experiences - Courts, Cases, Representation & Legal Aid
To what extent does Independent Legal Advice for complainers in rape and attempted rape cases support complainers to give their best evidence and improve participation in the criminal justice system?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Justice Processes & Experiences - Courts, Cases, Representation & Legal Aid
With regard to Independent Legal Representation (ILR), what can we learn from international ILR models that would help to inform options for the Scottish delivery model and implementation considerations? How effective is ILR at increasing agency, minimising harm and re-traumatisation of represented complainers?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Justice Processes & Experiences - Courts, Cases, Representation & Legal Aid
What are the reasons for case attrition and what works to avoid it, for different case types? What are the impacts of case attrition on victims, particularly for serious violence, sexual abuse and domestic abuse cases?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Extremism and Counter-terrorism
What are the most effective approaches to prevent, tackle and mitigate extremism, radicalisation and terrorism-related risks in Scotland, whilst taking into account the reserved context of counter-terrorism policy? What works, for whom, and in what contexts? What impact do wider prevention and safeguarding strategies and approaches in Scotland have on extremism and radicalisation in Scotland?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Extremism and Counter-terrorism
What factors influence or are associated with extremism and radicalisation in Scotland, and how are these developing over time? What individuals or groups are most at risk of engaging in extremist/terrorism-related behaviour or being radicalised, and for what reasons?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Extremism and Counter-terrorism
How can evidence enhance our understanding of the nature and scale of extremism, radicalisation and terrorism-related risks in Scotland, and how these might evolve into the future?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Hate crime
What approaches and initiatives are effective in preventing hate crime (in general or against particular communities) and/or building community cohesion? What are the most effective approaches to measuring and monitoring the impact of interventions and approaches to prevent hate crime? What can Scotland learn from approaches in other jurisdictions?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Retail Crime
What are the underlying causes of retail crime at each level of the ecological framework (societal, community, relationship and individual level) and how do factors at the different levels interact?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Retail Crime
Who is affected by retail crime and what is the impact on workers, businesses and communities? What is the relationship between shoplifting and crimes against retail workers? How do experiences vary e.g. by locality and business size?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
What are the most effective ways for the justice system to identify and/or respond to those at risk of so-called ‘honour-based’ abuse and extended family abuse (e.g. the effectiveness of risk assessments)?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
What are the most effective approaches for reducing reoffending and/or escalation of offending by perpetrators of VAWG, taking account of the way in which technology is changing how VAWG is perpetrated?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025