Questions from the Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services:
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
How is domestic abuse and the justice system experienced by victims with protected characteristics, marginalised groups and/or those experiencing intersectional multiple disadvantage? What are the implications of this for expanded understandings of domestic abuse, policy development, legislation and service delivery?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
How is the justice system’s response to experiences of tech facilitated- VAWG affected by understandings of the different forms of abuse, the law and victim experiences?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Human Trafficking and Exploitation
What are the merits of incorporating contextual safeguarding into Scotland’s child protection framework in order to address child criminal exploitation and how best could this be achieved?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Human Trafficking and Exploitation
What are the experiences of adult victims of criminal exploitation (including where these overlap with other forms of trafficking and exploitation) and their experiences of support and/or the justice system?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Violence Prevention
What interventions and policies are most effective at preventing and responding to community violence (including youth violence and violence in the evening economy) and repeat violence victimisation? What can Scotland learn from other jurisdictions?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025
Crime, Prevention & Specific Crime Types - Violence Prevention
To what extent and in what ways are new and emerging factors at a societal level (e.g. covid recovery, increases in the cost of living, developments in use of technology and social media) influencing community violence in Scotland, and what are the implications for prevention and intervention? What can Scotland learn from other jurisdictions and countries?
Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services, 2025