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  1. Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018: interim reporting requirement

    Provides information gathered to fulfil (in part) the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 ‘Reporting Requirement’. It includes statistical information relating to progress and outcomes of domestic abuse cases in court and information about the experiences of victims/witnesses.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    10 January 2023

  2. Domestic abuse court experiences - perspectives of victims and witnesses: research findings

    This research reports on 22 victims’ and witnesses’ experiences of court (including children and young people) since the introduction of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 in April 2019.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    10 January 2023

  3. Domestic abuse court experiences - perspectives of victims and witnesses: research findings - summary

    Summarizes the key findings of an in-depth qualitative study on 22 victims’ and witnesses’ experiences of court since the introduction of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (DASA) in April 2019.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    10 January 2023

  4. Justice, Safety, and Support: What children and adults told researchers about the new law on domestic abuse

    This leaflet was co-designed by children and young people and adult survivors. It provides a user-friendly summary of research on the new domestic abuse law (the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018).

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    10 January 2023

  5. Jury trials - alternatives: evidence briefing

    This evidence briefing, commissioned by the Consideration of a Time-Limited Pilot of Single Judge Rape Trials Working Group, aimed to support and inform the working group’s deliberations on the merits and challenges associated with alternatives to jury trials in cases of rape and attempted rape.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    09 January 2023

  6. Justice Analytical Services (JAS) Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report December 2022 edition

    This report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities statistics. It is published with up to date statistics every month.

    Type
    Statistics
    Date
    22 December 2022
    Part of:
    Safer communities and justice statistics monthly reports

  7. Land acquisition powers and land ownership restrictions in European countries: evidence review

    The research looks at how countries have changed their land ownership laws and the extent to which that complies with the right to property included in the European Convention on Human Rights.

    Type
    Research and analysis
    Date
    14 December 2022

  8. Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2021/22

    Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police in Scotland in 2021 to 2022.

    Type
    Statistics
    Date
    29 November 2022
    Part of:
    Domestic abuse in Scotland statistics

  9. Justice Analytical Services (JAS) Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: November 2022 edition

    This report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities statistics. It is published with up-to-date statistics every month.

    Type
    Statistics
    Date
    24 November 2022
    Part of:
    Safer communities and justice statistics monthly reports

  10. Recorded Crime in Scotland: year ending September 2022

    Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland in the year ending September 2022, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.

    Type
    Statistics
    Date
    22 November 2022
    Part of:
    Recorded crime in Scotland
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