Partnership Updates

Report of the Commission on Women Offenders

The Commission on Women Offenders, established to examine how female offenders are dealt with in the criminal justice system, publishes its final report.

Community Justice Funding Review

Community Justice Funding Review Group developing options for a new funding framework and for the deployment of the Reducing Reoffending Change Fund

Butler Trust Awards 2012/13

Nominations invited for the 2012/13 Butler Trust Awards

Freedom of Information

South West Scotland CJA has adopted the Single Model Publication Scheme 2012, in its entirety. The adoption period runs until 31 May 2016.

A Better Life

Includem’s short-film about Steven, referred to Includem aged fourteen whilst in residential care. www.youtube.com/Includem2000

Interim National Performance Framework

Nationally the CJAs have agreed an Interim National Performance Framework which focuses on six indicators pending further work on performance as part of the second phase of the reducing reoffending programme.

Approaches to reduce re-offending

Audit Scotland to undertake detailed performance audit looking at how Scotland deals with people who persistently offend

Problem-Solving Community Justice

A recent lecture by Professor Eric Miller of Saint Louis University Law School, USA asks whether it is time for a radically different approach?

Justice Change Programme

Second edition of the Scottish Government’s Justice Change newsletter now available

Reducing Crime & Reoffending in Men, Women and Young People

Key Evidence on What Works
5.30pm, CJSW Community Payback Workshop, King St, Dumfries. DG2 9AN

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Scottish Government News