Category: Justice & Policing

The public strongly supports Police Scotland’s use of body worn cameras , a survey has revealed. Almost three quarters of Scots – 73 per cent – would feel “much safer”...

Scottish courts will maintain the use of remote jury centres for trials of accused persons despite the easing of Covid restrictions, it was announced this week. The specially-convened centres, which...

Armed cops will be kitted out with body worn cameras as part of beefed up security measures to protect international delegates attending the global climate change summit in Glasgow later...

An independent advisory group set up by the Scottish Parliament is working to identify potential issues arising from emerging technologies in policing, such as cyber kiosks or body-worn video. The...

An independent advisory group has been established by government to ensure the use of emerging technologies in operational policing is compatible with equality and human rights legislation. The new panel...

New government figures have revealed a sharp uplift in fraud cases since lockdown – the biggest rise in any crime category since the pandemic struck in March last year. According to the annual...

A Scottish tech company whose software helps law enforcement to find and block harmful content from online paedophiles and terrorists has secured £5m from investors to support its ‘ambitious global...

Digitalisation can tighten collaboration between local stakeholders and responsible authorities to extend the value of Community Safety Partnerships.  Introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) present...

Seven sheriff courts across Scotland are now running jury trials linked to remote jury centres, with the latest running at the Odeon cinema in Dundee. The nationwide rollout of a...