Four legaltech startups to pitch to investors at Edinburgh hybrid event
Four Scottish legaltech startups will get a chance to pitch to investors and industry leaders on Thursday at a hybrid event in Edinburgh. The companies – Alta IP, Amiqus, Valla,…
Scottish courts to trial virtual reality for victims and witnesses in court proceedings
Scottish courts are embarking on a £500,000 project to trial the use of virtual reality technology – to help victims and witnesses prepare for giving evidence. People who take part…
New digital evidence sharing platform will free up police time and spare witnesses
A new £33m digital evidence sharing platform is set to transform the justice system in Scotland – freeing up police time and sparing witnesses from attending court as often. Dundee…
An introduction to the 3PO Project
3PO is a 3-year project funded by UKRI (EPSRC Grant Ref: EP/W032368/1) under the Strategic Priorities Fund. It is part of the REPHRAIN network, which is a Research Centre of…
Protecting citizens with integrated public safety solutions
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and ranks among the top 10 most liveable cities in the world. One key contributor to this achievement is the Zurich City Police….
Next generation cloud technology is transforming communications in policing
Policing is under pressure: demand is at unprecedented levels, crime is rising, public confidence is diminishing and resources are stretched. To top it all, a new wave of leaders in…
Pointing the finger – towards a future for biometrics in Scottish policing
Not all suspects tell the truth, and identifying individuals suspected of crimes prior to arrest relies on being able to cross-check information they give about themselves. Advances in technology now…
Technology can put police in the picture
Body-worn cameras (BWCs) are already a common feature of policing in the UK, although they are not widely used in Scotland. A research team that I led has produced an…
County lines drug dealers under threat from sophisticated forensic analytics techniques
‘County lines’ criminality – where city drug dealers establish dedicated mobile phone or other forms of ‘deal lines’ to supply and sell drugs to users in towns and rural areas,…
Slight decrease in public sector fraud levels in Scotland, according to new audit
The overall amounts of fraud, overpayments and error in the public sector in Scotland have reduced in the last two financial years. New figures from Audit Scotland show that of the 132 Scottish bodies…