Category: Justice & Policing

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…

Police have signalled a willingness to devise a code of practice to help build ‘public trust and confidence’ in the use of drone technology, a senior officer has told the Scottish Parliament. Police Scotland has…

When jurors enter the solemn surrounds of a courtroom in Scotland today, centuries old sandstone edifices and wood panelling have largely given way to steel and glass, covered up popcorn…

Scotland’s Sheriff civil courts will be able to conduct hearings, debates, evidential and Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) cases virtually from today. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has been rolling out…

Scotland’s Sheriff civil courts will be able to conduct hearings, debates, evidential and Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) cases virtually from today. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has been rolling out…

A fraud specialist sits at his computer, pondering the next move in his current investigation. Advanced analytics tools can provide the insight investigators need to work smarter and catch criminals…

Digital technology should be part of a ‘basket of measures’ to help clear a backlog of cases in Scotland’s courts – which could take up to 10 years to complete…

A national centre of excellence is to be established by Police Scotland as part of a new strategy to combat the rising tide of cybercrime. Fifty specially trained officers and…