Building safer communities: changing the focus of crime reduction strategies in Scotland
This AQMeN impact case study draws on research from the Crime and Victimisation programme and highlights the impact of the research findings which have influenced crime reduction strategies through the Scottish Government ‘Building Safer Communities’ Board. Professor Susan McVie has been a member of the Board since inception in 2013 and has used evidence from the AQMeN research to inform the development of new policies and practices aimed at reducing the number of victims of crime in Scotland by 2018, especially in the most deprived communities.