Tag: Violence

Can Scotland shake off its violent reputation?

AQMeN Blogs, Crime and Victimisation

AQMeN Director Professor Susan McVie explores Scotland’s reputation as ‘the most violent country in the developed world’ in this blog post. Drawing on figures from the Scottish Government Homicide in Scotland 2014-15 bulletin, together with data from the 2012/13 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, AQMeN research on crime and victimisation and a number of international and UK comparative studies, Professor

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Are crime statistics and surveys hiding the real extent of domestic forms of violence?

Crime and Victimisation, Journal Articles

In this edition of Scottish Justice Matters, Professor Susan McVie explores whether current methodological approaches to recording crime reflect the true reality of domestic violence rates in Scotland. Read the article in full. Journal: Scottish Justice Matters Edition:June 2016 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Pages: 36-37 ISSN: 2052-7950

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