Category: Policing • Page 5
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Whose views count? Losing sight of sex in the Police Scotland ‘Your Police’ survey
Introduction In a recent press article, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey police Lisa Townsend stated that police forces should collect data on both sex and gender identity....
25th August 2021
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The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: views from Scottish policing
Note: This blog was first published in September 2020 Introduction In April 2020 the Scottish Government published the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. The Bill aims to consolidate...
30th May 2021
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The thin blue line: What inadequate protection for freedom of expression means in practice (March 2021)
This blog summarises why the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill needs to provide clearer protection for freedom of expression than is currently proposed by the Scottish Government....
4th March 2021
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MBM statement on recording in the Scottish Criminal Justice System
Recorded crime statistics allows stakeholders, policy-makers and researchers to analyse and monitor offending trends, develop our understanding of offending behaviours, and to target resources and services. To ensure these...
3rd June 2019