Blogs
27 July, 2026
Reassurance Over Fear: Why Community Safety Starts with Listening to Young People | Guest Blog
We’re pleased to share this guest blog from Vicki Ridley, Senior Development Officer for No Knives Better Lives at YouthLink…
27 July, 2026
Can I help you? Prevention, prolific offenders and the future of retail crime in Scotland | Guest Blog (Part 2 of 2)
We’re delighted to share part two of our guest blog series from Kevin Chase, who works with the Retail Crime…
17 June, 2026
A victimless crime? The reality of theft by shoplifting in Scotland | Guest Blog (Part 1 of 2)
We’re delighted to share this guest post from Kevin Chase, who works with the Retail Crime Task Force at Police…
5 January, 2026
Team Reflection: Looking Back at 2025, Looking Forward to 2026 | Blog
SCSN Team: Looking Back at 2025, Looking Forward to 2026 As we closed out 2025 and headed into the festive…
2 December, 2025
AI and Community Safety: Speculations on prospective risks and challenges | Guest Blog
AI and Community Safety: Speculations on prospective risks and challenges By Dr Shane Horgan, Associate Professor of Criminology, Edinburgh Napier…
17 June, 2025
Our Chief Officer on Private Policing | Blog
“The police are the public and the public are the police”. Policing cannot become a private industry, operating in the…