Posts Tagged ‘children’
Children & Young People
Straight Out the Scheme — New Youth Work Resource This resource pack for practitioners working with young people on youth violence is from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Straight Out the Scheme was co-created with a group of young men from Glasgow — the ‘Wise Men’ — who have direct experience of violence,…
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This page contains a list of toolkits and resources published by our partners and stakeholder organisations in Community Safety. These are listed by topic. Alcohol & other Drugs Children & Young People Climate Crisis Co-Production Community Engagement Crime and Justice Cyber Crime/Security Evaluation & Evidence Home Safety LGBTI+ Older People Partnership Working Place Prevention Road…
Read MoreRelevant Publications
Page last updated: December 2025 Listed below are some relevant publications which impact on community safety and building safer communities in Scotland, organised by theme. Violence Prevention & Reduction Exclusion from School and Risk of Serious Violence: A Target Trial Emulation Study (2025) Safe Space? The past present and future of violence reduction in Scotland…
Read MoreActs and Bills
Acts and Bills Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Act 2025 Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 Children (Equal Protection from Assault)…
Read MoreContextual Safeguarding with Professor Carlene Firmin | Lunchtime Learning Summary
Summary of Key Learnings: Contextual Safeguarding with Professor Carlene Firmin What is Contextual Safeguarding? Contextual Safeguarding is an approach that recognises young people experience abuse and harm not just within families, but in the places they spend time and through their peer relationships. The framework focuses on creating safer conditions in schools, neighbourhoods, and peer…
Read MoreResource | Home Safety Map
Developed in partnership with RoSPA, this map illustrates research into common, avoidable hazards in our homes. It highlights tragic causes of injury and death, specific to pre-school children and adults over 65. This resource is for everyone but should be of particular interest to parents and carers. We want all citizens in Scotland, young and…
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