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British crime survey Scotland: a Scottish Office social research study (1981).
British Crime Survey, 1988 : Scottish Data.British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service (BOPCRIS) site. Summary only.
The Scottish Crime Survey 1993: First Results.UK Data Archive. Abstract only.
The 1996 Scottish Crime Survey: First Results.Anderson, S and Leitch, S (1994) Scottish Office Crime and Criminal Justice Research Findings No.1
The 2000 Scottish Crime Survey: First ResultsThe MVA Consultancy (1997) Scottish Office Crime and Criminal Justice Research Findings No 16
The 2000 Scottish Crime Survey: Overview ReportMVA Ltd (200?) Scottish Office Crime and Criminal Justice Research Findings No. 51
Scottish Crime Survey 2003MVA Ltd (2002) The Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Scottish Crime and Victimisation SurveyMcVie, S. Campbell, S. Lebov, K (2004) The Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey: Calibration Exercise: A Comparison of Survey MethodologiesCampbell, S. (2004) The Scottish Executive Criminal Justice Research Unit. In June 2004 the Scottish Crime Survey was re-launched as the Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey. This paper explains the changes in methodology and sample size, and gives information for participants.
Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey 2004 - Calibration ExerciseHope, S. (2005) MORI Scotland. This paper compares the face-to-face methodology adopted by the Scottish Crime Surveys since 1993 with the telephone interview approach of the Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey (see Campbell above). It concludes that there are difficulties with the telephone survey including issues relating to sample bias.
Hope, S. (2006) MORI Scotland. Research Findings from the Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey (SCVS) 2004 Calibration Exercise.
Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey 2006 - Main Findings
BMRB Social Research. Scottish Government (2007). "The SCVS is a survey of the Scottish population and provides an estimate of crime and victimisation. In addition the survey also asks respondents attitudinal questions of interest to the Scottish Criminal Justice system."
Use Of Controlled Drugs in Scotland: Findings from the 1993 Scottish Crime Survey.Farrell, G Pease, K (1997). Applied Criminology Group University of Huddersfield Holmfirth Police Station Holmfirth West Yorkshire. Report to the Scottish Office .
Drug misuse in Scotland Findings from the 1993 and 1996 Scottish Crime Surveys.Hammersley, R. (1994) Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Attitudes Towards Crime, Victimisation and the Police in Scotland: A Comparison of White and Ethnic Minority Views .Anderson, S. Social Research Unit, System Three; Frischer, M. University of Keele. (1997) Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
The Police and Public in Scotland: An analysis of data from the British and Scottish Crime Surveys 1982-1996.Ditton, J. The Scottish Centre for Criminology Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Research on Repeat Victimisation in Scotland: Final Report.Scottish Executive Central Research Unit Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Research on Repeat Victimisation in Scotland: Research Findings.Shaw,M. Pease, K. Applied Criminology Group, University of Huddersfield (2000). Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Drug Misuse in Scotland: Findings from the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey.Shaw,M. Pease, K. Applied Criminology Group, University of Huddersfield (2000). Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Vehicle Crime in Scotland: Findings from the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey.Scottish Executive
The 2000 Scottish Crime Survey: Analysis of the Ethnic Minority Booster Sample.MVA (2002) Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Housebreaking in Scotland: Findings from the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey.Clark, I. Leven, T. MVA (2002) Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Domestic Violence: Findings from the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey.MVA (2000) Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Young People and Crime in Scotland: Findings from the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey.Scottish Executive Central Research Unit (2000)
Impact of crime on victims: Findings from the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey.Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Social focus on deprived areasIngram, D. (2000) Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
Drug Misuse in Scotland: Findings from 2004 Scottish Crime and Victimisation SurveyScottish Executive (September 2005). Chapter 10 of this publication looks at crime survey and scottish household survey statistics for areas identified by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and makes comparisons between these and the rest of Scotland.
Domestic Abuse in Scotland: Findings from the 2003 and 2004 Scottish Crime SurveysScottish Executive (July 2006). This report presents findings from a self-completion questionnaire on drug misuse which was administered as part of the 2004 Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey.
Statistics Commission: Crime Statistics: User Perspectives (September 2006)Scottish Executive (February 2007). This report presents nationally representative findings of a self-completion questionnaire, included in the 2003 Scottish Crime Survey and the 2004 Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey, which asked about experience of domestic abuse.
A major research project reviewing crime statistics throughout the UK, although with the primary focus on England and Wales. Calls for comparability of UK national crime statistics. Of particular interest is Appendix 6 in which key differences between the UK national (England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) statistics are identified.
Drugs Misuse in Scotland: Findings From the 2006 Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey
Matthew Brown and Keith Bolling, BMRB Social Research. Scottish Government. (2007) "The SCVS drugs report is based on data from the self-completing section of the SCVS questionnaire. It looks to estimate the prevalance of illicit drug taking in the general population."
Becky Hamlyn & Matthew Brown, BMRB Social Research. Scottish Government (2007) "Findings from the partner abuse self completion section of the survey which asks about experience of domestic abuse ever and in the past year."
UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).
The results of the fifth survey conducted in 2004-5 will be published later this year. Scotland participates as a separate jurisdiction.
Anderson, S. (1999) Crime Statistics and the 'Problem of Crime' in Scotland. In Duff, P and Hutton, N. (eds) (1999) Criminal Justice in Scotland. Ashgate. Aldershot.
Coleman, C. Moynihan. J. (1996) Understanding crime data: haunted by the dark figure. Open University Press.