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by Alasdair Mathers, Community Planning Managers Network member Any views expressed here are personal and do not represent the views of my employer, or of the community planning managers network for Scotland of which I am a member. Firstly, can I thank SCSN for inviting me to write a short piece on, as it was put to...
Our Question of the Month for November came from Leah Lockhart, a freelance design researcher and facilitator, and was based around our digital and cyber themed newsletter. We asked whether people agreed or disagreed with the following statement: With regard to transformation, it is important for digital to be resourced and developed as a specialist...
Reproduced on our website with the permission of RoSPA. You can find the original article here. “In serving the best interests of children, we serve the best interests of all humanity.” (Carol Bellamy, Former Executive Director of UNICEF). In April 2019, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon committed to passing a law by 2021 that would...
Have you ever thought… … I know my work is helping change attitudes about home safety but I’m only reporting on numbers of people I talk to. I don’t think it shows the full picture. … I’m not sure what I could be measuring to show the difference I am making! … When reporting on...
Our Question of the Month last month related to our Fireworks and Bonfire Night themed newsletter. We asked: Should support from the Community Planning Partnership be provided to community groups to put on organised bonfire/fireworks displays? 56% of respondents said Yes (9 votes) 38% of respondents said No (6 votes) 6% of respondents weren’t sure....
Our November 2019 newsletter was themed on Digital and Cyber and so we interviewed Leah Lockhart, a freelance design researcher and facilitator, about her thoughts on all things digital – including digital resilience and Digital First. You can also view a video interview with Leah on our Youtube channel here. The Carnegie Trust recently produced...
The last month or so has been pretty exciting for those of us with a keen interest in data and research with a lot of publications relevant to safer communities. The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) published a report ‘Taking Stock of Violence in Scotland Report’ which compiles the wealth of research...
The Scottish Community Safety Network were able to showcase our Measuring What Matters framework at the recent EU-Safety conference in Luxembourg. The Conference, held by the Luxembourg Institute of Health and EuroSafe, was focused on research which enhances the impact of strategies and actions and included a range of presentations, workshops and discussions on preventing...
Is it time for a new dialogue on antisocial behaviour? – FSF 2020 event The Scottish Community Safety Network (SCSN) is the national forum for officers who are responsible for the strategic development of community safety at both local and national level, in the private, public and voluntary sector. We are the strategic voice for...
From September 24-28 this year, I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to visit Prague through Elevate, a Public Social Partnership (PSP) working to get people in recovery from substance use back into employment. When I tried to write this blog, I was running at four pages and not even half way through!...