The Scottish Government has issued guidance on ‘Building Community Resilience’, narrowly defined as: “Communities and individuals harnessing resources and expertise to help themselves prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies, in a way that complements the work of the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Community Safety
Community projects tackling crime
The Community Development Foundation (CDF) has published six case studies of community projects in England tackling crime, ranging from rehabilitating re-offenders to preventing youth anti-social behaviour. The projects were part of CDF’s Community action against crime: Innovation fund, a two-year … Continue reading
Safer Communities Awards 2013
The Scottish Community Safety Network (SCSN) has announced the launch of the Safer Communities Awards 2013. This year’s awards have four new categories which are: Innovative Media Campaign Early Intervention National Initiatives Prevention and Problem Solving. The closing date for … Continue reading
Alcohol, Drugs and our Communities
In 2007, volunteer community researchers were recruited to look at the impact of Alcohol on 16 communities in Glasgow. In response to this and other findings, by 2012 two of the three subdivisions of Glasgow had established multi-agency Ripple Effect … Continue reading
Publications from Go Well
Two open access journal articles present work on young people by members of the Go Well team. ‘Perceptions of antisocial behaviour and negative attitudes towards young people: focus group evidence from adult residents of disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods’ explores claims that … Continue reading
Redesigning the Community Justice System: consultation
This consultation paper sets out the Scottish Government’s proposals to redesign the community justice system. The three options are: Option A: An enhanced Community Justice Authority with changes to CJA membership and functions. Option B: A local authority model, where … Continue reading
