Research reports
Recent years have seen ever increasing numbers of children being referred to the Children's Reporter. For some of these children, this was not an appropriate or effective response to their needs, as they did not need compulsory measures of supervision. Government and agencies involved in the Children's Hearings System recognised this and set up initiatives to help address this. SCRA is evaluating the impact of these initiatives on referrals to the Reporter.
Interim report on the Monitoring of Non-Offence Pre-Referral Activity to the Reporter (214 kb)
This research was carried out to learn more about the backgrounds of children who have received Movement Restriction Conditions (MRCs) and the reasons for this, and to analyse the decision-making process within the Children's Hearings System leading up to the MRC being made.
Movement Restriction Conditions in the Children's Hearings System (443 kb)
This research looks at trends in the children identified as persistent young offenders, specifically the gender, age and local authority areas and how long the children continued to meet the persistent young offender definition.
Persistent Young Offenders (443 kb)This research follows on from the Scottish Governments’s evaluation of the Fast Track Children’s Hearings Pilot.
Further Down the Track (378 kb)
This research evaluates the effectiveness of the posts of Education Liason Officer and Social Work Liason Officer, which are unique to the SCRA team in Falkirk.
Falkirk Evaluation report (603 kb)
This final update report gives facts and figures about the whole period of the Fast Track Children’s Hearings pilot and the children and young people involved in it.
Fast Track Pilot Update (168 kb)
This research, considers the backgrounds and characteristics of children identified as persistent young offenders in the Fast Track Pilot areas. It also looks at changes in offending behaviour.
On the Right Track (1111 kb)
This study, examines the family and personal circumstances of children referred to the Reporter, and the levels and types of adversity experienced by this group.
Social Background Study (1409 kb)
This survey studied feedback from children and families involved in the Children's Hearings System on the times and places of Hearings.
Children and Families Survey (436 kb)
This research looks at patterns of offending, care histories and social circumstances of children referred to the Reporter for offending in Glasgow.
Youth Offending in Glasgow (517 kb)
