SM CS 04-01 Justice: a guide to comparative enquiries - 06 April 2004

SMDA-04 Sources of Scots Law - 1 August 2003

SB 03-46 Justice Issues - Subject Profile - 4 June 2003

Anti-Social Behaviour (Scotland) Bill

SB 03-97 Anti-Social Behaviour: the Existing Framework - 9 December 2003

SB 03-78 Anti-Social Behaviour: Community Wardens and Related Issues - 29 September 2003

SB 03-70 Anti-Social Behaviour: An Overview - 5 September 2003

SB 03-73 Anti-Social Behaviour: England and Wales - 5 September 2003

SB 03-72 Anti-Social Behaviour: Key Issues and Debates - 5 September 2003

SB 03-71 Anti-Social Behaviour: Putting our Communities First - 5 September 2003

SM DA01-11 Housing and Anti-Social Behaviour: Current Legal Remedies - 18 September 2001

SB 08-33 Sexual History and Character Evidence (114 KB pdf) - 13 June 2008

SM DA 07-04 The Scottish Criminal Justice System: The Criminal Courts (pdf 107kb) - 24 April 2007

Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Bill: JP Courts and JPs

Senior Judiciary (Vacancies and Incapacity) (Scotland) Bill

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill

Sexual Offences (Procedures and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill

Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Bill

SMDA 01-08 Scottish Criminal Justice System: the Criminal Courts - 12 August 2003
(This subject map has been updated by SM DA 07-04, posted 24 April 2007)

RN 01-83 The International Criminal Court and the Concept of Universal Jurisdiction - 10 September 2001

RN 01-08 The Permanent International Criminal Court - 18 January 2001

RN 01-09 The Role of the Victim in the Scottish Criminal Justice System - 18 January 2001

RN 00-91 Drug Courts - 1 November 2000

RN 00-49 Cross Examination during Sexual Crimes Trials - 28 June 2000

RN 99-49 Judicial Appointments - 10 November 1999

RN 99-48 Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Order 1999 - 10 November 1999

Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill: Children

Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill

Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill

SB 08-32 Rape (252 KB pdf) - 13 June 2008

Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill: Parliamentary Consideration Prior to Stage 3

Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Bill: Parliamentary Consideration Prior to Stage 3

Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill: Weapons

Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Bill

SB 04-91 The Emergency Workers (Scotland) Bill as Amended at Stage 2 - 17 December 2004.

Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill

Emergency Workers (Scotland) Bill

Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Bill

Prostitution Tolerance Zones (Scotland) Bill

RN 01-46 The Legal Definition of Rape - 23 April 2001

(This briefing has been superseded by SB 08-32 posted 13 June 2008)

RN 00-101 Domestic Abuse in Scotland - 29 November 2000

RN 00-58 Stalking and Harassment - 10 August 2000

SM DA 07-01 The Scottish Criminal Justice System: Legal and Administrative Arrangements (pdf 95kb) - 24 April 2007

Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Bill: Parliamentary Consideration Prior to Stage 3

Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Bill: Proceedings

Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Bill: Penalties

Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Bill: Bail

SB 04-53 Children's Hearings - 31 August 2004

Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

SM DA01-10 The Scottish Criminal Justice System: Legal and Administrative Arrangements - 25 October 2001
(This subject map has been updated by SM DA 07-01, posted 24 April 2007)

RN 01-93 Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime - 24 October 2001

SB 08-26 The Treaty of Lisbon and Scots Law (186 KB pdf) - 7 May 2007

SB 07-38 EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy (285 KB pdf) - 25 July 2007

SB 03-75 EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy - update - 15 September 2003
(This briefing has been superseded by SB 07-38 posted 25 July 2007)

SB 02-30 EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy - 13 March 2002
(This briefing has been superseded by SB 07-38 posted 25 July 2007)

SB 07-37 Legal Aid in Scotland (270 KB pdf) - 25 July 2007

RN 00-64 Legal Aid In Scotland - August 2000

SB 07-42 Police Strength (363 KB pdf) - 21 August 2007

SM DA 07-02 The Scottish Criminal Justice System: The Police (pdf 137kb) - 24 April 2007

Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill

SB05-07 Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill - Sewel Motion - 28 January 2005

SM DA01-06 The Scottish Criminal Justice System: The Police - 3 October 2001
(This subject map has been updated by SM DA 07-02, posted 24 April 2007)

RN 01-39 Police Strength 1985 to December 2000 - 28 March 2001

RN 00-105 The Police Service in Scotland - December 2000
(This Research Note has been updated by SM DA 07-02, posted 24 April 2007)

RN 00-30 The Regulation of Iinvestigatory Powers in Scotland - 4 May 2000

RN 00-20 Access to Criminal Record Information under Part V of the Police Act 1997 23 March 2000

SM DA 07-05 The Scottish Criminal Justice System: The Prison Service (pdf 144kb) - 9 May 2007

Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill: Custodial Sentences

SB 06-41 Conditions in Scottish Prisons - Updated (pdf 167k) - 3 May 2006

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill

SB 02-111 Debate on Scottish Prisons Estate - 8 October 2002

SB 02-61 Alternatives to Custody - 24 May 2002

SB 02-42 Conditions in Scottish Prisons - 17 April 2002

(This briefing has been updated by SB 06-41 posted 3 May 2006)

SB 02-39 Scottish Prison Service Estates Review - 12 April 2002

SM DA01-09 The Scottish Criminal Justice System : The Prison System - 3 October 2001

(This subject map has been updated by SM DA 07-05, posted 9 May 2007)

RN 00-34 Conditions in Scottish Prisons - 16 May 2000

SM DA 07-03 The Scottish Criminal Justice System: The Public Prosecution System (pdf 101kb) - 24 April 2007

RN 01-97 Recommendations of the Independent Inquiries into the Surjit Singh Chhokar Murder Case - 6 November 2001

SM DA01-07 The Scottish Criminal Justice System: Public Prosecution System - 3 October 2001
(This subject map has been updated by SM DA 07-03, posted 24 April 2007)