Publications
All information published by the Council, including the Council's business plans and annual reports, can be accessed on this page.
Further details about the classes of information published by the Council, and how to access that information, are available in the Guide to information published by the Scottish Sentencing Council.
Firearms literature review (615kb)
A literature review by Dr Jay Gormley (University of Glasgow), Dr Gabrielle Watson (University of Edinburgh) and Professor Gavin Dingwall, Jade Mouton, Dr Jonathan Bild and Professor Julian Roberts (Sentencing Academy).
Public attitudes to sentences following a guilty plea: findings from a mixed methods research project (607kb)
Authors: Dr Jay Gormley (University of Glasgow); Professor Julian Roberts (Sentencing Academy); and Professor Cyrus Tata (University of Strathclyde). Quantitative Analysis by Ana Vega (University of Leeds).
Sentencing young people guideline one-year review (1mb)
A research report on the review of the sentencing young people guideline's operation during its first year in force.
Judicial perspectives of mental health and sentencing (425kb)
An issues paper presenting the findings of judicial research carried out by the Council exploring the challenges in sentencing offenders with mental health and related issues.
Literature review: The sentencing of stalking offences in Scotland (631kb)
This literature review examines the sentencing of stalking offences in Scotland. The commissioned literature review, conducted by researchers from the University of Glasgow's School of Law, examines charging options in relation to the offence.