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.
Report of focus groups on youth offending and sentencing (104kb)
A summarised evaluation of the public perceptions of youth offending and sentencing. This work was used to inform the Scottish Sentencing Council’s decision making and drafting around the ‘Sentencing young people’ guideline
Public perceptions of sentencing national survey report (1mb)
The Scottish Sentencing Council has published a new report exploring public knowledge and attitudes towards sentencing in Scotland, which was carried out by the independent research organisation Ipsos MORI.
Public perceptions of sentencing national survey report (1mb)
The Scottish Sentencing Council has published a new report exploring public knowledge and attitudes towards sentencing in Scotland, which was carried out by the independent research organisation Ipsos MORI.
Youth offending and sentencing literature review (728kb)
Research examining current sentencing practice and knowledge on youth offending in Scotland and other jurisdictions carried out by Rocket Science UK Ltd and published by the Scottish Sentencing Council.
Causing death by driving offences - Literature review (502kb)
Dr Rachel McPherson and Professor Cyrus TataCentre for Law, Crime & Justice, The Law School, Strathclyde University