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Usage of the Scottish Crime Surveys

This page contains information from users who have downloaded the SCS data and who have agreed to have their project information shared. You can opt to be included or to amend the details held for you by changing your project registration.

• Research purposes – Mr Sarju Mistry (Office for National Statistics (ONS) – Social Surveys). April 2011

  To analyse the level of response for a scottish survey and related matters regarding scottish crime. To analyse the crime statistics within Scotland and the relevant police force areas.
  Other surveys used: FRS HBAI.

• Analysis of the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey to inform paper on harassment – Dr Paul Iganski (Lancaster University – Applied Social Science). April 2011

  Analysis of British Crime Survey data is already in progress to explore respondents' experiences of harasssment on the basis of their identity. We now seek to expand the analysis by exploring the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey data.

• Monitoring poverty and social exclusion – Mr Guy Palmer. December 2010

  Maintenance of 100 key indicators of poverty and social exclusion both for the UK as a whole and for regions within it. Subjects covered include income, work, education, health, housing, crime and neighbourhoods. See www.poverty.org.uk
  Other surveys used: LFS NICHS EFS HSE FRS APS LIW BCS WHS Omnibus HBAI FES EHS NSW.

• Patterns of supply – Mr John Osborne. December 2010

  The data will be used to explore the relationship between the experience of civil law problems and the usage of advice providers; such as legally aided solicitors. We will also look to compare experience across different parts of the country.

• Employment – Dr Jesus Canduela (Edinburgh Napier University – ERI). October 2010

  Investigating the factors affecting the transition from unemployment into employment.
  Other surveys used: LFS SHES NILTS NICHS IHS.

• Reporting crime to the police in Scotland – Dr Ben Bradford (University of Edinburgh – Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research). March 2010

  To examine the reasons why people in Scotland do; or do not; report crime to the police. Multi-level modelling will be used to assess the relative importance of individual and area level correlates
  Other surveys used: BCS.

• Mental Health Profile for Greater Glasgow and Clyde – Dr Deborah Shipton. March 2010

  These data will contribute to a project which aims to gather information on mental health and its determinants; including crime; from a broad range of current sources to provide a comprehensive up-to-date understanding of adult mental health issues in the region. This will involve describing non-violent neighbourhood crime; perceptions of local crime; racial discrimination; partner abuse and neighbourhood violent crime in Glasgow and relevant administrative geographies. The project is supported by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health.
  Other surveys used: APS HSE SHES GHS LFS.

• Private study – Ms Linda Hutton (University of Edinburgh – School of Social and Political Studies). August 2009

  Preparation of a presentation to a mixed-discipline group regarding children and young people with significant violent behaviours. I Intend to explore the Transitions data to see how it compares to official statistics on the subject.
  Other surveys used: NCDS.

• New family structures – Professor Stephen McKay (University of Birmingham – Social Policy). January 2009

  An analysis of large-scale data to look at changes in family structures, and to compare with findings from the past. Key topics are lone parents, including lone fathers, and the effects of birth-spacing on employment (and potentially other outcomes).
  Other surveys used: APS BHPS FACS LFS FRS BCS BSA HBAI MCS .

• Labour force supply – Dr Antoine Bozio (Institute for Fiscal Studies – Economics). November 2008

  The research project is to look at modelling labour force supply over the life-cycle (by age and over time) to better understand the intensive margin (hours worked) and the extensive margins (participation rates) at both ends of working life.
  Other surveys used: LFS.

• Trends in, and fear of, Crime – Dr Mark Oldfield (University of Kent – SSPSSR). August 2008

  We intend to reanalyse data from the BCS to examine trends in fear of crime and to correlate these with actual trends and also trends across other indices of social change.
  Other surveys used: BCS.

• Mrs Thatcher's Criminological Legacy – Dr Stephen Farrall (University of Sheffield – School of Law). February 2008

  The objective of this scoping project is to allow the applicants to assess the extent to which it would be possible to explore the social, economic and cultural impact of neo-conservative public policy on UK society, especially as these features relate to criminal justice policy. Since the 70s and 80s, the UK has invested in a number of on-going surveys. In addition to this, there are other, non-governmental surveys which exist which provide a basis for the assessment of the direction of changes in social attitudes and experiences over time. There are also a series of one-off surveys too. Taken collectively, what can these surveys tell us about the enduring impact on the UK's criminal justice system of the neo-conservative policies of the 1980s? A key objective of the scoping project is to think through ways of discerning the impact that politics have on the deep trends that drive social change.
  Other surveys used: BSA GHS LFS SEH FRS BCS FES NIFES NCDS.

• Religion, identity and nation – Dr Michael Rosie (University of Edinburgh – Sociology). November 2007

  Religion, identity and nation - focus on Scotland and religious identity, extending to comparable societies elsewhere in the UK and Europe.
  Other surveys used: SSA BSA NILTS GUS .

• Scottish Centre for Criminal Justice Research, CJ-Quest – Ms Jackie Palmer (University of Edinburgh – SCCJR). March 2007

  This network aims to improve the quantitative criminological research base in Scotland by expanding expertise and capacity in large-scale survey methodology, quantitative statistical analysis and complex data modelling. A key objective is to expand the use of existing Scottish datasets in relation to crime and criminal justice. It will play a major role in the design, methodological development and analysis of the Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey. This network will also be involved in exploring gaps in the evidence base and attempting to establish new sources of data to fill such gaps. It will be concerned with enhancing methodological development in the field of criminological survey research and the promotion and facilitation of Scottish datasets as tools for teaching and training.
  Other surveys used: BCS.

• Lectures on Scottish datasets – Professor David Bell (University of Stirling – Economics). September 2005

  This usage is to allow me to describe Scottish datasets to audiences of other academics and postgraduates. The purpose is to broaden the use of these datasets within Scotland. I do not intend to share the data with any of those attending the lectures.
  Other surveys used: LFS SSA BSA FRS.

• Research on Scottish Datasets – Ms Lee Williamson (University of Manchester – CCSR). June 2005

  Working to create a guide to datasets for Scotland, where access to all the large-scale government surveys will be necessary.
  Other surveys used: LFS SSA SHES.

• comparison with local study – Ms Gillian Little. January 2005

  We propose to do some comparable work using similar domains to the SCS and would like to look at variables and sub national breakdown in the original data set.