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“Record number of court reviews: A record number of alleged miscarriages of justice were reviewed in Scotland over the past year according to new figures. The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission received 98 cases in the last 12 months, taking the total since the body was formed to 500. . .“ Grampian Television
“Record number of alleged miscarriages of justice reviewed” Scottish Television
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“Criminal Cases Review Commission: The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission today announced the publication of its fifth annual report . . .“ Scot. Exec.
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Fifth Annual Report. Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
“Scots rape victims set to get new helpline” “A confidential national helpline is set to be launched to help rape victims in Scotland. . .“ Evening Times
“Costs, Sentencing Profiles and the Scottish Criminal Justice System 2002” “This is the eighth publication of the annual Section 306 (of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995) Document and covers the financial year 2002/03.“ Scot. Exec.
Posted by MM on Wed 30th Jun 2004 at 6:03 pm“Children’s tsar in Dungavel talks: Scotland children’s commissioner plans to meet ministers to discuss her concerns about the detention of children of asylum seekers at Dungavel . . .“ BBC News Scotland
Posted by MM on Tue 29th Jun 2004 at 7:03 pm“EU drug-abuse experts ponder ‘routes out’: Some 130 delegates from eight European countries will today discuss “routes out” of drug abuse in the UK at a conference in Glasgow. . .“ The Scotsman
Posted by MM on Tue 29th Jun 2004 at 6:59 pm“Punishment ‘flaw’ should not jeopardise parole fairness: A human rights ruling by law lords in London has given hope to a number of murderers in Scotland that they might be considered for parole earlier than expected, in some cases by several years. The judgment identified what was deemed to be a flawed approach to the fixing of the minimum prison terms to be served by killers“ The Scotsman
Posted by MM on Tue 29th Jun 2004 at 6:53 pm“Crime alert as crack cocaine use on the rise: Crack cocaine addicts are turning to crime to feed their £100-a-day habit as use of the deadly drug across the west of Scotland rises. . .“ The Evening Times
Posted by MM on Tue 29th Jun 2004 at 6:49 pm“Youngsters give views on hearing system: Young people from across Scotland expressed their views in Dundee today on the children’s hearing system, as part of an on-going review of the service . . .“ Evening Telegraph
Posted by MM on Tue 29th Jun 2004 at 6:46 pm“VIA seen to be helping many thousands” “Around 27,000 victims, witnesses and bereaved relatives have been assisted by the Victim Information and Advice (VIA) service, a division of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, since it was launched two years ago.“ Scot. Exec.
Posted by MM on Mon 28th Jun 2004 at 8:01 pm“Scots justice back on track vows law chief: Scotland’s Lord Advocate is claiming to have dramatically turned round the embattled procurator-fiscal service in less than two years.“ The Scotsman
Posted by MM on Mon 28th Jun 2004 at 7:56 pm