The latest from Action on Violence
- Domestic abuse court makes a difference
- Minimum pricing not as effective as thought, say scientists
- NHS staff to be trained to spot domestic abuse
- Deprived more at risk of death by assault, says research
- Knife prison plan not 'effective'
- Empathy and violence have similar circuits in brain, research suggests
- Third of children “scared” by adult drinking”
- Anti-social behaviour could be tackled through conflict resolution training for public sector workers, volunteers and citizens,
- Communication is Key to Positive Parenting
- Knife carrying down by a third in Inverclyde
- Alcohol advertising should be banned, say young Scots
- Mandatory sentencing could cost £80m, say Liberal Democrats
- First Minister defends the rejection of mandatory sentences for carrying a knife
- Why parenting is important for men – right from the start
- Social websites expose children to drink
- Scots drink 24% more than rest of UK, says report
- Time is called on 24 hour drinking
- Asda minimum price for alcohol move does not go far enough, say MSPs
- Preserving good pubs will help drinking problems
- Motherly love helps kids develop effective social skills says report
- Three in four teenagers in care will have criminal conviction by the age of 22.
- More violent crime in Scotland than other countries, but fewer go to jail
- SNP offers 'sunset clause' to test if minimum price cuts alcohol abuse
- Parenting GCSE could tackle "toerag parents" says MP
- Girls need early interventions says co-ordinator of Female Voice in Violence
- David Cameron backs local minimum alcohol pricing
- Today's superheroes send wrong image to boys, says research
- Drink laws are runing us, say shops
- Six month old babies "can tell right from wrong" says study
News Archive
November 2007
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December 2006
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October 2006
September 2006
Alcohol and Violence BlitzVictims of Violence to Receive CounsellingDrop in Violent CrimePolice Seize 5000 Litres of Alcohol
August 2006
Football Banning OrdersWeapons Court One Year OnNew Curb on Knife SalesSafer Scotland Education Phase Launched
July 2006
BTP Air Rail PatrolGet a Life Not a Knife
June 2006
Safe Ayr Makes a Big ImpressionHoliday Weapons InitiativeKnives and Bars Don’t MixPolice Gangs Crackdownunderage Crackdown
May 2006
Jamieson Appeal as Amnesty UnderwayViolent Offenders Targeted in Warrants BlitzKnife Amnesty One Week InSafer Scotland Public Reassurance WeekendSchool Children Warned of Dangers of Knives
April 2006
Community Justice Authorities Tackle ReoffendingKey Note Speech by American Court ReformerLidl Withdraws KnivesSafer Scotland Launched
March 2006
Strategic Conference on Violence ReductionConference on Violence ReductionCommunities Benefit from Crime Proceeds
February 2006
East Renfrewshire Campus Officers PilotWeapons CourtTargeting Gang ViolenceNite Zone for RevellersKnife Amnesty AnnouncedPolice Bill Tackles Knife CrimeGanging Up on GangsAnti Violence Campaign in AyrshireAssault Injury Surveillance in Hospitals
December 2005
Blueprint to Tackle Violence
February 2005
Anti Social Behaviour in Angus
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