Domestic Violence

This recent issue of Community Care journal carries a special report on domestic violence with articles on the implications of intervention thresholds for child protection, and engaging more with fathers to improve child protection and prevent domestic violence:

Valios, N. (2011). Fatal consequences of service cuts. Community Care. April 21, 2011, pp16-17.
Carson, G. (2011). Challenging anti-men bias. Community Care.April 21, 2011, pp 18-19.

You can find Community Care at Jordanhill Serials 362 or online via the Suprimo catalogue.

New Scottish documents

Scottish Government (2010). National Guidance for child Protection in Scotland. These new guidelines provide a framework for practitioners and agencies working to safeguard children. These replace the guidelines published in 1998, Protecting Children - a shared responsibility.
MacLeod, P. & Page, L. (2010). 2009/10 Scottish crime and justice survey: partner abuse. Scottish Government. This information in this report was collected as part of the general Scottish Crime and Justice Survey.
Laing, K. & Wilson, G. (2010). Understanding child contact cases in Scottish Sherriff Courts. Scottish Government. This research commissioned by the Scottish Government, examines the court's role in contested contact cases, the characteristics of  parents and their reasons for undertaking court action and whether the views children in such cases are considered by the courts and parents involved.

New Scottish Government E-documents

The following e-documents have been added to the catalogue with links:
National Health Service Scotland (2010). Health in Scotland 2009: time for change.
Scottish Government (2010). Tackling child poverty in Scotland: a discussion paper.
Landy, R., Walsh, D. & Ramsey, J. (2010). The Scottish Health Survey: the Glasgow effect.
Page, L. (2010). 2009/10 Scottish crime and justice survey: main findings.
Fraser, A. (2010). Youth violence in Scotland: literature review.
Scottish government. (2010). Refreshing the national strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland: report of the National Suicide Prevention Group.
Scotland. Communities Analytical services. (2010). Domestic abuse, housing and homelessness in Scotland: an evidence review.
Scottish Government. (2010). An assessment of the development of telecare in Scotland 2006-2010.

Literature review of attitudes towards violent extremism amongst Muslim communities in the UK

Research conducted by S. Sheikh et al, for The Department for Communities and Local Government. The report concludes that here are major gaps in the availablility of quality research data on the subject and inconsistencies in terminology used around the subject of violent extremism. The authors make recommendations that future research should involve muslims in the design and delivery and point out that muslim communities seek to be actively involved in any work which challenges those who support violent extremism.

New E-documents

Speight, S. et al. (2010). Families experiencing multiple disadvantage: their use of and views on childcare provision. National Centre for Social Research.
Silvestra, A. (2009). Young people, knives and guns: a comprehensive review, analysis and critique of gun and knife crime strategies. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
Stanley, N. et al. (2010). Children and families experiencing domestic violence: police and childrens' social services' responses. NSPCC.
Loureiro, T. & Fellow, L. (2009). Child and family impact assessments in court: implications for policy and practice. Families Outside.
Centre for Social Justice. (2010). Green paper on the family. Centre for Social Justice.
Ministry of Justice. Reducing re-offending: supporting families, creating better futures.
Esley, S. (2010). "Advocacy makes you feel brave": advocacy support for children and young people in Scotland. Scottish Parliament.