Child Contact Centres: An Overview of Users and Workers Contractor: in-house
Due Date: March 2002
Contact: Dr Claire Monaghan [0131 244 5229] This research will provide an overview of families using child contact centres and will summarise the results of a national telephone survey of workers. Voice of the Child: Feasibility Study Contractor: Kay Tisdall, Kathleen Marshall and Alison Cleland
Due Date: March 2002
Contact: Sam Coope [0131 244 2983] This study was commissioned to investigate the ways in which the views of children are sought, accessed directly and taken into account, in accordance with the spirit of section 6 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995. Evaluation of the Pilot In-Court Advice Project: Phase 2 Contractor: Elaine Samuel, Edinburgh University
Due Date: March 2002
Contact: Sam Coope [0131 244 2983] This project has collected data on the operation of the project over its life so far. It will assess the structural role of the ICA project in relation to wider civil justice resources and systems operating in Edinburgh and provide information on the operation and impact of its mediation component. Characteristics of People with Dementia as Users and Non-Users of the Legal System in Scotland Contractor: Heather Wilkinson & Anne Mason, University of Stirling
Due Date: April 2002
Contact: Louise Lane [0131 244 2094]) The study will provide detailed information on use of the legal system by dementia sufferers and barriers to the system for adults with an incapacity. Child Contact Centres: Family and Referrer Expectations and Experiences Contractor: National Centre for Social Research
Due Date: May 2002
Contact: Sam Coope [0131 244 2983] Preliminary findings from the Child Contact Centre overview research identified the large number of court and solicitor referrals to contact centres. This project is concerned with examining the extent of diverging and converging expectations and experiences of contact centres amongst users and referrers. Recruitment to the Legal Profession: Issues Relevant to Improving Diversity Contractor: NFO System Three
Due Date: July 2002
Contact: Catherine Palmer [0131 244 2982] This project is looking at recruitment into law courses within Scottish Universities, and the subsequent career choices made by law students with particular reference to issues related to improving diversity. The Physical Chastisement of Children Contractor: NFO System Three
Due Date: September 2002
Contact: Catherine Palmer [0131 244 2982] This project concerns the generation of baseline information to subsequently monitor the impact of new legislation relating to smacking. It will cover both attitudes and actions in relation to physical chastisement. Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001: Baseline Information Contractor: Kate Cavanagh, Jane Scoular & Claire Connolly
Due Date: October 2002
Contact: Catherine Palmer [0131 244 2982] A baseline is required to subsequently monitor the impact of new legislation which becomes effective in February. The research will be progressed by an analysis of relevant cases in the three months preceding and subsequent to the introduction of the legislation and through canvassing the views of those interacting with the Act (users, the police, fiscals and sheriffs). |