ScotCen Insights 2026
ScotCen Insights combines recent qualitative and quantitative research on health, poverty, education, crime and trust in government.
Crime and Justice
Our Crime and Justice team play a leading role in some of the most sensitive and complex research in the UK.
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Implementation and process evaluation (IPE) of the Turnaround programme
An independent implementation and process evaluation to assess the programme’s effectiveness to date, and key lessons for the future.
Judgment analysis – review of the presumption of parental involvement
NatCen was commissioned to analyse court judgments and written facts and reasons to understand how the presumption is applied in private family law.
Double Edged Swords: The Role of Technology in Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
Report from NatCen International and University of Westminster roundtable event
Process evaluation of the Security Investment Programme (SIP)
Findings of a process evaluation of the Security Investment Programme, a £100 million investment aimed at reducing crime and improving security.
Mapping out data to increase family courts transparency
NatCen was commissioned to map out data that could support efforts to increase the transparency of family courts.
Evaluation of the Family Court Reporting Pilot and transparency in the family courts
This study evaluated the pilot, which enabled accredited journalists and legal bloggers to report on family court cases across three pilot areas
Society Watch 2024: Understanding the new generation of voters
This election edition of our annual Society Watch report focuses on Gen Z’s attitudes to three contested policy issues of our time.
What can be done about cyberbullying in the UK?
This report draws on qualitative research on the nature and impacts of cyberbullying, and what can be done to address it.
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2021/22
The latest figures show that the overall level of crime, and likelihood of becoming a victim of crime, continues to fall in Scotland.