Chris Marshall
The Scotsman
United Kingdom
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UK ministers under fire over drug room ‘cop out’
An internationally renowned addiction expert has said there is “no downside whatsoever” to opening a drug consumption room in Glasgow. → Read More
Interview: Scots psyche leads to parents passing trauma on to children
Gabor Maté knew childhood trauma from a young age. Born into a Jewish family in occupied Hungary at the end of the Second World War, his maternal grandparents were killed at Auschwitz, his father made to endure forced labour by the Nazis. → Read More
Quarry drained in search for Scottish mother and son
A quarry has been drained of water allowing police to look for new leads in the search for a mother and son who disappeared more than 40 years ago. → Read More
Police Scotland criticised over allowing suspects to self-identify gender
Police Scotland has been criticised by women’s rights campaigners after the force was unable to say when it made a decision to allow criminal suspects to “self-identify” their gender. → Read More
Call to give young offenders phones in prison
Young offenders should have access to phones in their prison cells as a way of providing support to those at risk, it has been claimed. → Read More
Over 100 Police Scotland officer readied for European elections
More than 100 police officers are being deployed to ensure public safety during the European elections. → Read More
Armed officers a ‘success’ after 7,000 routine call outs
The chief constable of Police Scotland has said the decision to deploy armed officers to routine calls is a “success” after it emerged they attended more than 7,000 such incidents in the past year. → Read More
Family of Michelle Stewart appeal to Humza Yousaf: ‘Don’t release my sister’s killer back into our lives’
The sister of a young woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend has appealed to justice secretary Humza Yousaf to stop the jailed killer being “released back into our lives”. → Read More
Family of murdered teen Michelle Stewart plead for justice secretary to bar release
The sister of a young woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend has appealed to justice secretary Humza Yousaf to stop the jailed killer being “released back into our lives”. → Read More
New sentencing guidelines for rape and sexual assault in Scotland
New sentencing guidelines are being drawn up for a range of sexual offences amid an increasing number of cases in Scotland’s courts. → Read More
'Police spies took sexual partners to Scotland'
Undercover police officers attached to English units made repeated visits to Scotland with women they had duped into sexual relationships, according to research. → Read More
Scrapping short prison sentences has had 'limited' impact
Introducing a presumption against prison sentences of less than three months has had only a “limited” impact, according to research. → Read More
Scottish rape victims must consent to mobile phone ‘strip searches’
Victims of crime will be asked to give their consent before handing over their phones for so-called “digital strip search” by controversial new police technology. → Read More
Scottish rape victims must consent before mobile phone ‘strip searches’
Victims of crime will be asked to give their consent before handing over their phones for so-called “digital strip search” by controversial new police technology. → Read More
Call for drug addicts to be given free bus passes
Giving people with drug addictions free bus passes would encourage them to undergo treatment, it has been claimed. → Read More
Devolve drugs powers to Holyrood to save lives, MPs urged
Devolving drugs legislation to Holyrood would allow Scotland to tackle a rapidly developing set of challenges which has led to the highest rate of substance-related deaths in western Europe, it has been claimed. → Read More
Warning over childhood trauma follow ups
Routinely screening people who come into contact with police for the impact of childhood trauma could be potentially harmful, a study has found. → Read More
Sheku Bayoh’s family: Racism has denied us justice
The sister of a man who died in police custody four years ago today has said racism has denied her family justice for her brother’s death. → Read More
Call for answers over number of Scottish children in care reported missing
Nearly 2,000 children in care were reported missing to the police last year, figures show. → Read More
At least £10m set aside for child abuse redress
The Scottish Government has set aside at least £10 million for a redress scheme which will make £10,000 payments to elderly and dying child abuse survivors. → Read More