This project aims to better understand those experiencing mental health difficulties who come into contact with Police Scotland,  and assess their traits, underlying health vulnerabilities and what healthcare service they are referred to. We will view the patterns of healthcare service use, to...

We aim to examine patterns of referral for treatment from problem drug users in Scotland and examine their outcomes, in terms of health vulnerabilities and death. 

This project examines patterns and potential harms of illegal drug parcels arriving into Scotland via international postal services and intercepted by the National Crime Agency.

We examine the relationship between violence and vulnerability at both an individual and a community level, including factors such as deprivation, mental health, drug use and alcohol addiction.

This project began through the research team’s involvement in advising Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority during the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.