Contents

News

Police mental health absence soars

In the Dock

Bail-related offences surge amid court backlogs

In the corridors

Police Scotland faces £25m tax bill

News

Scotland lags behind English forces for answering 999 calls

News

Rise in young shoplifters

Viewpoint

SPF general secretary David Kennedy looks at the year ahead

Viewpoint

Chief Constable Jo Farrell writes exclusively for 1919

News

Public health body warns of cyber-attack risk

Topical spotlight

The crisis facing Scotland’s retained firefighting service

News

Thousands caught driving without insurance

Notebook

Round-up of policing and justice developments

News

The hidden history of Scottish policemen’s role in WWI

Behind the scenes

The community justice centres keeping women out of prison

On the record

The British ex-cop helping to safeguard children from sexual abuse across the world

Case history

40 years on from the bloody massacre at Glencorse which left three soldiers dead