Contents

Behind bars

Governors veto release of quarter of prisoners

Pay claim pressure as police staff threaten strike

In the Dock

Woman jailed after biting police officers

In the corridors

Police Scotland budget plea as English forces get 1.4 times more in capital spending

News

Zero tolerance approach to Bonfire Night disorder

Viewpoint

Armed cop trial demonstrated ‘a cowardice of leadership’ writes ASPS president Rob Hay

News

Nursing assistant suspended after Carstairs patient suffered fractured ankle

Long read

Rising cyber crime threat facing Scots  

News

Revealed: the multi-million pound cost of wasting police time in courts

Feature

Inside Scotland’s first prison parkrun

Notebook

Round-up of policing and justice developments

News

Rise in road crashes linked to fall in officer numbers

Case history

An exclusive interview with the officer who booked in the ‘limbs in the loch’ killer

Behind the scenes

Celebrating 70 years of the Scottish Police College

Through the lens

Prisoner artwork goes on public display

Viewpoint

We need to stop the over-criminalisation of children

News

‘Unsurpassed’ – Tributes to Alistair Shields

Viewpoint

We need to stop the over-criminalisation of children

News

‘Unsurpassed’ – Tributes to Alistair Shields

Behind the scenes

Hope, forgiveness and redemption: the prison without bars