Contents

News

Campaign launched to prevent prisoners who assault cops from early release

News

Police employment tribunals almost treble in five years

News

Number of children accused of attempted murder rises sharply

News

Scottish public more reluctant to embrace tech in policing than England and Wales

News

Government considers minimum pricing for tobacco

Behind bars

Have organised crime gangs infiltrated prison workforce?

In the corridors

Political row after Justice Secretary insists Scotland does not need new spiking law

News

Retired firefighters caught up in pensions row

Notebook

Round-up of policing and justice developments

Behind the scenes

20 years since the launch of Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit

Topical spotlight

The hidden epidemic of steroid use

On the record

The woman helping prisoners’ emotional recovery through music and sound

Viewpoint

Retired police officer Niven Rennie argues for a fresh approach to funding public services

Front cover image generated by AI (OpenAI GPT-5) and does not depict a real cigarette brand or product

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