Crime and Justice after Devolution

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In analysing the main developments in criminal justice and policing policy across the four nations of the UK, our research highlights a number of innovative policies that others might learn from.

This is a chapter exerpted from the forthcoming book Devolution in Practice 2010, to be published in April. It shows how the devolved administration in Scotland has been less successful than other parts of the UK at reducing crime.

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