ADSW

Association of Directors of Social Work

Alcohol Focus Scotland

Alcohol Focus Scotland is the national charity for alcohol issues. Work involves providing information and training on alcohol issues, raising awareness of alcohol-related problems and working to influence national alcohol policy.

Apex Scotland

Works to give offenders, ex-offenders and young people at risk equality of access to the employment market by raising skills and addressing the barriers to employment that a criminal past presents.

Barnardos

Barnardo’s vision is that the lives of all children and young people should be free from poverty, abuse and discrimination. We believe in the abused, the vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. We will support them, stand up for them and bring out the best in each and every child. As one of the UK’s leading children’s charities this is our pledge. We believe in children — do you?

Breathing Space

A free and confidential service for any individual, who is experiencing low mood or depression, or who is unusually worried and in need of someone to talk to.

Care Commission

Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care

Central Scotland Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre

Central Scotland Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre provides a free and confidential service of emotional support to anyone who has experienced rape, sexual assault or child sexual abuse living in the Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire areas.

Helpline 01786 471771. Tues/Wed 11am-1pm, Thursday 7pm-9pm, Sunday 1pm-3pm.

Changing Lives Through Literature

Changing Lives Through Literature is an alternative sentencing program active in eight states in the United States, with a 13 year record of reducing recidivism.

Chap @ The Door

Community Housing Advocacy Project.

Child Line

ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK

Children's Hearings

The Scottish Government wants to give every child the best possible start in life and it is our duty, along with our partners, to safeguard the needs of the most vulnerable and troubled children and young people in Scotland. The welfare of the child is at the heart of the system. This website contains background information on Children's Panels and you will learn what actually happens in a Hearing."

CjScotland

A log and information exchange about criminal justice issues in Scotland

Community Justice Authorities

Tayside Community Justice Authority

North Strathclyde Community Justice Authority

Lothian and Borders Community Justice Authority

Northern Community Justice Authority

Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland

The Centre is an independent national resource providing a range of services to those working in, or concerned about, criminal and youth justice social work services.

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-making foundations in the UK.

We make grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK, both now and in the future. We like to consider work which others may find hard to fund, perhaps because it breaks new ground, appears too risky, requires core funding, or needs a more unusual form of financial help such as a loan. We also take initiatives ourselves where new thinking is required or where we believe there are important unexplored opportunities.

European Forum for Restorative Justice

The general aim of the European Forum for Restorative Justice is to help establish and develop victim-offender mediation and other restorative justice practices throughout Europe

Families Outside

Working for the well-being of families affected by imprisonment in Scotland

Family Support Partnership Lanarkshire

Family Support Partnership Lanarkshire is a strategic partnership between Family Mediation South Lanarkshire, Relate Lanarkshire and Scottish Marriage Care. The partnership brings together North and South Lanarkshire's main relationship counselling, sexual therapy, child contact centre and family mediationservices. By working together we aim to provide a truly joined-up service for couples and families across Lanarkshire.

The Howard League for Penal Reform in Scotland

An independent organisation and charity whose members seek improvements to the criminal justice system in Scotland.

Includem

A Scottish charity dedicated to redressing the social exclusion of the most vulnerable young offenders.

Joined Up For Jobs

Joined Up For Jobs sets out how Edinburgh aims to help people who need work get a job and enjoy long-term employment — especially those who are furthest from the jobs market.

The Law Society

The Law Society of Scotland is the governing body for Scottish solicitors. The Society promotes the interests of the solicitors’ profession and those of the public in relation to the profession.

Nacro

An independent voluntary organisation working to prevent crime across England and Wales.

Niacro

Works to reduce crime and its impact on people and communities in Northern Ireland.

Restorative Justice in Scotland

Up-to-date information of Restorative Justice in Scotland

Restorative Practice Scotland

Working to achieve quality outcomes through restorative practice in Scotland

Rethinking Crime and Punishment

A strategic initiative set up by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. It aims to raise the level of public debate about the use of prison and alternative forms of punishment in the UK.

SCOLAG Legal Journal

The Journal of the Scottish Legal Action Group, which seeks to promote equal access to justice in Scotland.

Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights

Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights works to monitor and implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child nationally in Scotland.

The Scottish Association for the Study of Offending

Saso aims to create a common meeting ground, both nationally and locally, for all the professional groups and individuals concerned with the issues raised by offending in Scotland.

Scottish Consortium on Crime and Criminal Justice

Brings together leading voluntary organisations concerned with crime and criminal justice in Scotland.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Umbrella body for voluntary organisations in Scotland, with offices in Edinburgh,Glasgow, Inverness.

Scottish Courts

A single access point for information relating to civil and criminal courts within Scotland, including the Court of Session, the High Court of Justiciary, the Sheriff Courts, the District Courts and a number of other courts, commissions and tribunals.

Scottish Government

The devolved Government for Scotland is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport.

Scottish Legal Aid Board

Legal aid allows people who would not otherwise be able to afford it to get help for their legal problems. The Scottish Legal Aid Board is responsible for managing legal aid in Scotland.

Scottish Parliament

Website of the Scottish Parliament.

Scottish Police

Information on police forces throughout Scotland.

Scottish Prison Service

The website of the Scottish Prison Service

SmartJustice

SmartJustice campaigns for more alternatives to custody and promotes initiatives that are effective in changing offenders' behaviour, stopping crime before it starts and tackling the causes of crime for adults and young people.

Turning Point Scotland

Tackles social exclusion by providing customised community care packages for people who have been excluded as a result of their mental health, learning disabilty, homelessness or their drug or alcohol misuse.

UNITE

Mediation, Conciliation and Training Service.

Unlimited

Creative Training Consultancy.

Victim Support Scotland

Provides a range of services to people affected by crime.

Violence Reduction Unit

A national centre of expertise on tackling violent crime.

Workwithus.org

Workwithus.org actively helps, advises and supports over 700 charities and a range of public sector bodies, providing specialist fundraising and marketing services.