Useful Links

ACPOS   
www.scottish.police.uk/main/acpos/acpos
Association of Chief of Police Officers website

Alcohol Information
www.alcoholinformation.isdscotland.org/alcohol_misuse
Information on alcohol misuse and its links with antisocial behaviour. Also has information on ways this problem is being tackled

ASPS   
www.scottishpolicesupers.co.uk
Association of Scottish Police Superintendents website

Communities Scotland
www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk
Working to ensure decent housing and strong communities across Scotland

Community Safety Scotland
www.communitysafetyscotland.org
National forum for officers responsible for developing strategic work on community safety in partnership with others

CoSLA
www.cosla.gov.uk
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. Site contains links to all local authority websites in Scotland

Crimestoppers  
www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Independent UK-wide charity working to stop crime

Drug Misuse Information Scotland Website
www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org
Information, statistics and research on drugs misuse in Scotland

Know The Score
www.knowthescore.info
Information and advice on drugs in Scotland

Scotland Against Drugs
www.sad.org.uk
Aims to help prevent drug misuse and its consequences impacting on local communities in Scotland
 
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
www.scra.gov.uk
National body  responsible for providing a care and justice system for all Scotland’s children

Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations
www.scvo.org.uk
Working to advance the values and interests of voluntary organisations by fostering co-operation and promoting best practice

Scottish Courts Service
www.scotcourts.gov.uk
Information on civil and criminal courts in Scotland. Also contains information on significant judgements and details of pending cases

Scottish Criminal Record Office
www.scro.police.uk
Helps to manage information for the Scottish Police Service, the wider Criminal Justice Community and the public to assist in the prevention and detection of crime and to enhance public safety

Scottish Government
www.scotland.gov.uk
Homepage for the Scottish civil service

Scottish Government – Justice Department
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice
Direct link to the Justice Department of the Scottish Government, the division most closely concerned with Antisocial Behaviour legislation

SFHA
www.sfha.co.uk
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations

SLAB
www.slab.org.uk
Scottish Legal Aid Board

Scottish Parliament
www.scottish.parliament.uk
Homepage of the Scottish Parliament

Scottish Youth Parliament
www.scottishyouthparliament.org.uk
Group for young Scots to discuss issues that affect them and make their views known to parliament
   
Scottish Police Federation
www.spf.org.uk
Amongst other duties, the SPF formulates policies and responds to government and other consultation papers relevant to the police service

Violence At Work
www.infoscotland.com/violenceatwork
Information on tackling the problem of violence towards public employees and violence in the workplace

Young Scot   
www.youngscot.org.uk
Scottish youth information for 12-26 year olds

Youth Justice
www.youthjusticescotland.gov.uk
Aims to improve the speed, quality and service provision to children and young people in order to reduce offending and re-offending, and improve outcomes for vulnerable children through the hearings system.

Please note: Links to all Scottish Local Authority websites can be found on the links page of the CoSLA website www.cosla.gov.uk  

Specific links to Local Authority sites will be available directly from the Antisocial Behaviour Scotland website in the near future.