Police Scotland’s stop-and-search policy has been criticised in a report by the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

Police Scotland seized almost 50 knives and over 180 weapons in the last four academic years from pupils in and around Glasgow. 

An MSP has called for reform in regards to the Scottish age of criminal responsibility with some MPs stating that the age should be raised. 

Police Scotland have launched a new way of tackling serious crime gangs in Scotland after new figures showed that the 230 gangs in Scotland are diversifying. 

The number of people charged under The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act has fallen in the last year according to official statistics. 

Despite hiring more officers than ever, Police Scotland is solving fewer crimes, according to the latest criminal stats. 

Police are utilising mugshots to cross reference criminals through surveillance cameras according to a new report.

Fewer criminals will have to inform potential employers about their criminal past under new measures set to be introduced by Scottish ministers to help them in their rehabilitation. 

The family of a man from Sierra Leone have demanded an inquiry into his death in police custody. The man died from suspected asphyxiation on the street of Kirkcaldy. At the time, he was getting detained by nine officers. 

The Scottish government has dropped proposals to end corroboration in criminal cases in Scotland.

The Royal Navy and Border Force have seized a tugboat that was believed to be smuggling cocaine into the country.

The Scottish justice secretary John Scott QC is to lead an inquiry into the Police use of stop and search in Scotland, which could lead to a total ban. 

Newly published figures have shown that a stark increase in the number of sexual offenders re-offending once they are released from prison. 

Police Scotland have been criticised in the Scottish Parliament for failing to disclose a crime report.

A group of MPs have stated that those arrested for sexual offences have the right to remain anonymous until they are charged. 

The group who were reviewing previous examples of high profile individuals accused stated that there should be a no tolerance policy on police officers leaking information. 

Evidence given by witnesses could be filmed and then shown in court in an to end witnesses changing their story or forgetting details in court according to a new legal report. 

A man has been charged following a “near miss” being caught on camera on the A9.

A new law is being debated in the Scottish Parliament, which offers victims of sexual trafficking protection if they are prosecuted for committing crimes they were forced to do.