Susan Mcvie
Biographic Data
| ID | 3485834 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Mcvie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcvie |
| SIGNATURE | MCVIE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1772-3742 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 73 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
From Police to Healthcare Provider
People in mental distress are best supported by mental health services, yet initial contact often occurs with the police. In many jurisdictions, police may detain and transport individuals at risk to healthcare providers (e.g., emergency departments). This article reviews the literature on models of transfer of care from police to healthcare to identify the types of models reported, the outcomes associated with their implementation and possible f…
Who benefited most from the crime drop? Measuring stability and change in victimization inequality across different socio-demographic groups
Understanding victimization inequality is crucial to addressing questions of fairness and justice in exposure to crime. A growing body of research has considered how the global crime drop has affected the distribution of victimization. These studies primarily aim to understand whether different social groups have benefitted equally from overall reductions in rates of victimization; however, much of the existing research is limited by three key me…
The Relationship Between Dimensionality and Duration of Household Poverty During Childhood and Onset of Youth Offending
Concern about rising youth offending amidst a cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom has reignited policy and academic debates about the relationship between childhood poverty and youth offending. International research findings are mixed, however, possibly due to the variety of poverty measures analysed or inconsistent examination of duration of poverty exposure. This study sheds new light on the issue by assessing the potential association…
From Parking Tickets to the Pandemic
Since the 1960s, Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) have become a widely used sanction in the United Kingdom, used to deal with various low-level offences. More recently, the sanction came to prominence as the mechanism chosen to enforce the Coronavirus Health Regulations. This article critically examines the decision to employ FPNs in this context, and the implications in respect of inequality and inequity. We show that the decision was at odds with c…
Understanding digital drug markets through the geography of postal drug deliveries in Scotland
An increase in the use of postal services to deliver drugs purchased online raises concerns about widening access to drugs markets, especially in remote and rural areas that were previously protected by geographical boundaries. Yet little is known about the geographical patterning of drugs delivered through the post. Using a novel law enforcement dataset containing details of illegal drug packages intercepted by UK Border Force en route to Scotla…
Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility
This paper explores the history of the reforms in Scotland which led up to the raising of the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) in 2019, from age 8 to 12.It also showcases research evidence, from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, which indicates that there is both an ethical and empirical case for raising the MACR further, to at least 15.As we will argue, the Scottish experience demonstrates the dangers for governmen…
Deal or no-deal? Using administrative data to explore buyer motivation in online drug purchases and its association with community risk factors in Scotland
Administrative data about intercepted drug parcels could be helpful in classifying the motivation of online drug purchasers and monitoring patterns of variation in potential public health risks at a community level. This could support law enforcement and public health agencies to develop more targeted drug-harm reduction strategies
ACEs, Places and Inequality
Over the last three decades, an extensive body of research evidence has emerged on the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and a range of negative outcomes, including offending. Using data from a Scottish child cohort study, this article seeks to better understand how both ACEs and material deprivation influence childhood offending. We show that while the number of ACEs is a strong predictor of childhood offending, certain t…
Like mother, like child? Sex differences in the maternal transmission of offending among a Scottish cohort of pre-adolescent children
That parental offending acts as a strong risk factor for offending in children is well-established within criminology. Yet, research on maternal offending is relatively limited, even though many women take on a significantly higher share of childcare responsibilities, and as such, might reasonably be expected to exert an especially strong influence on their children. In part, this lacuna might be attributed to a male-centric lens within criminolo…
Procedural justice, compliance with the law and police stop-and-search
The policing of young people, especially through stop-and-search, has been rigorously debated in the context of rising violence in the UK. While concepts based on procedural justice theory and perceptions of police fairness are directly relevant to these debates, these have rarely been tested on young people, nor have they taken account of the impact of stop-and-search. This paper examines young people’s experiences of stop-and-search in two Scot…
Increasing Inequality in Experience of Victimization During the Crime Drop
Research on the international crime drop has predominantly focused on the nature and extent of overall crime or changes in specific crime types, but less attention has been paid to how equally the crime drop has been distributed across society. Applying a novel quasi-longitudinal approach to Scottish victimization data, this article examines changes in the prevalence, frequency and type of victimization experienced. We argue that the crime drop h…
Social Order
Understanding youth violence
Negotiated order
This article explores the role which formal and informal regulatory orders play in the development of offender identity. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, it argues that the cultural practices of formal orders (such as those imposed by schools and the police) and informal orders (such as the rules governing peer interactions) mirror each other in respect of their fundamental dyna…
Alternative models of youth justice
Purpose Widespread criticism of the youth justice system in England and Wales has resulted in calls for it to adopt a restorative paradigm. This paper seeks to review the historical development of youth justice in neighbouring Scotland and Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach The historical development of youth justice in Scotland and Northern Ireland is reviewed with a view to learning lessons from these two very different models, compa…
Youth crime and justice
Based on findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, this article challenges the evidence-base which policy-makers have drawn on to justify the evolving models of youth justice across the UK (both in Scotland and England/Wales). It argues that to deliver justice, systems need to address four key facts about youth crime: serious offending is linked to a broad range of vulnerabilities and social adversity; early identification…
Youth Justice?
This article assesses the effectiveness of the Scottish model of youth justice in the context of a growing body of international research that is challenging the `evidence base' of policy in many western jurisdictions. Drawing on findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, it shows how labelling processes within agency working cultures serve to recycle certain categories of children into the youth justice system, whereas oth…
The usual suspects?
This article explores children's experience of policing. Drawing on findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, it argues that the police may be unfairly targeting certain categories of young people. Evidence is presented on the ways in which police working rules (relating to previous ‘form’ and suspiciousness) serve to construct a population of permanent suspects among children. While street-life places youngsters at greate…
Youth crime and justice
Based on findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, this article challenges the evidence-base which policy-makers have drawn on to justify the evolving models of youth justice across the UK (both in Scotland and England/Wales). It argues that to deliver justice, systems need to address four key facts about youth crime: serious offending is linked to a broad range of vulnerabilities and social adversity; early identification…
Procedural justice, compliance with the law and police stop-and-search
The policing of young people, especially through stop-and-search, has been rigorously debated in the context of rising violence in the UK. While concepts based on procedural justice theory and perceptions of police fairness are directly relevant to these debates, these have rarely been tested on young people, nor have they taken account of the impact of stop-and-search. This paper examines young people’s experiences of stop-and-search in two Scot…
Negotiated order
This article explores the role which formal and informal regulatory orders play in the development of offender identity. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, it argues that the cultural practices of formal orders (such as those imposed by schools and the police) and informal orders (such as the rules governing peer interactions) mirror each other in respect of their fundamental dyna…
Increasing Inequality in Experience of Victimization During the Crime Drop
Research on the international crime drop has predominantly focused on the nature and extent of overall crime or changes in specific crime types, but less attention has been paid to how equally the crime drop has been distributed across society. Applying a novel quasi-longitudinal approach to Scottish victimization data, this article examines changes in the prevalence, frequency and type of victimization experienced. We argue that the crime drop h…
Understanding youth violence
ACEs, Places and Inequality
Over the last three decades, an extensive body of research evidence has emerged on the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and a range of negative outcomes, including offending. Using data from a Scottish child cohort study, this article seeks to better understand how both ACEs and material deprivation influence childhood offending. We show that while the number of ACEs is a strong predictor of childhood offending, certain t…
From Parking Tickets to the Pandemic
Since the 1960s, Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) have become a widely used sanction in the United Kingdom, used to deal with various low-level offences. More recently, the sanction came to prominence as the mechanism chosen to enforce the Coronavirus Health Regulations. This article critically examines the decision to employ FPNs in this context, and the implications in respect of inequality and inequity. We show that the decision was at odds with c…
Alternative models of youth justice
Purpose Widespread criticism of the youth justice system in England and Wales has resulted in calls for it to adopt a restorative paradigm. This paper seeks to review the historical development of youth justice in neighbouring Scotland and Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach The historical development of youth justice in Scotland and Northern Ireland is reviewed with a view to learning lessons from these two very different models, compa…
The usual suspects?
This article explores children's experience of policing. Drawing on findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, it argues that the police may be unfairly targeting certain categories of young people. Evidence is presented on the ways in which police working rules (relating to previous ‘form’ and suspiciousness) serve to construct a population of permanent suspects among children. While street-life places youngsters at greate…
Youth Justice?
This article assesses the effectiveness of the Scottish model of youth justice in the context of a growing body of international research that is challenging the `evidence base' of policy in many western jurisdictions. Drawing on findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, it shows how labelling processes within agency working cultures serve to recycle certain categories of children into the youth justice system, whereas oth…
Youth crime and justice
Based on findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, this article challenges the evidence-base which policy-makers have drawn on to justify the evolving models of youth justice across the UK (both in Scotland and England/Wales). It argues that to deliver justice, systems need to address four key facts about youth crime: serious offending is linked to a broad range of vulnerabilities and social adversity; early identification…
Alternative models of youth justice
Purpose Widespread criticism of the youth justice system in England and Wales has resulted in calls for it to adopt a restorative paradigm. This paper seeks to review the historical development of youth justice in neighbouring Scotland and Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach The historical development of youth justice in Scotland and Northern Ireland is reviewed with a view to learning lessons from these two very different models, compa…
Negotiated order
This article explores the role which formal and informal regulatory orders play in the development of offender identity. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, it argues that the cultural practices of formal orders (such as those imposed by schools and the police) and informal orders (such as the rules governing peer interactions) mirror each other in respect of their fundamental dyna…
Understanding youth violence
Social Order
Procedural justice, compliance with the law and police stop-and-search
The policing of young people, especially through stop-and-search, has been rigorously debated in the context of rising violence in the UK. While concepts based on procedural justice theory and perceptions of police fairness are directly relevant to these debates, these have rarely been tested on young people, nor have they taken account of the impact of stop-and-search. This paper examines young people’s experiences of stop-and-search in two Scot…
Increasing Inequality in Experience of Victimization During the Crime Drop
Research on the international crime drop has predominantly focused on the nature and extent of overall crime or changes in specific crime types, but less attention has been paid to how equally the crime drop has been distributed across society. Applying a novel quasi-longitudinal approach to Scottish victimization data, this article examines changes in the prevalence, frequency and type of victimization experienced. We argue that the crime drop h…
Like mother, like child? Sex differences in the maternal transmission of offending among a Scottish cohort of pre-adolescent children
That parental offending acts as a strong risk factor for offending in children is well-established within criminology. Yet, research on maternal offending is relatively limited, even though many women take on a significantly higher share of childcare responsibilities, and as such, might reasonably be expected to exert an especially strong influence on their children. In part, this lacuna might be attributed to a male-centric lens within criminolo…
Deal or no-deal? Using administrative data to explore buyer motivation in online drug purchases and its association with community risk factors in Scotland
Administrative data about intercepted drug parcels could be helpful in classifying the motivation of online drug purchasers and monitoring patterns of variation in potential public health risks at a community level. This could support law enforcement and public health agencies to develop more targeted drug-harm reduction strategies
ACEs, Places and Inequality
Over the last three decades, an extensive body of research evidence has emerged on the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and a range of negative outcomes, including offending. Using data from a Scottish child cohort study, this article seeks to better understand how both ACEs and material deprivation influence childhood offending. We show that while the number of ACEs is a strong predictor of childhood offending, certain t…
Understanding digital drug markets through the geography of postal drug deliveries in Scotland
An increase in the use of postal services to deliver drugs purchased online raises concerns about widening access to drugs markets, especially in remote and rural areas that were previously protected by geographical boundaries. Yet little is known about the geographical patterning of drugs delivered through the post. Using a novel law enforcement dataset containing details of illegal drug packages intercepted by UK Border Force en route to Scotla…
Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility
This paper explores the history of the reforms in Scotland which led up to the raising of the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) in 2019, from age 8 to 12.It also showcases research evidence, from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, which indicates that there is both an ethical and empirical case for raising the MACR further, to at least 15.As we will argue, the Scottish experience demonstrates the dangers for governmen…
From Parking Tickets to the Pandemic
Since the 1960s, Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) have become a widely used sanction in the United Kingdom, used to deal with various low-level offences. More recently, the sanction came to prominence as the mechanism chosen to enforce the Coronavirus Health Regulations. This article critically examines the decision to employ FPNs in this context, and the implications in respect of inequality and inequity. We show that the decision was at odds with c…
The Relationship Between Dimensionality and Duration of Household Poverty During Childhood and Onset of Youth Offending
Concern about rising youth offending amidst a cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom has reignited policy and academic debates about the relationship between childhood poverty and youth offending. International research findings are mixed, however, possibly due to the variety of poverty measures analysed or inconsistent examination of duration of poverty exposure. This study sheds new light on the issue by assessing the potential association…
From Police to Healthcare Provider
People in mental distress are best supported by mental health services, yet initial contact often occurs with the police. In many jurisdictions, police may detain and transport individuals at risk to healthcare providers (e.g., emergency departments). This article reviews the literature on models of transfer of care from police to healthcare to identify the types of models reported, the outcomes associated with their implementation and possible f…
Who benefited most from the crime drop? Measuring stability and change in victimization inequality across different socio-demographic groups
Understanding victimization inequality is crucial to addressing questions of fairness and justice in exposure to crime. A growing body of research has considered how the global crime drop has affected the distribution of victimization. These studies primarily aim to understand whether different social groups have benefitted equally from overall reductions in rates of victimization; however, much of the existing research is limited by three key me…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (10 works) · Criminology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Economic Justice (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Criminal justice (7 works) · Medicine (7 works)