Research indicates that confidence in Scottish policing is lower in areas classed as deprived. The Authority and Police Scotland are looking to work with communities in areas of socio-economic deprivation to gain an understanding of confidence in policing in these areas.
It is anticipated that this project will run until April 2024 and it is hoped that initiatives developed through this project could be applied to other areas across Scotland.
Project Outputs
Below you will find outputs produced during this project. If you require these outputs in another format please contact the project team at: ProjectDeprivationAndConfidence@spa.police.uk
Letham
November 2023 - Community Confidence Action Research Final Report: This report summarises the work of the SPA and Police Scotland's Community Confidence Action Research Project in Letham.
October 2023 - Community Confidence Evaluation Findings: This report summarises the key findings of the evaluation of new policing initiatives in Letham as part of the final phase of the SPA and Police Scotland's Community Confidence Action Research Project in Letham.
March 2023 – Community Confidence Engagement Results: This report outlines the key themes from the SPA and Police Scotland’s engagements in Letham which aimed to gain insights into views on the findings of the community confidence survey and how policing could be enhanced to inform the second phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Letham.
March 2023 – Community Confidence Under 16 Survey Key Findings: This report outlines the key findings from the joint SPA and Police Scotland survey/questions for those under the age of 16 as part of the first phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Letham.
December 2022 – Community Confidence Survey Key Findings: This report outlines key findings from the joint SPA and Police Scotland survey conducted as part of the first phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Letham along with Your Police Survey data for 2021-22 and 2022-23.
Levenmouth
February 2024 - Community Confidence Action Research Final Report: This report summarises the work of the SPA and Police Scotland's Community Confidence Action Research Project in Levenmouth.
February 2024 - Community Confidence Evaluation Findings: This report summarises the key findings of the evaluation of new policing initiatives in Levenmouth as part of the final phase of the SPA and Police Scotland's Community Confidence Action Research Project in Levenmouth.
June 2023 – Community Confidence Engagement Results: This report outlines the key themes from the SPA and Police Scotland’s engagements in Levenmouth which aimed to gain insights into views on the findings of the community confidence survey and how policing could be enhanced to inform the second phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Levenmouth.
April 2023 – Community Confidence Survey Key Findings: This report outlines key findings from the joint SPA and Police Scotland survey conducted as part of the first phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Levenmouth.
April 2023 – Community Confidence Under 16 Survey Key Findings: This report outlines the key findings from the joint SPA and Police Scotland survey/questions for those under the age of 16 as part of the first phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Levenmouth.
Irvine Fullarton
February 2024 - Irvine Fullarton Community Confidence Action Research Final Report: This report summarises the work of the SPA and Police Scotland's Community Confidence Action Research Project in Irvine Fullarton.
December 2023 - Community Confidence Evaluation Findings: This report summarises the key findings of the evaluation of new policing initiatives in Irvine Fullarton as part of the final phase of the SPA and Police Scotland's Community Confidence Action Research Project in Irvine Fullarton.
June 2023 – Community Confidence Engagement Results: This report outlines the key themes from the SPA and Police Scotland’s engagements in Irvine Fullarton which aimed to gain insights into views on the findings of the community confidence survey and how policing could be enhanced to inform the second phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Irvine Fullarton.
April 2023 – Community Confidence Survey Key Findings: This report outlines key findings from the joint SPA and Police Scotland survey conducted as part of the first phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Irvine Fullarton.
April 2023 – Community Confidence Under 16 Survey Key Findings: This report outlines the key findings from the joint SPA and Police Scotland survey/questions for those under the age of 16 as part of the first phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Irvine Fullarton.
Wick
March 2024 - Community Confidence Action Research Evaluation Findings: This report summarises the key findings of the evaluation of new policing initiatives in Wick as part of the final phase of the SPA and Police Scotland's Community Confidence Action Research Project in Wick.
August 2023 – Community Confidence Engagement Results: This report outlines the key themes from the SPA and Police Scotland’s engagements in Wick which aimed to gain insights into views on the findings of the community confidence survey and how policing could be enhanced to inform the second phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Wick.
June 2023 – Community Confidence Survey Key Findings: This report outlines key findings from the joint SPA and Police Scotland survey conducted as part of the first phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Wick.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do we mean by “deprivation”?
Deprivation level in this project is assessed via the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. This index uses a range of data relating to income, employment, education, health, access to services, crime and housing. Therefore, there can be many different reasons for an area to be identified as “deprived”. For more information on the index, please see here: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Contacts for further information
You can contact the project team by emailing: ProjectDeprivationAndConfidence@spa.police.uk
