Holyrood has passed the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm Bill that makes “revenge porn” a criminal offence, following the rise of cases that shows that the crime has become widespread. The new legislation will tackle the way modern technology is used to abuse another individual by sharing private intimate images [...]

The controversial Counter Corruption Unit (CCU) of the Scotland Police is set to be shut down due to the Sunday Mail spy scandal. Announcements are expected to be made after the Scottish Parliament election that will be held in May. CCU will be disbanded due to concerns of illegal inquiries [...]

The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland is the lowest in all over Europe. An 8-year old child can be held criminally responsible, and a 12-year old child can be prosecuted. Whatever decision made by children's hearing can be part of their criminal record, which can have serious consequences – [...]

In mid-July, Scottish police raided a property in Paisley in the county of Renfrewshire while US officials, working in conjunction with online authorities, shut down an online criminal forum that has been described by US authorities as “one of the gravest threats” to cybersecurity. The criminal forum website, darkcode.com, was [...]

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in Scotland, a bitcoin trader had his bank account frozen and more than five thousand pounds in cash seized under legislation that has traditionally been used to target drug dealers. Bitcoin trader, Max Flores, 27, realised something was [...]

James Smith was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing his brother-in-law, Alexander Cameron, and burying him under manure in a shallow grave at a West Cairns farm. The High Court in Edinburgh ordered ‘Jimmy’ Smith, 58, to serve a minimum of 17 years in prison [...]

Scotland Yard has revealed to the Law Commission a loophole which has allowed criminals to carry out shootings using lawfully obtained weapons. Criminals in Scotland and England have exploited the loophole in the law which has allowed them to possess weapons under an exemption to firearms legislation that was intended [...]

Fifty-eight-year-old builder, Jimmy Smith, has been found guilty for the brutal murder of his brother-in-law, Alex Cameron. Smith claimed that his brother-in-law attacked him and threatened to shoot Helen Smith, his wife, who is also 58. For that reason, he insisted that he had acted in self-defence when he killed [...]

Police are stepping up drug enforcement with a series of raids in Dundee. In early July, they had already made 15 arrests and confirmed that they’d seized several thousand pounds’ worth of cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine and heroine. The raids are part of the Operation Slate, which has been ongoing across [...]

A disclosure scheme trialled in Ayrshire and Aberdeen is now being rolled out across the entire country. The scheme allows men and women to enquire with police regarding their partner’s violent past, in hopes of curtailing instances of domestic abuse. The scheme—which has been dubbed Clare’s Law—was announced by First [...]