Crime and the Law in the UK is 'Part D' in the final SQA exam Question Paper. In your answers, you refer to examples from Scotland and/or the United Kingdom. The topics studied are detailed in the Course Assessment Specification (CAS),  which is outlined below. Use the contents table below to click to relevant headings.

The Scottish Crime and Survey Justice (SCJS) captures the views and experiences of people in Scotland in relation to crime and criminal justice. The 2019 results were published in March 2019, after interviews with 5,480 adults (over 16's). The video to the left is a summary of the results from the 2019 Survey.

The PDF document to the left is a source-based activity that encourages you to learn more about prisons in Scotland, including their advantages and disadvantages. The sources are based on news articles, academic research and reports and can be used for standalone revision, though the questions that follow the sources might be helpful as a starting point.

The PDF document to the left is a source-based activity that encourages you to revise several points of the CAS, using. The sources are based on news articles, academic research and reports and can be used for standalone revision, though the questions that follow the sources might be helpful as a starting point.