The agreed standards and guidelines for risk assessment and management in Scotland
Framework for Risk Assessment, Management and Evaluation (FRAME)
FRAME
The Offending Behaviour of Those Subject to the Order for lifelong Restriction
View the Research ReportSTANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
We produce Standards and Guidelines for the Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) sentence. Our Standards and Guidelines for Risk Management also support the assessment and management of individuals who present a risk of serious harm.
FRAMEWORK FOR RISK ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION
Our FRAME policy is the approach to risk assessment and management in Scotland. It outlines guiding principles that should underpin the work of justice agencies who assess and manage risk.
DATA VISUALISATION
Explore a series of interactive data visualisations to help you understand the Order for Lifelong Restriction. We look at statistics including Risk Assessment Order outcomes, age of individuals at the time when they receive the sentence, and length of punishment part.
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LS/CMI Review Group Report Published
LS/CMI Review Group – Report on the Review of Closed Cases Following a Parliamentary statement on 2 March 2022 by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice & Veterans, and…
RMA Guest Blog: Lucy McDonald, SafeLives
Lucy McDonald is Head of Scotland for SafeLives, we’re delighted to welcome her to the RMA blog this month.
In Memoriam: Jane Davey
Everyone at the RMA is devastated by the tragic death of our Board Member, Jane Davey.
2021-22 Annual Report Published
Today, we’re pleased to publish our 2021-22 Annual Report which outlines our achievements over the past year.
Guest Blog: IPV and the OLR: an exploratory study
We’re pleased to welcome the University of Glasgow’s Dr Rachel McPherson and Mr Richard Kjellgren to the RMA blog to look at patterns of intimate partner violence within the Order for Lifelong Restriction population
RMA Blog: On the Importance of Lunch: The Assessors’ Day
Our OLR Lead, Ross Pollock, tells us about the most recent Accredited Assessor Day at the RMA.
RMA Blog: Learning and Leaf-Peeping in Canada
Our Development Lead, Rachel Webb, recently travelled to Canada to attend two international conferences.
RMA Publish Research into the Offending Behaviour of Individuals Sentenced to an OLR
The Risk Management Authority (RMA) have today, Tuesday 11 October, published ‘The Offending Behaviour of Those Sentenced to the Order for Lifelong Restriction’. This is the very first…
RMA blog: Enhancing our understanding of the people subject to the OLR through research
Geoff, our Head of Development, writes about our new research publication, ‘The Offending Behaviour of Those Sentenced to the Order for Lifelong Restriction’
RMA Blog: networking and narcissism – attending the isra world meeting
Our Head of OLR, Debbie Campbell, tells us about her trip to Ottowa to attend the ISRA World Meeting 2022
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