L O N D O N, Sept. 7 -- Scotland is expected to make spanking young children illegal for the first time in Britain, The Guardian reports. The proposals made by the Scottish Parliament say spanking ...

One area of life in Scotland which has been desperately in need of reform and rehabilitation is the Scottish Prison Service. Under the previous Government crime and punishment had become an item of ...

The chair of Scotland's Drug Deaths Taskforce has called for reform of UK drugs legislation to switch the balance from criminalising addicts in favour of a public health approach to reducing ...

A teen in Scotland found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl over the course of two years was handed an “absolute discharge” and will not face punishment for his crime. The 18-year-old dental ...

Parents in Scotland are no longer legally permitted to use certain types of physical force to punish their children. Section 51 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, which became law on 27 ...