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The Criminal Justice System
What you need to know to understand the criminal justice system:
The Criminal Justice System in Scotland can be complicated to understand but there are guides available to make it easier.
Understanding whether your conviction is spent or unspent is essential in many areas of life.
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) are put in place when a person may cause a risk of harm to the public.
Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and Sexual Risk Orders can be applied to people who have committed sexual offences and / or are deemed to be at risk of causing sexual harm.
Knowing what to expect from Criminal Justice Social Work can be helpful.
The Sex Offenders Register relates to the notification requirements people can be subject to.
What it means if you hear yourself referred to as a "Schedule 1 Offender"
Restorative Justice is something that the victim of your crime might ask you to be involved in.
If you have a conviction for a sexual offence relating to a child or domestic abuse, the community disclosure schemes make it possible for other people to request information about your criminal record.
The Sex Offender Policing Unit (SOPU) "manage" people in the community.
Signposting
The following organisations offer support on this topic.
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