SCCJR academics at the University of Edinburgh were commissioned to provide the SPA with an analysis of the results associated with a wider research programme called UPYC (Understanding and Preventing Youth Crime). The UPYC is an international project, and in a UK context, young people in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham and Sheffield are completing questionnaire surveys on a range of crime and policing matters, including stop and search. Participants are aged 12-15 years, and the Scottish sample was expected to exceed 1,000
