Police Scotland Youth Volunteers Review

The IPSCJ was commissioned to conduct the first ever national review of the Police Scotland Youth Volunteer (PSYV) Programme to provide an evidence-base to underpin or develop the programme. The evaluation will run for approximately two and a half years, with a final report being produced in Autumn 2025. It aims to identify the impact taking part in the PSYV programme has for young people, their lives and on the wider community they are part of. Police Scotland wish to understand what positive outcomes, if any, the programme enables and where there could be changes or improvements to enhance PSYVs experiences through taking part.

The project will involve a mixed-methods approach to achieve the overarching objectives which includes repeated National Online Surveys with the young volunteers and with adult staff and volunteers. Further insight will be obtained through in-depth qualitative work with young people and adult staff/volunteers through case-studies and focus groups; a building sample of leaver and alumni surveys; and consultation and interviews with key stakeholders. An interim report will be produced in February 2024 and further reports will be produced in the Autumn of 2024 and 2025.

The IPSCJ was commissioned to conduct the first ever national review of the Police Scotland Youth Volunteer (PSYV) Programme to provide an evidence-base to underpin or develop the programme. The evaluation will run for approximately two and a half years, with a final report being produced in Autumn 2025. It aims to identify the impact taking part in the PSYV programme has for young people, their lives and on the wider community they are part of. Police Scotland wish to understand what positive outcomes, if any, the programme enables and where there could be changes or improvements to enhance PSYVs experiences through taking part.