Scots lawyers want new approach for offenders whose crimes are linked to childhood trauma
childhood trauma in crime.Leading solicitor Iain Smith is calling for a new “Smart Justice” approach, that moves away from a revolving door of slamming offenders in jail without treating the reasons for them committing crime - which leads to more offending.Smith has consulted with 500 up and coming Scots lawyers, many of whom were unaware of massive evidence that suggests events like childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence and bereavement can lead inevitably to drug addiction, mental health issues and crime in later life.He has partnered with award winning film-maker Stephen Bennett, whose documentary, ‘Warriors’, from 2011 will be screened at the Law Society of Scotland’s annual conference this Thursday.Warriors followed up on Bennett’s