This article draws upon international research evidence that suggests that cyclical stereotyping can emerge among young people, the police and local residents in communities. The article examines the impact of a research-informed local intervention in one of the most deprived communities in Scotland, where local perspectives were drawn upon as the basis for designing integration workshops. Pre-and post-interviews were conducted with young male participants, residents, police officers and youth workers. Findings suggest that the workshops stimulated social capital and fledgling attempts to generate collective efficacy. The authors draw upon the findings to make recommendations for policy, practice and research.

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Passing on gang culture in the theatre of the streets: 'They'll grow out of it, then our age will grow into it and then we'll grow out of it'.

This article presents data emerging from ethnographic research that sought to explore the extent to which stop and search procedures in Scotland are underpinned by a focus on procedural justice and the impact they have on young people. Data were collected via participant observation of police deployments and semi-structured interviews with 23 law enforcement officers and 46 young people. The emerging insights suggested that differential views on and approaches to policing in different parts of the country were leading to varying experiences of stop and search and procedural justice. The young people interviewed in the east of the country had more positive relationships with the police and a stronger belief in procedural justice. Conversely, the tendency to use stop and search as a deterrent from crime in the west of Scotland resulted in deteriorated relationships, institutionalization of the use of the tactic, and a perceived lack of procedural justice.