saso

Scottish Association for the Study of Offending

Council Members

The Council is the managing body of SASO and consists of the Honorary President, the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, together with further members, as are required to ensure that the Council is representative of local branches and of the full spread of agencies (statutory and voluntary) which are involved in criminal justice.

 

The SASO Council Members for the year 2025-2026 are:-

Rt Hon Lord Carloway (Hon President) 

Niall Campbell (Honorary Vice President) 

Professor Alec Spencer (Honorary Vice President)

David Strang CBE QPM (Honorary Vice President) 

Professor Sandy Cameron (Honorary Vice President)

Lady Rae, KC (Chair)

Dan Gunn (Vice-Chair)    

Dr Wilma Dickson (Hon Secretary) 

Gerry Milne (Hon Treasurer) 

Natalie Beal

Amanda Coulthard

Scot Dignan 

Elizabeth Dougan

Sheriff Amel Elfallah

Dr Hannah Graham

Neil Hunter

Bill Milven

 

 

 

Forthcoming

SASO Upcoming Events

 

Thursday17 September 2026
SASO Dumfries and Galloway Branch
Show Racism the Red Card

PLEASE NOTE THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED 

 

Thursday 24 September 2026
SASO Aberdeen Branch
The Role of the Forensic Pathologist: fact and fiction
Guest Speaker:  Dr James Grieve, Emeritus Professor of Forensic Medicine,
University of Aberdeen

 

Tuesday 6 October 2026
SASO Edinburgh Branch

The Scottish Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission
Guest Speakers:  Martyn Evans and Catherine Dyer