Gillian MacDonald QPM was Assistant Chief Constable of Police Scotland. She was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 2020 New Year Honours.[1]
Gillian MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Policing and community protection |
Biography
editMacDonald worked with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency as a detective chief inspector, as an Area Commander at Gorbals, where she set up the Govanhill Hub,[2][3] and in CID. While Assistant Chief Constable of Major Crime and Public Protection, she introduced a 'get consent' campaign[4] to raise awareness of date rape.[5][6] The consent campaign focused on changing behaviours and attitudes of 18 to 35-year-old men, who were the largest group of offenders.[5] The campaign was welcomed by Rape Crisis Scotland.[6] She has also spoken out about human trafficking in Scotland,[7] particularly as it manifests as violence against women and children.[8][9][10] The campaign urged people to report signs of potential trafficking and sexual exploitation, such as multiple female foreign nationals living at the same address in houses where they are rarely seen outside.[9]
MacDonald retired from the police in 2020.
References
edit- ^ "Queen's New Year Honours 2020 - Fire, Police and Ambulance Service - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "- Scottish Police Authority". www.spa.police.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Raids target crime group behind £4.6m benefit fraud". BBC News. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Get Consent - Police Scotland". www.scotland.police.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Police Scotland reveals consent campaign amidst soaring date rape figures". www.scotsman.com. September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Campaign aims to stamp out date rape after numbers soar". HeraldScotland. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Tackling human trafficking and exploitation - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Children suffer as reports of human trafficking in Scotland rise". theferret.scot. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Police campaign asks public's help to stop human trafficking". www.scotsman.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Scottish campaign on 'plain sight' trafficking". BBC News. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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