Social justice and social policy in Scotland offers a critical engagement with the state of social policy in Scotland, focusing on a diverse range of topics and issues, including income inequalities, work and welfare, criminal justice, housing, education, health and poverty, each reflecting the themes of social inequality and social justice.

Gerry Mooney is a senior lecturer in social policy and criminology in the faculty of social sciences at Open University. Gill Scott is professor emeritus of social justice at Glasgow Caledonian University. Together they are coauthors of Exploring Social Policy in the "New" Scotland, also published by the Policy Press.