A new study highlights the risks of incident-centered policing for missing children. The study, led by Nicola Fox (University of Manchester), explores the circumstances surrounding seriously harmed missing children in England, and suggests how child-centered policing...
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The Stories We Tell About Domestic Abuse, with DA Service Providers
Dr Rebecca Shaw discusses her investigation of the role narratives can play in responding to, and addressing, the harm and vulnerability caused by domestic abuse. As one of the first recipients of the inaugural ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centres...
Understanding criminality in the private rented sector
Largely unregulated and unseen, the private rented sector is fertile ground for exploitation. How can police respond? This year, a team led by University of York were awarded an £827k grant to investigate criminality in the private rented sector and co-produce...
Through the Cracks in County Lines
A major new study investigates how police can identify and respond to vulnerability in the context of county lines.In one of the first studies to conduct a national investigation on the issue, N8 PRP partner the ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre...
Disassembling Police Culture
Police malpractice - from routine disproportionality to shocking abuses of power - is often blamed on 'police culture'. Does this illuminate the issues, and help us to resolve them? Drawing on his new book Disassembling Police Culture (Routledge, 2023),Dr Mike Rowe,...
Policing, Leadership, and Compassion
"Policing needs to adopt the compassion process as well as compassionate leadership." Dr Fiona Meechan, Course Director for the Police Strategic Command Course at The College of Policing in 2021 and 2022, shares research and key findings from her recently-completed...
“It’s a Crutch” – New study explores at-risk drinking and abstinence among police
A new study led by Dr Patsy Irizar (University of Manchester) has produced an in-depth understanding of police employees’ experiences of at-risk drinking and abstinence from alcohol. Causes and Consequences Policing in the United Kingdom (UK) can be a highly stressful...
Not Uniform
COVID's legacy for police of elision and mistrust Dr Camilla de Camargo, lecturer in criminology at Lancaster University, discusses how Covid changed her research, and how existing issues have been exacerbated by the pandemic. I’ve long been interested in public...
Anti-Victim-Blaming and Instagram
Maisie Watling and Olivia Wooley discuss their 12 month internship with West Yorkshire Police on 'Communications with 'Hard to Reach' Groups', the recent webinar, and their impact. On Tuesday 26 July, we presented key findings from our year-long internship within the...
Governance, legitimacy and authority: new book explores attitudes of police chiefs
Dr Ian Shannon, former deputy chief constable of North Wales Police, has recently published a book exploring how chief police officers understand the right of police to exercise power - ‘Chief Police Officers’ Stories of Legitimacy: Power, Protection, Consent and...