NRiPN Events

An overview of our webinars and in-person events, where postgraduate and early career researchers access support and advice on developing successful careers in policing research.

2024 Events

NRiPN learned about the practical challenges and support needs in accessing police data. Police explained current practices, protocols, and best approaches for requesting data, and insights support mechanisms to bridge data access gaps.

Panel

• Kevin Price, Cleveland Police
• Laura Zeniou, Lancashire Constabulary
• Daniel Southern, North Yorkshire Police

This online conference, co-hosted by NRIPN and the Vulnerability and Policing PhD Network, offered members the opportunity to present their work, receive feedback, and gain experience in an academic conference setting. The event was organised to provide a supportive environment to present your research and learn about work of peers. A group of established academics provided discussions and feedback.

Session1: Violence, and policy reflections

Chair: Larissa Engelmann (University of Leeds)

Panel: Sandra Walklate (University of Liverpool)

• Dismantling the discourse of domestic violence and abuse: Reflections on policy constructions of adult family violence (Lily Graham – University of Central Lancashire)
• The experiences of men convicted of sexual offences and Restorative Justice in England and Wales (Phil Cawley – Lancashire Police/Liverpool John Moores University)
• The operational barriers police face to achieve justice for victims of non-consensually shared intimate images (Georgina Mclocklin – Nottingham Trent University)

Session 2: Policing and institutional challenges

Chair: Mike Rowe (University of Liverpool)

Panel: Dave Thompson (Leeds Beckett University), Phoebe Usher (University of Sunderland)

• The racial ideology of the British police: protecting and serving the interests of the white institution (Nikhaela Wicks – University of Kent)
• Interview Strategies with People Suspected of Sexual Offences against Children and Adults (Jo Curtis – University of Gloucestershire)

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PGRs and ECRs are invited to join a discussion about ‘Interdisciplinary Research in Policing’. Attendees will hear from leading academics about their experiences and the challenges they have encountered. There will be a Q&A session, and attendees are encouraged to ask questions about developing their own work.

Panel

• Dr Anja Johansen, Reader in European History, University of Dundee
• Dr Daragh Murray, Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary School of Law
• Dr Rianne Dekker, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance

PGRs and ECRs joined a discussion about the current and future research landscape of policing violence, current government priorities, and identify evidence gaps. Attendees heard from experienced practitioners Lynsey Blas, Cleveland Unit for the Reduction of Violence, and Caroline Hemingway, Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit, and leading domestic and gender-based violence academic, Professor Nicole Westmarland. 

2023 Events

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This webinar panel featured contributors with a wealth of experience in police-academic partnerships. Academics and professionals discussed practical aspects of how policing studies can make a tangible difference in the real world, and advised NRiPN members on how to increase the impact of their research. Thanks to Rob Braddock, Senior Research Officer Research, Analysis and Knowledge Sharing, College of Policing; Dr Xavier L’Hoiry, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Social Policy, the University of Sheffield; Oli Hutt, Head of Analytics, Crest Advisory; Suzanne Booth, Engagement Officer, Policy@Manchester. 

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Research Away Day

Merseyside Police HQ
Thursday 2 Nov, 10:00-16:00

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Members of the NRiPN were joined by the N8 PRP team and representatives from Merseyside and Lancashire Police to develop their understanding of how to design high-impact collaborative research with police. 

Attendees were welcomed to Merseyside Police HQ by ACC Ngaire Waine. Louisa Laveback from the Merseyside Evidence Based Policing Team gave a presentation on the work of the team and the use of data in ‘hotspot’ policing, followed by a Q&A session. Attendees then presented their current projects and got feedback from police and the N8 PRP team on how their work could have practical value for practitioners, how this could increase the academic significance of their work, and developing collaborative methodologies. Following a networking lunch, attendees split into small groups to workshop how to develop police priorities (submitted by the N8 PRP police partners) into research projects. Funding is available to attendees who wish to develop these projects further. 

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Engaging with Police for Research Projects

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Wednesday 4 July, 13:00-14:00

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Webinar panel with Dr Layla Skinns (University of Sheffield), DCI Andy Crowe (Force Lead for Innovation, Durham Constabulary) and Louisa Laveback (EBP Co-ordinator, Merseyside Police). Attendees gained an insight into how to find relevant contacts, the framework police use for engaging with research and researchers, how to present research ideas to police, what ‘value’ means for police in research projects.

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Academic Publishing

NRiPN Teams Channel
Wednesday 1 March, 13:00-14:00

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Webinar panel with senior commissioning editors, journal editors, and experience reviewers from Palgrave Macmillan (Josie Taylor), The Journal of Policing and Society (Professor Jenny Fleming), the Journal of Organizational Ethnography (Dr Mike Rowe), and Professor Geoff Pearson (speaking from his experience of ‘2nd reviewer’). Attendees gained an insight into navigating the world of academic publishing including book proposals, responding to reviewer notes, and finding the right journal for a submission. 

A summary of the discussion in available on the NRiPN Teams channel, available to NRiPN members. 

2022 Events

NRiPN Application Support

VPRC Researcher Development Fund

NRiPN Teams Channel
Thursday 15 Nov, 15:00-16:00

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VPRC Researcher Development Fund Call

Webinar to discuss N8 PRP support for applications to the VPRC Research Development Fund with Dr Rose Broad, Co-I at VPRC, Prof Geoff Pearson, Dr Eon Kim, and Helen Gordon-Smith.

NRiPN Launch

New Researchers in Policing Network

Oddfellows Hall, University of Manchester Campus
Thursday 29 Sept, 10:00-15:00

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The New Researchers in Policing Network (NRiPN) is a community of Post Graduate and Early Career Researchers in the N8 PRP region that supports research, bids, events, collaboration, and impact. At this launch event, we introduced N8 PRP and the Network, discussed research interests and made plans for collaboration, events, and shaping how NRiPN can support research and careers.