Following a Roundtable on Innovation in Policing on the 17th October, 2018, facilitated by Deputy Chief Constable Gary Knighton, EMPAC is now pleased to be able to publish a report of the key findings from the event. Thanks is due to all participants, including several academics and representatives of the…
As part of the East Midlands Police and Crime Research and Development Plan, https://empac.org.uk/east-midlands-police-crime-research-development/, EMPAC is pleased to update on its focus on rural crime, particularly around vulnerability in the rural landscape and how this impacts on victims who may feel isolated and helpless. De Montfort University have been working…
EMPAC, led by PCC Hardyal Dhindsa and DCC Craig Naylor, has gone from strength to strength by adapting to emerging need and circumstances, modelling the adaptability, flexibility and innovation that the profession of the future will increasingly need. The regional collaborative partnership between policing and universities has brought university scholars together…
EMPAC is pleased to announce, as part of the East Midlands Police and Crime Research and Development Plan https://empac.org.uk/east-midlands-police-crime-research-development/ , an important event all about encouraging more innovation within policing. So much in policing is about responding to crisis that the culture of command and control can squeeze out longer term, creative…
As part of the East Midlands Police and Crime Research and Development Plan (EMPCRD see: https://empac.org.uk/east-midlands-police-crime-research-development/), there is groundbreaking work taking place to tackle modern day slavery. Hosted at the University of Nottingham’s ‘Rights Lab’, police, partner representatives and universities from across the region, and beyond, are coming together to align public…
As part of the ongoing East Midlands Police and Crime Research and Development Plan https://empac.org.uk/east-midlands-police-crime-research-development/, EMPAC is pleased to announce an important roundtable on policing hate crime. Recently, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) published a new inspection report which revealed both evidence of good practice…
David Herrington, of the national Futures Scanning Group, has worked as an analyst for both policing and health services. His work gives a unique perspective about the lack of, yet need for, more holistic data to better inform public service delivery- today and tomorrow. Here we take a look at…
EMPAC is pleased to announce a key round table coming up in March 2019, hosted by the University of Northampton, on the vital role of early intervention and prevention. The University of Northampton are playing a leading role on this often overlooked aspect of policing, to bring to the fore…
As part of the East Midlands Police and Crime Research and Development Plan (see https://empac.org.uk/east-midlands-police-crime-research-development/), EMPAC is pleased to announce a cutting-edge event at the University of Nottingham on the 28th September 2018, when Australian visiting expert Terry O’Connell (pictured, see more of Terry in a TV interview at https://www.what-makes-a-man.org.au/interviews/interview-highlights/terry-oconnell/) and Nottingham…
Crime volume and severity: a numerical and geospatial study EMPAC Fellow John Tanner of Derbyshire Constabulary, has completed new research on Crime Volume and Severity: a numerical and geospatial study at Nottingham Trent University. John’s work, as part of a Post Graduate Certificate, was supervised by Dr James Hunter. This study…