Did you know just how wide and deep the research driven by EMPAC universities in the East Midlands is? Have a look at this jaw dropping sample of just some of the expertise there is! The EMPAC web has themes and topics listed so you simply click on a topic…
Rick Muir of the Police Foundation (an independent think tank) has argued in a recent article that changes, not cuts, are the police’s greatest challenge. Muir reviews the changing nature of crime and points to technology as the reason for change. For example, the Office of National Statistics identifies 5.8…
The Government has published a Modern Crime Prevention Strategy – for a free full download of the strategy and summary booklet go to www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-crime-prevention-strategy. The Modern Crime Prevention Strategy refreshes thinking about crime prevention. It’s an interesting opportunity to reflect how research has informed work on prevention. The new Strategy…
EMPAC was delighted to host yesterday’s National Citizens in Policing Summit alongside the Insititute for Public Safety, Crime and Justice. Delegates from forces, PCC’s offices and volunteer organisations across England and Wales attended the CiP Summit taking place at Manchester’s Palace Hotel on 21st July 2016. In the morning session,…
EMPAC’s new Knowledge Exchange Manager is John Coxhead, an inspector from Derbyshire Constabulary. John joins Dave Hill from Northampton to create the EMPAC core team. John has served with Derbyshire for 27 years, working in both urban and rural areas. He has most recently moved to his EMPAC secondment from…
By Supt. Dave Hill, EMPAC Programme Director Published on 15 March 2016 A question I have been asked recently by a number of people who are just finding out about EMPAC for the first time is “what will EMPAC offer that the College of Policing and universities don’t already provide?’”…
EMPAC welcomed delegates from police forces and universities across the East Midlands and beyond at last weeks launch event, where Programme Director, Supt. Dave Hill set out the international ambitions of the collaboration. Supt. Hill addressed the event hosted at the NSPCC’s National Training Centre in Leicester to explain how…
After a recruitment panel undertaken at Nottingham University, Supt. Dave Hill has been appointed to the role of EMPAC Programme Manager. This important role is responsible for maintaining communication between the networks and the Strategic Governance Group and Board of Governors. As Programme Manager, Dave will also coordinate EMPAC’s strategy and oversee the…
The East Midlands Policing Academic Collaboration (EMPAC) has been successful in its bid for funding from the College of Policing (COP) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The research leads for the five networks that make up EMPAC have met and agreed the areas of policing to…