EMPAC home page

National Citizens in Policing Summit
2016-07-21 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
Chief Constable David Jones, Chair of the national Citizens in Policing Community of Practice, invites you to the first National Citizens in Policing Summit
Highlights of the event include:

Chief Constable David Jones presents the national Citizens in Policing strategy
Presentations from national leads, PCCs and forces across the country, sharing innovative practice and key developments across citizens in policing, including the Special Constabulary, Police Support Volunteers, Police Cadets and community involvement
Findings from the National Benchmarking Exercise, providing the first comprehensive assessment of capacity, contribution, capability, consistency and connectivity across police volunteering in England and Wales
Update on the Evidence-based Police Volunteering Programme
Detailed findings from the national survey of Special Constables and Police Support Volunteers

Coaching Effectiveness and Beach Members' Conference
2016-09-27 09:30 - 16:30 | Sunley Conference Centre, University of Northampton, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, United Kingdom
Invite only event looking at the effectiveness of coaching in organisational development held in conjunction with the Beach Members’ Conference 2016.
Hosted jointly by EMPAC and the Beach Centre, delegates will find out about the progress of the Organisational Transformation network’s project evaluating coaching in police performance improvement.
Attendance is not limited to Beach Centre members, however, an invite is required due to the limited spaces available.
If you are interested in attending, please email EMPAC_OT@northampton.ac.uk.

Evidence-Based Policing: So what?
2016-10-31 10:30 - 15:00 | David Chiddick Building, Brayford Wharf East, Lincoln, Lincs, LN5 7AT, United Kingdom
Lincolnshire Police, in partnership with Lincoln University, will be hosting an EMPAC / Society of Evidenced Based Policing (SEBP) event at the University on 31st October 2016.
The chosen venue – the David Chiddick Building on Brayford Wharf East, Lincoln, LN5 7AT – can hold up to 60 delegates, so book early! Admission is free, a stimulating discussion is guaranteed and there will be free refreshments and lunch. The event will run from 10.30am until 3pm.
See lincoln.ac.uk for further directions.
Simon Smith, a Detective Constable who works for Lincolnshire Police alongside G4S in their learning and development team, will facilitate the event. The focus will be on ‘impact’: how evidence based policing makes a difference to real world policing, within the EMPAC work stream ‘Operational Policing’, which is led by Nick Howe of the University of Derby.
The event will be officially opened by Deputy Chief Constable Gary Knighton, who has established an EBP strategic group within Lincolnshire Police. Gary has a BSc and Masters degree from Portsmouth University. Mr Knighton has made it clear he values the importance of developing a professional knowledge base and hopes to see an EBP approach within force tasking processes.
The local organisers for the event are Detective Superintendent Chris Davison and Professor of Law and Director of Research, Matthew Hall. As the event is being hosted at the University, if you would like to attend, contact Matt on Mhall@lincoln.ac.uk and cc in chris.davison@lincoln.pnn.police.uk to reserve a place. Lincolnshire is within the Midlands region of the SEBP; the regional coordinator is John Coxhead (07470 181050).
Parking will be in one of the several nearby commercial car parks nearby, such as the NCP – for detailed parking information see Parkopeadia.co.uk for Brayford Wharf. If you’ve not been to Lincoln before prepare to be dazzled by its beauty; it has an atmospheric castle and cathedral quarter area with quaint independent trading outlets, a superb waterfront area with cafes and bars and a modern waterside shopping zone – everything you could wish for. If you are interested in staying overnight have a look at the Lincolnshire Tourist Board visitlincoln.com and www.stayinlincoln.co.uk.

Policing Violence, Risk and Resources: promoting policing research at Loughborough University
2016-11-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom
A One Day Symposium Wednesday 16th November 2016
10.00-12.00 – SCH 001, Schofield Building
12.00-1.00 – Lunch in James France Exhibition Area
1.00-4.00 – CC.0.21 James France Building
To Register Please Use This Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/policing-violence-risk-andresources-tickets-27279504733
For a full programme schedule of the day, click below:
policing-violence-risk-and-resources-schedule

Attendees must register by 11th November 2016.

Qualitative Methods and Evaluation Workshops for Police Officers
2017-01-12 09:30 - 2017-01-13 16:30 | Burleigh Court Conference Centre and Hotel, Loughborough University , Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom
This event consists of two workshops on qualitative methods training and forms of evaluation for police officers and staff who wish to engage in their own research and/or evaluation projects.

Examples of sessions include:

Types of research and evidence-based policing;
Designing a research question;
Qualitative interviewing, focus groups and applied observation;
Conversation analysis for police officers: interviewing of suspects;
Forms of evaluation: process, impact and economic;
Practical activities including designing a research project and feedback.

The workshops are hosted jointly by the EMPAC Victims, Witnesses & Public Protection Network, the Advanced Research Methods Institute (ARMI), and the Centre for Child and Family Research (CCFR) at Loughborough University.

There are only limited spaces available at this event which will initially be offered to police officers and staff at EMPAC forces. If you are interested in attending or finding out more please email Dr Alex Black A.C.Black@lboro.ac.uk

EMPAC Symposium on Human Trafficking at Loughborough University
2017-01-20 09:00 - 15:30 | Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom
EMPAC is proud to announce a key event, supported by the Police Knowledge Fund, on a critical issue for policing.

Human Trafficking in the UK: Challenges and Implications for Policing is a free event, to be held at Loughborough University on January 20th from 9:00am until 3:30pm. Key note contributors include EMPAC Fellows, the National Crime Agency and the Gangmasters Licensing Agency.

This event consists of talks and workshop activities addressing human trafficking in the UK from the policing perspective. The programme is tailored both for police representatives and those working with the police. The keynote talks will present issues of human trafficking from a variety of perspectives, while the breakout activities in the afternoon will aim to support networking and collaboration in the future.

The keynote presentations include:

· Sarah di Giglio from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) presenting on ‘Human trafficking as a global and national issue’

· Mark Heath from the Gangmasters Licensing Authority presenting on ‘Labour exploitation in UK supply chains’

· PC Amy Rutland from Leicestershire Police presenting on ‘The Interactions between Police and NGOs regarding Modern Slavery’

· Steffan Williams from the National Crime Agency’s Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit (MSHTU) presenting the UK perspective

· Matej Blazek, James Esson and Darren Smith from Loughborough University and Newcastle University presenting on ‘Human trafficking between Eastern Europe and the United Kingdom’

The event will be hosted in the Stewart Mason Building 0.02, Loughborough University LE11 3TU.

There are only limited spaces available at this event which will initially be offered to police officers and staff at EMPAC forces. If you are interested in attending or finding out more please email Dr Alex Black A.C.Black@lboro.ac.uk

SEBP Conference 2017
2017-03-02 09:15 - 2017-03-03 13:00 | Franklin Suite, Northampton Saints Rugby Club, Weedon Road, Northampton, NN5 5BG, United Kingdom
The Institute for Public Safety, Crime and Justice (IPSCJ) and East Midlands Police and Academic Collaboration (EMPAC) are delighted to be hosting the 2017 SEPB conference in Northamptonshire.
Hosted at the home of Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club, the two-day event across 2nd & 3rd March will include a variety of important talks, updates, networking opportunities and entertainment.
The IPSCJ, EMPAC and the University of Northampton are invested in delivering high quality research to inform practice, aligning with the core objectives of SEPB:

Increased use of best available research evidence to solve policing problems
The production of new research evidence by police practitioners and researchers
Communication of research evidence to police practitioners and the public

The conference will showcase best practice and highlight new research and knowledge across all areas of policing.
To book now, please click here.

For a full event agenda, please click here.

Public Safety, Crime and Justice Conference: Policing the 21st Century Landscape
2017-06-21 09:00 - 2017-06-22 17:00 | TBC
The University of Northampton is hosting the 2017 Public Safety, Crime and Justice Conference: Policing the 21st Century Landscape
The Faculty for Health and Society and Institute for Public Safety Crime and Justice, invite researchers, leaders, frontline and research active practitioners to participate in the 2017 Public Safety, Crime and Justice Conference at the University of Northampton, on 21st and 22nd June 2017.
The conference will focus on the translation of academic research into public safety practice, looking across cultural diversity, globalisation of neighbourhood policing, developments in technology, exploring the legacy of change and impact on public confidence.
Our first key note speakers have been confirmed
John Hageman, representing Interpol & Professor Peter Squires from the University of Brighton.
Please visit ipscj.org for full details of the conference.

The first call for papers is now open and will close on 30th April 2017, so please do consider submitting an abstract for a paper, workshop or panel.
Please send abstracts (of no more than 300 words), workshop and panel ideas to ipscj@northampton.ac.uk.

To register your attendance at the conference please use our Registration Page. If you would like to pay via a purchase order rather than a card payment please email ipscj@northampton.ac.uk.
We look forward to welcoming you to the conference in the summer.

Dr Helen Poole, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Health & Society, University of Northampton
Dr Laura Knight, Director, Institute for Public Safety, Crime and Justice
