There is much attention being given to Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) both internally (the workforce) and externally (the public). This focus on reacting to wrong doing means a trajectory of sacking police personnel (internally) and reactive hotspotting (externally) as if this is the only pessimistic thing the NPCC and Home…
In an extended, 2-part feature, EMPAC raises some critical thoughts about the importance of driving a positive occupational working culture; which is perhaps the single most pressing challenge, and opportunity, for contemporary policing to regain public trust and confidence. Policing needs a high performance culture and to enable this there…
Doctoral Training Partnerships offer high-quality and coherent postgraduate training covering the full range of the social sciences and areas of interdisciplinary research. The Midlands Graduate School DTP awards around 65 highly prestigious ESRC-funded doctoral scholarships to successful applicants annually. First established in 2016 and re-accredited in 2023, the Midlands Graduate…
EMPAC Research Fellow, Steve Dodd, explores how rural communities are vital to the nation’s wellbeing, yet have unique challenges, and need a solution-oriented adoption of proactive intelligence to stay safe. 90% of England is made up of rural areas, and that 71% of UK landmass is agricultural. Rural areas are…
The United Nations (founded in 1945, post WW2) has 193 member states and exists to promote peace and security. With bases in New York, Geneva and Nairobi, in 2015 it launched its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), all aimed at making positive change in civil society. The SDGs have an…
Policing is under much pressure to perform, with concerns over funding cuts https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/chancellor-government-england-wales-police-b2768108.html, and dwindling critical public confidence and trust https://ministryofinjustice.co.uk/police-public-confidence-and-engagement/. The critical juncture for policing has been highlighted through the Casey Review https://ministryofinjustice.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/baroness-casey-review-march-2023.pdf and compounded by the recent BBC Panorama expose https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k7k6. Critical cultural level issues raised have been…
EMPAC’s Senior Research Fellow, Dave Hill, offers a thought leadership piece on how to bring Police Learning and Development into the 21st century. Introduction “It is not surprising that police forces of the United Kingdom today face a range of pressures wider and deeper than any which have previously confronted…
EMSOU is a leading collaborative unit based around Annesley and Hucknall, Nottinghamshire who help protect the region against serious organised crime and terrorism You can read about EMSOU’s work here:- https://www.emsou.police.uk/about. EMSOU are offering 6 paid Internships to undergraduates: a unique opportunity to learn work-based skills with a top employer. …
In the 21st century, cracking crime in a sustainable way, amidst limited public service budgets, requires a wider skills set than just traditional investigation. New, more creative ways are needed to proactively get upstream and cut crime by tackling its causes, rather than relying on triaged police resources responding to…
Dr Jade Lynne Farrell, Senior Consultant at Cordis Bright, on behalf of the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), is currently running a short survey on is Reducing children’s involvement in violence. This includes hearing from frontline officers, senior leaders and civilian staff analysts/researchers. To share your views, there is a 10-minute…