EMPAC is pleased to announce an event hosted at Leicestershire Police HQ on How to problem solve using evidence based policing? This event will be opened by Chief Constable Simon Cole and will showcase a number of pieces of research. Thanks go to the ever energetic Sgt Mark Brennan, who…
A roundtable is set for the 26th March to help identify policing research needs into modern slavery for the region. This involves bringing people with common interests together so that a team approach can be more targeted and structured in research planning. In turn, the theme of modern slavery, a…
Centre for Exploratory Research EMPAC’s purpose is to improve professional practice in cross border policing issues – to make it more effective and cut crime – by drawing upon the best research and innovation ideas. Whilst there is much ongoing confirmatory analytical work underway we offer additional complementary focus on…
EMPAC is pleased to announce a conference to be held at the Criminal Justice Research Centre, University of Nottingham between 4pm and 6.30pm on Thursday, 8th February 2018 in Room A4, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park, NG72 2RD. The conference questions why do we punish? Is it because…
EMPAC is pleased to report on the launch of the University of Northampton’s new Centre for the Reduction of Firearms Crime, Trafficking and Terrorism. This new research centre aims to respond to these threats by conducting research, consultancy and related activities that address emerging issues and respond to the needs of…
INTREPID Conference: Innovation through collaboration This conference will take place on Thursday 1st March and Friday 2nd March 2018 at College Court Conference Centre and Hotel, Knighton Road, Leicester LE2 3UF Aim To celebrate the end of the INTREPID Forensics project To showcase the added value of collaboration in forensic science…
EMPAC is pleased to announce a research cafe event to be held at Lincolnshire Police HQ on 21st March 2018 between 1 pm and 4.30pm. The College of Policing National Police Library and the What Works teams will be present to explain the resources and research support they can offer…
EMPAC’s Impact Capacity Rating (ICR) tool has continued to attract attention from forces interested in increasing impact from research. The focus on impact is vital in maximising application and usefulness from research, for the public benefit. EMPAC developed the prototype IMPACT typology to inform commissioning, development and evaluating of policing…
Loughborough University is home to a Mini-Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), ‘Policing for the Future: Socio-technical Resilience and Innovation’. The Centre includes five fully funded interdisciplinary PhD studentships in policing which begin in 2015 and focus on the following areas: Jamie Ferrill (Social Sciences / SBE): The Impact of Leadership Styles…
EMPAC Fellow, Inspector Chris Sullivan, of Nottinghamshire Police, makes the case for greater partnership use of the NDM to enhance joint working around vulnerability As an EMPAC Fellow I got an introduction to research. Believe me I started from no previous experience! I worked through the basic of different approaches…