EMPAC are pleased to announce that De Montfort University’s Inaugural Policing Student Dissertation Conference will be taking place at 9am on Friday, 24th November 2017 at The Venue (Western Avenue, Leicester, LE2 7BU) very close to the DMU campus. It will conclude by very early afternoon – no later than…
EMPAC is all about bringing research and professional practice closer together. In order to accelerate and encourage practitioners to get hands-on with research, we created a Fellowship programme. This was a great success and received noteworthy praise from the College of Policing in their national Police Knowledge Fund evaluation. Practitioner…
EMPAC has been developing some surveying tools to explore how innovative policing is. Early responses seem to suggest ‘not very’… In digging into why that might be, the pros and cons of being a hierarchical, disciplined, command and control culture come out. Operationally, we know, and would forget at our…
Policing and the digital revolution Have a look at this clip from Youtube (‘Analytics’ – it only lasts a couple of minutes) linked below and ask yourself, while you’re watching it, if this guy can do it, can a neighbourhood PCSO access such real-time intelligence as well? Analytics Analytics might…
The Policing Vision 2025, developed by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and National Crime Agency, sets out the future for policing over the next ten years. But what are the research challenges and opportunities to help deliver this? For a start, what…
EMPAC is all about growing stronger, mutually beneficial links between research and policing professional practice, so to encourage practitioners to get get hands-on with research, we created a Fellowship programme as a stimulus. The programme was a great success, receiving noteworthy praise from the College of Policing in its Police…
Dr Lee Hadlington of De Montfort University has published new open access EMPAC research in Heliyon (Vol. 3, Issue 7, July 2017). The research explored the relationship between risky cybersecurity behaviours, attitudes towards cybersecurity in a business environment, Internet addiction, and impulsivity. 538 participants in part-time or full-time employment in…
Dr Berni Doran from the Institute for Public Safety, Crime and Justice explains the evaluation of the introduction of coaching into a police force carried out under the EMPAC Organisational Transformation network.
Nottingham Trent University’s Dr James Hunter answers questions on the Community Engagement Tool developed under the EMPAC banner.
Supported by funding through the Home Office (College of Policing) and Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE), EMPAC was able to sponsor a number of institutions, including the University of Derby, via the national Police Knowledge Fund (PKF) to carry out topical enquiries. Professor Kevin Brampton reports in here on some…