It is often suggested that the British policing model is one of public ‘consent,’ which is traceable to what became known as the Peelian Principles of 1829, developed by Commissioners Rowan and Mayne (Lentz & Chaires, 2007). Over the years, policing by public consent as a model has been tested…
Put Detectives in Uniform With challenges to public spending forecast, alternative ways of doing things are needed (OBR, 2024). According to Deming (1986) the emphasis should be on quality outcomes, and systems should be put in place with such outcomes in mind. That means ways of doing things should be…
The East Midlands has a population of just under 5 million people, and is growing. It contains some of the most diverse areas in the UK, and its airport is used by over 3 million international travellers from 27 countries every year. Policing communication skills have to be able to…
Say hello to EMPAC’s latest Honorary Research Fellow, Dr. Gargie Rampurkar, who has recently moved from Gujarat to Leicester. Gargie was a researcher at Rajasthan Police Academy & UNICEF, Rajasthan, India, before teaching at the National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat. Gargie has helped Indian police response capabilities by applying research methodologies, particularly…
The University of Nottingham is doing groundbreaking research about how to better extract evidence from mobile phones, by developing new efficient and reliable tools, led by Assistant Professor Helena Webb. This work about the digital economy is a top research priority because personal mobile phones are a very valuable repository…
EMPAC offers specialist additional capability for proactive and strategic development, by working collaboratively with any academic researchers on priority policing challenges of today, with an aim to get tomorrow’s policing more upstream. EMPAC has been chosen to be represented in a new book edited by Professors Steven Tong (Kingston University)…
University of Leicester Applied Mathematics undergraduate students have been researching hot and cold spots of crime to hunt for patterns about just why crime is lower in some areas than others. Much criminological research of the past has focused on hot spots (high crime areas), but we know less about…
EMPAC is pleased to be able to showcase some of the research activities taking place at the University of Northampton, led by Professor Matthew Callender, Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Studies and Director of the Institute for Public Safety, Crime and Justice. The research is wide ranging, so sit back and allow…
Would you relish the challenge of working for the policing unit that deals with some of the most serious, organised, and violent criminals in the East Midlands region? The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU), based near M1 Junction 27, is offering exciting opportunities for up to six people on…
Dr Martin Wright, Visiting Fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security in the University of South Wales, has pioneered a great new way of enabling university students to dynamically contribute their creativity towards policing innovation. Dr Wright is to be congratulated on overcoming previous barriers, not only across…