Associate Professor Matt Hopkins of the University of Leicester is hosting an important conference on Thursday 16th March on serious violence at College Court, Leicester. Since the (then) Home Secretary announced a £100 million Serious Violence Fund to help tackle serious violence in March 2019, a plethora of intervention and evaluation…
University of Derby lecturer Tom Andrews, who is Editor of the Journal of the Police History Society, is conducting new research into student experiences of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) to help ensure the programme is the best it can be. The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship is a professional…
EMPAC is working with Professor Steve Case of Loughborough University, who has produced world-leading research on ‘Child First’ approaches around youth justice, now adopted by the UK Government as best practice. The Child First principle has been guided by a longstanding body of research and scholarship by Professor Case and…
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 region? The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) is offering an exciting opportunity for up to 11 people on Year in Industry (YII) placements to…
Nottingham Trent University, in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, will be hosting a one-day event on Tuesday 22 November, 2022, which draws together national and local stakeholders to consider ways to prevent deaths in those under community probation supervision, with a particular focus on suicide prevention. This important event…
The East Midlands Forensics Network is leading the way in bringing together academics and practitioners to jointly advance applied scientific knowledge to improve policing performance. At the most recent meeting, hosted at the University of Leicester, on 8th September 2022, the participants celebrated recent successes and explored the potential of…
Amongst all the topics about policing, as a vital public service, perhaps the single most important issue that exists is how to get the best performance available. Performance is about what actually gets delivered, be that within the context of financial efficiency, community trust or life-saving effectiveness. It’s surprising in…
EMPAC would like to advertise an opportunity to get involved with research exploring police perspectives on how to respond to crimes involving the non-consensual sharing of sexual / nude images. As this is a relatively new offence (introduced in 2015) it would be useful to understand police officers’ experiences of…
EMPAC is pleased to be able to report that Leicestershire Police are offering a new job opportunity within their Violence and Complex Crime Unit (VCCU). The role is for a Performance Analyst, to join the Violence & Complex Crime Unit (VCCU), working in close partnership with the Leicestershire Violence Reduction…
About EMSOU The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) is one the largest and most progressive in the country. EMSOU utilises specialist skills and capabilities to tackle the most serious, organised and violent crime, including terrorism. Established in 2001, EMSOU is based within the vicinity of Junction 27 of the M1…