EMPAC’s Serious Organised Crime network, based at De Montfort University have launched a survey that aims to explore peoples’ beliefs about cybercrime and online security. Get involved with EMPAC’s research by completing the survey by clicking the link below: Cybercrime and online security survey The survey takes about 30 minutes to…
Rick Muir of the Police Foundation (an independent think tank) has argued in a recent article that changes, not cuts, are the police’s greatest challenge. Muir reviews the changing nature of crime and points to technology as the reason for change. For example, the Office of National Statistics identifies 5.8…
The Home Office has published it Modern Crime Prevention Strategy document, setting out an agenda for tackling the key drivers of crime in the UK. The strategy document looks at what the current evidence-base is saying in relation to the six key drivers of crime that have been identified: opportunity, character,…