Theme 1: Investigation, community and vulnerability
LIVE PROJECTS
1.29 Community perception of threat
This project is designed to assess how to predict the UK public's fear of a terrorist attack.
1.33 Evaluation of 'We Move': A Manchester mentoring programme for young people at risk of involvement in organised crime
An evaluation of a mentoring intervention programme designed to support 60 young people impacted by serious and organised crime.
1.34 Proportionality and use of force
TEXT COMING SOON.
1.35 COVID-19 pandemic and the cyber-victimisation of disabled people in Scotland
This project aims to explore the influence of COVID-19 on the cyber-victimisation of disabled people in Scotland and utiise findings to inform policy and practice.
1.36 Police diversion and drugs: Collaborative evaluation of the effects and cost-effectiveness of police-led diversion of people who use drugs
This project will assess the impacts of diversion on crime, hospitalization numbers and engagement with drug treatment..
COMPLETED PROJECTS
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1.32 Safeguarding victims of domestic abuse during COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities
The study explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic abuse (DA) safeguarding arrangements at a strategic and practice level from both professional and survivor perspectives.
1.31 Investigating the emergence of expertise in forensic face matching over time
Forensic face-matching examiners provide vital identification evidence in criminal investigations.
1.30 Victim (dis)engagement in domestic abuse and rape cases
This project aims to investigate the profile, reasons for, and implications of victim non-engagement with police and criminal justice processes in domestic absue and rape cases.
1.28 The impact of police forces and football clubs working together to provide a platform for coaching and mentoring for young people who have received a threat to life notice
Building on the original pilot to to expand the cohort of young people who have received a Threat to Life notice;
1.27 Mobile phone use while driving: enforcement and education
Identifying and informing the creation of educational resources on mobile phone use whilst driving;
1.26 Community generated victim satisfaction surveys ('User Insight')
Collaboratively developing a new User Insight survey which incorporates feelings and thoughts of the local community.
1.25 Virtual Inclusion: Tackling Hate and Extremism in the UK Using Virtual Reality Technology
Developing virtual reality technology educational resources for schools and the wider public.to tackle hate and extremism.
1.12 A warm welcome? Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Networks of Care and Asylum
This pilot project sought to gather the views of a range of professionals (healthcare, social work, police, border agencies) about the care of unaccompanied minors.
1.08 Collaborative problem solving for community safety
This project involved PSNI working with the Centre for Policing Research and Learning on the design, delivery and evaluation of a new learning intervention which aims to improve community engagement in target neighbourhood areas.
1.06 Improving investigations through utilising technology, community and psychology
A multi-methodological project that analysed police use of social media, and what impact citizen enquiry using social media might have on a police investigation.
1.04 Forensic markets
An investigation of forensic markets through a systematic review and a series of interviews with the police, the regulatory bodies and forensic science companies.
1.03 Threat, risk and harm: scoring of OCGs (Organised Crime Groups)
This project compares existing methods for assessing the risk posed by an OCG and formulating recommendations for how OCG risk assesments could be carried out..
1.02 Visual identification – what works
This project examined to what extent current eyewitness identification practice is evidence based, and which procedures 'work'.
1.01 Policing practice, citizen enquiry and solving crime with social media
An exploration of how witnesses are investigating crimes through social media and how this might impact policing practice.
0.01 Putting research evidence into practice using the mystery face procedure
Are current visual identification procedures in the UK evidence based, and what is preventing research findings being translated into practice?
News
Report uncovers several areas that urgently need addressing in the investigations of rape and other sexual offences
The year 1 report for Operation Soteria Bluestone has recently been published.
- Survivors of domestic abuse and violence sought for research study into evidence lead prosecutions 6th January 2023
- The Festival of Impact – Poster competition winner! 30th November 2022
- Dr Clare Rawdin joins the Centre 30th November 2022
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