Category: Blog

Policing the culture of silence

Policing the culture of silence

Dr Karen Harrison, University of Hull & Professor Aisha K. Gill, University of Roehampton, London. Based on empirical data collected between May 2013 and June 2105, this blog explores how four British police force areas currently respond to sexual abuse incidents...

Spice and police custody: there must be a better way

Spice and police custody: there must be a better way

Kelly J. Stockdale, Teesside University A string of shocking videos showing users of the drug “spice” in frozen and catatonic states on Britain’s streets and in prisons have sparked a national debate about how to deal with the substance and its users. But these...

Restorative justice and coercive control

Restorative justice and coercive control

Republished from: Restorative Justice - Part Two by Eve Thomas (SAFE CPS Limited) - To be read in conjunction with Restorative Justice & Domestic Abuse. For the last six years myself and colleagues have been researching the Criminal Justice System, victims...

Innovation in policing coercive control

Innovation in policing coercive control

“95 out of 100 domestic abuse survivors in one study reported experiencing coercive control …”, This was a startling account from domestic abuse victims given at the beginning of the second N8 Policing Innovation Forum, held in Manchester in November. Vera Baird QC...

Policing with a purpose:  A leadership compass

Policing with a purpose: A leadership compass

by Dr Stephen Brookes, University of Manchester Business School I recently had the opportunity to consider the policing challenges facing Police Scotland, along with colleagues from the Scottish Institute of Policing Research and senior practitioners[1]. Concern had...