An innovative international conference on police-academic partnerships in the 21st Century - 12-14 October 2016 Over the last few weeks my research team and I have spent many hours in custody suites up and down the country persuading sometimes stressed and, often,...
This is a personal reflection on research that I conducted whilst a part of the Paul McKeever Scholarship. I am aware that the contents of it are quite controversial, and I am also aware of the fact that the police need much, much greater diversity in their ranks. The...
A journey from Australian police officer to UK postgraduate My background is as a community police officer within Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Police [www.police.act.gov.au]. There are a lot of similarities between policing in England and Wales and in Australia....
A research team based at the University of Sheffield and the University of Leeds has secured £336,000 from the Police Knowledge Fund. The project aims to develop greater understanding of restorative justice principles relevant to policing and the research evidence...
Purpose This briefing aims to start a meaningful conversation about furthering our understanding of policing practice in relation to military veteran offenders. Background It has been acknowledged that in in the current context of the UK being amid a “war on terror”...
The N8 PRP people and knowledge exchange strand Hopes to provide significant staff mobility and interaction between police/partner agencies and academics (including early career researchers) in Higher Education institutions. The intention is to foster greater mutual...
Written by: Ian Marder, Criminologist and PhD student at University of Leeds, studying and lecturing in restorative justice. He is also the founder of the Community of Restorative Researchers, an interdisciplinary, interprofessional research network aimed at enhancing...
