The N8 Policing Research Partnership is pleased to announce that the 5th round of Small Grants have now been awarded. We received a number of strong applications this year and, as with previous years, it was a difficult task deciding which of the proposals to fund....
Chief Superintendent Ngaire Waine, Head of Criminal Justice at Merseyside Police, has been appointed as the new Policing Director of the N8 Policing Research Partnership. N8 PRP was established in 2013 to enable and foster collaborations that will help address the...
Dr Geoff Pearson, senior lecturer in Criminal Law at the University of Manchester, has been appointed as the new Academic Director of the N8 Policing Research Partnership (N8 PRP). Dr Pearson has been involved with the N8 PRP for several years, as co-lead on the...
N8 Policing Research Partnership and Police Foundation: Police Leadership Symposium - 16 September 2020, at the British Academy, London SW1Y 5AH. In a period of social change, political uncertainty and technological innovation the police are being asked to take on a...
We are delighted to announce that Dr Jude Towers (N8 PRP Training and Learning strand Lead) and Fiona McLaughlin (Research Officer, N8 PRP Data Analytics Strand) are the recipients of an award for Excellence in Analysis by the International Association of Law...
I am delighted to announce that we have managed to secure continued funding for the N8 Policing Research Partnership beyond the end of the current Catalyst Grant, which concludes in 2020. As of May 2020, the N8 PRP will move into a new phase of its evolution reflected...
A new initiative to tackle knife crime was showcased at the recent N8 Policing Innovation Forum in Liverpool. Queensberry Alternative Provision, founded by Paul Cooper and Nic Martin, offers a range of interventions aimed at tackling the root causes of knife crime and...
Police forces across the UK are dealing with a public health crisis in the fight against the devastating rise in knife crime, a group of policing experts have warned. The call comes days after the announcement that hundreds of pubs and clubs in London are to be given...
14 November 2019 marks the opening of the submission window for applications to the 2020/21 Small Grants process. The application period closes on 16 January 2020 and award decisions will be made by N8 PRP Steering Group in late March 2020. The purpose of the Small...
The English Football League is to fund research into match-day policing aimed at managing potential flashpoints with a more progressive approach to supporters. The long-term objective of the study is for the police to deploy fewer officers at games. The project,...
