N8 PRP Research Webinars
An overview of our webinars, where academics and practitioners discuss new research funded and supported by N8 PRP.
2024 Webinars
Violence Against Women and Girls
The Abuse of Women Runners: Perceptions, Fears and Experiences
Tuesday 12 March, 13:00-14:00
Dr Caroline Miles and Professor Rose Broad (University of Manchester) present the findings of their N8 PRP Small Grant, produced in partnership with Greater Manchester and Merseyside Police forces. The research investigated the abuse experienced by women who run, with the aim of informing responses and preventative strategies.
2023 Webinars
Domestic Abuse
Police Processes for Recording Honour-Based Violence and Abuse
Thursday 22 Nov, 14:30-15:30
Professor Geetanjali Gangoli and Dr Nikki D’Souza present findings from their N8 PRP Small Grant, Organisational Processes for Data Recording of Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriages and Female Genital Mutilation, which aimed to improve identification and recording of HBVA.
Domestic Abuse
High Harm High Frequency: Police Strategies for Managing Serious Domestic Abuse Perpetrators
Friday 6 October, 13:00-14:00
Professor Barry Godfrey and Dr Jayn Richardson present findings from their Small Grant report, discussing strategies for managing offending behaviour, improving victim-survivor engagement, as well as reducing operational policing costs.
Domestic Abuse
Who is the Victim?
Identifying the Victim in Coercive Control Cases
Thursday 19 October, 13:00-14:00
Professor Sandra Walklate and Dr Charlotte Barlow present findings from their Small Grant report, discussing the risks and realities of misidentification, the effect of coercive control legislation since 2017, and recommendations to improve the experience of those who report incidents.
2022 Webinars
Organised Crime Groups
Tackling the Developing World of OCGs: Multi-Agency Strategy
Thursday 15 Sept, 14:00-15:30
Dr Simone Santorso and Dr Alice Rizzuti present the first evaluation the UK government’s strategy to prevent OCGs from operating within prisons.
Policing the Pandemic
Disproportionality, Discretion, & ‘Policing by Consent‘
Friday 9 Sept, 14:00-15:30
Dr Liz Turner and Prof Susan McVie compare analysis and evidence of ethnic disproportionality in FPNs issued for breaking Covid violations.
Policing the Pandemic
PROTECT Covid-19: Intimate Partner Violence
Tuesday 8 March, 14:00-15:00
Dr Hayley Alderson discusses lived experience of the impact of intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Policing the Pandemic
Changing Police Demand During Covid-19
Thursday 24 March, 15:00-16:00
Dr Réka Solymosi discusses findings from their N8 PRP Small Grant and what it means for police resources and planning.
KE Internships
Communications with ‘Hard to Reach’ Groups
Tuesday 26 July, 14:00-14:45
Olivia Wooley, Maisie Waitling, and Nigel Swift discuss the changes made to West Yorkshire Police’s VAWG communications strategy as a result of Olivia and Maisie’s Knowledge Exchange Internship.
Violence & Vulnerability
Knife Crime Imagery: Effective Tools or Desensitisers?
Thursday 8 Dec, 14:00-15:00
Dr Kate Whitfield and Dr Charlotte Coleman discuss findings from experimental research used to to test the impact of knife imagery and messaging on Year 10 pupils, including an innovative eye-tracking assessment.
2021 Webinars
Police-Health Partnerships
Embedding mental health support within police stations
Thursday 15 Sept, 14:00-15:30
Dr Nathan Hughes and team evaluate West Yorkshire’s strategy of deploys mental health nurses to work with operational police.
Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Identifying sexual trafficking online
Thursday 15 Sept, 14:00-15:30
Dr Xavier L’Hoiry presents a new tool developed with West Yorkshire Police to help officers identify victims of trafficking on adult services websites.
Domestic Violence
Developing the police response to child-to-parent violence
Friday 9 Sept, 14:00-15:30
Dr Sam Lewis discusses recommendations for how police can understand and respond to incidents of child-to-parent violence.
