Archive September 2017

Policing Innovation

EMPAC has been developing some surveying tools to explore how innovative policing is. Early responses seem to suggest ‘not very’… In digging into why that might be, the pros and cons of being a hierarchical, disciplined, command and control culture come out. Operationally, we know, and would forget at our…

Analytics: the Digital Policing Revolution

Policing and the digital revolution Have a look at this clip from Youtube (‘Analytics’ – it only lasts a couple of minutes) linked below and ask yourself, while you’re watching it, if this guy can do it, can a neighbourhood PCSO access such real-time intelligence as well? Analytics Analytics might…

Researching the Future: Policing Vision 2025

The Policing Vision 2025, developed by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and National Crime Agency, sets out the future for policing over the next ten years. But what are the research challenges and opportunities to help deliver this? For a start, what…

Practitioner research

EMPAC is all about growing stronger, mutually beneficial links between research and policing professional practice, so to encourage practitioners to get get hands-on with research, we created a Fellowship programme as a stimulus. The programme was a great success, receiving noteworthy praise from the College of Policing in its Police…