As well as targeted additional funding from the Home Office to various forces, including Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire in our region, the University of Leicester has been successful in bidding for Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding too, to tackle violence and the use of weapons. This means policing professionals…
Queen may have wanted to break free but the facilities at a new Nottingham custody suite are attracting admiring visitors from all over the UK! EMPAC Fellow Police Inspector Duncan Collins and Dr Chloe Hollow of the University of Nottingham have been co-producing research and innovation all about improving the…
EMPAC is pleased to report in on a Centre at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) that specialises in cyberpsychology, and is on its way to being a world leader in its field. if you’re looking for expertise in cyberpsychology, look no further! More and more of us spend time in this…
EMPAC aims to push its work on serious organised crime (SOC), aligned to the Home Office’s 2019-2021 strategic aim to increase capacity and capability through research, which is led by Mike Warren, the Director of Home Office Analysis and Insight. EMPAC is already busy around various aspects of SOC, such…
EMPAC is very pleased to be working with the University of Leicester, supported by an Impact Accelerator Account from the Economic and Social Research Council, which is to develop the impact of social science research. There is a launch of the programme for four Midlands Universities who have an award…
EMPAC is pleased to be able to share some new open access research by Northampton University academic, Danny Ash, and colleagues Laura Hunnikin, Amy wells and Stephanie van Goozen. The research is all about better understanding some of the early triggers that can lead to ASB and crime. The particular…
The University of Nottingham has conducted new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded research which will help improve the support of autistic individuals in police custody through changes to practice and policy. The research was led by Dr Chloe Holloway, and its aim was to bring together academics, autistic…
As part of an ongoing series of free events exploring Understanding Demand, Capacity and Capability, the most recent was held on the 3rd May 2019 at Nottingham Trent University. EMPAC is pleased here to report on progress made so far (please scroll to the end of the feature for previous…
EMPAC is holding its third free regional Understanding Demand, Capacity and Capability meeting on Friday 3rd May 2019 and all are welcome to come along and get involved. Led by Superintendent Mark Housley (Lincolnshire), on behalf of NPPC lead Chief Constable Bill Skelly, such work is about trying to improve…
What would good look like if we had more of a research mindset? A Parade Room where it’s not about feeling you’ve got to have all the answers but more about ‘how you think’: a research mindset. Let’s take a look at how you think is such an important aspect…