Archive December 2016

EMPAC Fellows begin!

EMPAC Fellows have had their Christmas welcome at Nottingham Trent University and now the hard work begins! Amy Rutland of Leicestershire Police, who worked with Loughborough University, as EMPAC’s first Fellow, told the new cohort that it was a “great opportunity to have an evidence base and be heard”. Coming from a diversity…

The Need for Greater Collaboration and Big Ambition

Earlier this week I attended a workshop involving representatives from across the police-academic collaborations funded by the College of Policing, Home Office and HEFCE Police Knowledge Fund. Hosted by the University of York which leads ‘Connect, Evidence Based Policing’, this workshop brought together academics, police officers and police staff building…