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Internships at EMSOU

Would you relish the challenge of working for the policing unit that deals with some of the most serious, organised and violent criminals in the region? The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) is offering an exciting opportunity for up to 11 people on Year in Industry (YII) placements to…

Innovation in suicide prevention

Nottingham Trent University, in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, will be hosting a one-day event on Tuesday 22 November, 2022, which draws together national and local stakeholders to consider ways to prevent deaths in those under community probation supervision, with a particular focus on suicide prevention. This important event…

East Midlands Forensics Network Research

The East Midlands Forensics Network is leading the way in bringing together academics and practitioners to jointly advance applied scientific knowledge to improve policing performance. At the most recent meeting, hosted at the University of Leicester, on 8th September 2022, the participants celebrated recent successes and explored the potential of…

Policing Performance Research

Amongst all the topics about policing, as a vital public service, perhaps the single most important issue that exists is how to get the best performance available. Performance is about what actually gets delivered, be that within the context of financial efficiency, community trust or life-saving effectiveness. It’s surprising in…

Nottingham research data open call

EMPAC would like to advertise an opportunity to get involved with research exploring police perspectives on how to respond to crimes involving the non-consensual sharing of sexual / nude images. As this is a relatively new offence (introduced in 2015) it would be useful to understand police officers’ experiences of…

Performance analyst vacancy

EMPAC is pleased to be able to report that Leicestershire Police are offering a new job opportunity within their Violence and Complex Crime Unit (VCCU). The role is for a Performance Analyst, to join the Violence & Complex Crime Unit (VCCU), working in close partnership with the Leicestershire Violence Reduction…

EMSOU Internships

About EMSOU The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) is one the largest and most progressive in the country. EMSOU utilises specialist skills and capabilities to tackle the most serious, organised and violent crime, including terrorism. Established in 2001, EMSOU is based within the vicinity of Junction 27 of the M1…

Preventing public place violence: what works and what doesn’t

The East Midlands Violence Reduction Unit (VRIN), hosted at the University of Leicester, exists to enhance knowledge on how to best tackle violence by bringing together academic researchers and policing professionals and other relevant partners. The benefit is that Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) in forces can work with everyone else…

Lincolnshire’s collaboration innovation

Lincolnshire are on the map for their best practice in progressing blue light collaboration, to not only realise efficiencies, but improve services to the public all in one joined-up approach. This collaborative work has been subject to critical scrutiny oversight by the University of Lincoln and now offers a sound…

Nottingham research on protecting women and girls

Researchers at Nottingham and Nottingham Trent Universities have carried out in-depth research to tackle misogyny hate crime, producing new practical resource materials that are now freely available for general use. Professor Louise Mullany, Dr Victoria Howard (University of Nottingham) and Dr Loretta Tricket (NTU) have been working together to improve…