Previous Events

Jun 19

Online Membership Group Meeting (changed from in-person event)

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 10:00 to 12:00

Online, Microsoft Teams

An email was sent out on 21 May to notify members of the postponement of the CPRL Engagement Day to later in the year.As you may be aware, CPRL has commissioned a review of the Centre, led by Dr Iain Raphael, which is now nearing completion. In light of the timing of the review’s findings, and coupl...

May 22

Online seminar: Parental support / Policing online harms / Centre for Protecting Women Online

Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 13:00 to 14:30

From Research to Real-World Impact – Embedding Parental Support into Practice: Dr Keeley Dudin and Kendal WrightIn this session, we’ll reflect on how the insights you helped shape from policing—through evidence cafés and research engagement—have moved beyond the page to influence national best pract...

Apr 23

Online seminar: Knife-enabled robberies

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 13:00 to 14:30

Mar 13

Online seminar: Complexity and uncomfortable knowledge: Implications for policing

Thursday, March 13, 2025 - 13:00 to 14:30

First presentation:Uncomfortable knowledge, the production of ignorance, and the trustworthiness of UK policing – Prof Mark Fenton-O’CreevyWhy do organisations that employ many good people committed to serving the public fail to notice, or challenge terrible behaviour? Some of the answers may lie in...

Mar 6

Online Membership Group meeting

Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 10:30 to 12:30

Microsoft Teams

We hold a Membership Group meeting every 3 months which is open to our policing partners and OU academics. The purpose of the Membership group is to make key decisions about the Centre to ensure it reflects the collaborative partnership. We also hold seminars and develop and explore research project...

Feb 12

Online seminar: Demand management through prevention

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - 13:00 to 14:30

Dec 10

Online Seminar: Impact of summer 2024 riots and disorder on policing and the public: Reflections and learning

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 13:00 to Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 14:30

Nov 13

CPRL 10th Anniversary Conference: Retention & Prevention: Challenges and New Opportunities for Policing Futures

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 09:00 to Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 16:00

2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the Centre for Policing Research and Learning at the Open University. To mark this important milestone we are delighted to invite you to attend the CPRL 10th Anniversary conference, Retention & Prevention: Challenges and New Opportunities for Policing Futu...

Oct 23
Sep 25

Online Seminar: Strengthening Trust and Legitimacy of Policing

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30

News

Dr Kendal Wright and Dr Keely Duddin present research on maternity bias and stigma at the IRSPM conference

On 09 April, Kendal Wright and Dr Keely Duddin from the policing team and co-leads on a Parental Pathways research project, presented at the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) conference.

29th May 2025