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Operation Soteria Bluestone (and CPRL with Dr. Emma Williams) featured in the Guardian

The Guardian’s Long Read features a report on the rape investigations research “Soteria Bluestone”.

21st March 2023

Blog post - The Motherhood Penalty: Evidence of maternal bias in the workplace and why policing needs to do more

Blog post by Kendal Wright and Keely Duddin, who share an insight into a ground-breaking study exploring women's experiences of motherhood in the police.

15th March 2023

Can a multi-agency redesign of the response to reports of missing young persons prevent repeat demand? A scoping review of the evidence

A scoping review report for the Demand Reduction project has been published.

13th March 2023

Blog post - Happy International Women’s Day

Blog post by Holly Taylor-Dunn, Anna Hopkins and Shona Morrison, celebrating International Women's Day.

8th March 2023

Blog post - Celebrating International Women’s Day at OU Policing

Authored by Dr Holly Taylor-Dunn and Dr Anna Hopkins of The Open University’s Policing Organisation and Practice department.

1st March 2023

Emma Bilsdon joins the CPRL on secondment from Hertfordshire Constabulary

Emma Bilsdon joins the CPRL on a 4-month secondment from Hertfordshire Constabulary.

27th February 2023

Dr Helen Glasspoole-Bird joins the Centre

Helen joins the Centre as a Research Fellow working with Emma Williams on a Government funded evaluation of police-led drug diversion schemes, specifically with the Thames Valley Police

27th February 2023

Blog post - Organisational commitment to learning and development and the link to officer welfare

Blog post by Emma Williams on the importance of CPD in wellbeing, particularly in relation to equipping officers with the skills, knowledge and learning required to investigate complex rape and sexual offences more effectively.

17th February 2023

Annual Report 2022

We are pleased to announce the Annual Report 2022 for the Centre for Policing Research and Learning, at The Open University.

16th February 2023

Blog post - CPD and reflective practice: Improving investigations and wellbeing in rape and serious sexual offences

Blog post by Nicky Miller, Emma Williams and Richard Harding about the importance of reflective practice as a form of continuous professional development and iterative learning for those involved in investigating RASSO.

8th February 2023
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