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Blog post - The Police Education Qualification Framework: What do we know and where is it going?

Blog post by Emma Williams and Jennifer Norman on the Police Education Qualification Framework.

12th April 2023

New paper published: A systematic mapping of public health primary prevention interventions with relevance for policing

This study aimed to utilise systematic mapping techniques to assess existing empirical reviews of the evidence-base for primary prevention public health initiatives relevant to policing.

27th March 2023

Blog post - Equipping officers to make women safer from Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) – insights from Operation Soteria Bluestone

Blog post by Emma Williams, Linda Maguire, Arun Sondhi and Richard Harding sharing important insights about the ground-breaking project currently underway to transform the police response to Rape and Serious Sexual Offences.

27th March 2023

Blog post - When Girls ‘Go Country’: Criminal exploitation of younger women and girls

Blog post by Shona Morrison about the exploitation of vulnerable girls in the context of drug dealing and organised crime groups, known in the UK as ‘County Lines’ drug dealing.

22nd March 2023

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
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