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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

Survivors of domestic abuse and violence sought for research study into evidence lead prosecutions

Have you experienced violence or abuse from a partner or family member?  Did the case go ahead without your support or without you giving evidence?

6th January 2023

Report uncovers several areas that urgently need addressing in the investigations of rape and other sexual offences

The year 1 report for Operation Soteria Bluestone has recently been published.

16th December 2022

The Festival of Impact – Poster competition winner!

Leading up to and during the Festival of Impact we ran a poster presentation competition, with submissions from both academics and CPRL police partners on the Festival theme of impact. Congratulations goes to poster competition winner, Jennifer Norman!

30th November 2022

Dr Clare Rawdin joins the Centre

Clare Rawdin joins the Centre as a research assistant on the Operation Soteria Bluestone project (Embedding Officer learning and wellbeing in rape investigations).

30th November 2022

Herval Almenoar-Webster joins the Centre

Herval joins the Centre as a Research Assistant working on the Review of the National Learning Network, as part of the “Embedding Officer learning and wellbeing in rape investigations” (Operation Soteria Bluestone) project.

30th November 2022
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