News & Blogs

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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?

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

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!