Details about ongoing policing and crime-reduction related research at Masters level and above.
How to use this map
Use the filters to see the research currently taking place across the UK that has been shared on the map. To view a list of the projects, select the project list filter. You can also find summaries of relevant randomised control trials (ongoing and completed).
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Estimation of risk for missing individuals: Development of an empirical risk assessment tool for missing person investigations | Abertay University |
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Factors affecting Dyfed-Powys Police officers' decisions to use force | Aberystwyth University |
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Operation RANGE – identifying missed digital lines of enquiry in domestic abuse investigations and creating a digital toolkit | Cumbria Constabulary |
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INTERACT (Investigating New Types of Engagement, Response and Contact Technologies in Policing) | Edinburgh Napier |
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Can a risk terrain analytical approach have a practical proactive application on reducing rural crime in Lincolnshire? (working title) | Keele University |
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GPS knife crime tagging | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime |
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Tactical cycle deployments in Thames Valley Police – an evidence based review | Oxford Brookes University |
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Determining boundary conditions of the weapon focus effect | Queen Margaret University |
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Interviewing police suspects with autism – testing theory and best practice for interviews | University of Bath |
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Collapsing the canteen: Empowering and encouraging police officers to report sexual misconduct among their colleagues | University of Chichester |
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Examining the nature and impact of ethics panels in UK policing | University of Dundee |
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The effectiveness of the UK's CONTEST strand of Prevent | University of Essex |
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Shame competence training | University of Exeter | |
Policing and living well | University of Exeter |
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Technology-mediated policing – socio-technical analysis of change | University of Glasgow |
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The accuracy, consistency and effectiveness of police officers’ assessment of threat, harm and risk in ‘risk to life’ incidents | University of Hertfordshire |
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Safeguarding children from fabricated or induced illness | University of Kent | |
Police drug diversion (PDD) – realist impact, process and economic evaluation | University of Kent |
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Understanding and preventing 'cuckooing' victimisation | University of Leeds |
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Trustworthy and useful tools for mobile phone extraction | University of Nottingham | |
Exploring the experiences of workplace stress within the UK police | University of Nottingham |
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Impact of specialism in England and Wales: an online survey | University of Suffolk |
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Investigating the future of work in policing: a qualitative comparative analysis of police forces in England and Wales | University of Sussex |
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Rape investigations and the police interview – perceptions, practice and the law in England and Wales | University of the West of England |
Share your research on the map
Research projects
You can share your research if it is:
- relevant to policing and crime reduction
- at Masters degree level or above
- carried out in conjunction with a UK university
- ongoing and not completed
Projects are removed from the map once they are completed and you will have the opportunity to share your findings with the National Police Library.
Send details of your project using the form. Your submission will then be processed and published.
Randomised control trials (RCTs)
RCTs can be shared on the map if they are:
- relevant to policing and crime reduction
- either force-led or carried out in conjunction with a UK university
- either ongoing or completed
Send details of your RCT using the form. Your submission will then be processed and published.
Removing your project or personal details
You can request that your name and email address or project are removed at any time.
Email research.map@college.police.uk with the information you would like removed or changed.