Research projects at University of Lancashire Project title Start date Experimental evaluation of the impact of reduced anticontamination measures on the integrity of items sampled within mock crime scenes July 2025 Policing 'sextortion': improving understanding of the nature, extent and experiences of (re)victimisation May 2025 Validation of forensic cleaning processes undertaken within Sexual Assault Referral Centres July 2024 Verification of intimate and non-intimate recovery of DNA within Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) July 2024 Exploring the decision making processes of police officers during incidents of stop and search June 2024 National forensic medical consumable validation April 2024 Exploring police roles in mental health crises January 2024 Management of registered sex offenders under the current Active Risk Management (ARMS) framework: Time for review? June 2023 Challenging the ‘public story’ of domestic violence and abuse: Understanding and responding to risk in relationships of adult family violence March 2023 Who is the victim? Identifying victims and perpetrators in cases of coercive control January 2023 An exploration into how frontline uniform police officers in the UK make decisions January 2022 Managing sex offenders October 2021 Understanding police suicide and self-injurious behaviour May 2021
