A place-based interdisciplinary body of work using arts-based methodologies to interrogate contemporary challenges around police-community engagement with seldom-heard communities.

Operational policing

The accuracy, consistency and effectiveness of police officers’ assessment of threat, harm and risk in ‘risk to life’ incidents

How police officers apply the National Decision Model to accurately, consistently and effectively manage threat to life incidents.

Operational policing

A comparison of uncrewed versus crewed police air assets in managing law enforcement mission profiles

Assessing the comparative advantages and limitations of uncrewed versus crewed air assets in managing the three most common police mission profiles over London.

Operational policing

Perspectives of the police, school staff, parents and pupils of Safer Schools Partnerships

Understanding the expectations and perspectives of stakeholders within Safer Schools Partnerships in London.

Operational policing

Increasing eyewitness identification accuracy in lineups using 3D interactive virtual reality

Developing an interactive 3D virtual reality lineup system to improve witness identification accuracy, combining computing and psychological expertise to enhance criminal justice practices.

Operational policing, Violence against women and girls, Violence (other), Vulnerability and safeguarding

Rapid video response (RVR) for domestic abuse

An immediate and optional video frontline response service for domestic abuse calls for service, rather than emergency response.

Criminal justice, Neighbourhood crime

Apps to improve investigation standards and quality

Three power apps launched to improve the standard and quality of investigations.

Organisation including workforce

Updated CCTV investigators support role

Supporting thorough crime investigations by introducing an updated CCTV investigator job profile.

Organisation including workforce

Problem-solving approach to performance management

Supporting the delivery of the force strategy with a framework to assess and manage performance.

Child sexual exploitation and abuse, Violence against women and girls, Vulnerability and safeguarding

Vulnerability app

A mobile device app allowing officers to access advice and information relating to legislation, investigative processes and forms linked to vulnerability.

Anti-social behaviour, Community engagement, Crime prevention, Diversity and inclusion, Neighbourhood crime, Operational policing, Violence against women and girls

Community engagement – PowerApp and Power BI dashboard

Using a PowerApp solution and a Power BI dashboard to record and evaluate community engagement.

Anti-social behaviour, Community engagement, Crime prevention, Diversity and inclusion, Drugs and alcohol, Leadership, development and learning, Neighbourhood crime, Operational policing

Intensive Engagement in West Mercia

Improving community engagement through advice, training, support and coordination for police and partners.

Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Intelligence and investigation, Operational policing, Violence (other)

Operation motion mike

Disrupting firearms criminality using cease and disrupt process.

Vulnerability and safeguarding, Child sexual exploitation and abuse, Drugs and alcohol, Operational policing

Child Matters – a training package for identifying child neglect

Increasing capability in recognising and recording incidents of child neglect.