Understanding needs in policing

The College works in the public interest to understand and provide what the policing profession needs, and what society needs from policing.

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Horizon-scanning

We will support the police service to identify and manage future demands on policing, by delivering a framework for the service to:

  • communicate its science and technology priorities
  • harness the necessary resources across the service
  • focus attention
  • leverage investment from academia and wider industry

In addition, all forces can use the Horizon-scanning wiki in the Police On-Line Knowledge Area (POLKA) as a central repository for emerging issues and threats.

Links with national subject matter experts

We maintain links with academics specialising in business improvement models and methods.

Identifying themes arising from forces' requests for support

Our specialist teams work closely with police forces to share knowledge and provide advice and support. We feed our knowledge of force requirements into the overall picture of policing needs.