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).
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Estimation of risk for missing individuals: development of an empirical risk assessment tool for missing person investigations | Abertay University |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Factors affecting Dyfed-Powys Police officers' decisions to use force | Aberystwyth University |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Fraud victim crime prevention RCT | City of London Police |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Operation RANGE – identifying missed digital lines of enquiry in domestic abuse investigations and creating a digital toolkit | Cumbria Constabulary |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| INTERACT (Investigating New Types of Engagement, Response and Contact Technologies in Policing) | Edinburgh Napier |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| GPS knife crime tagging | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| A qualitative review of attitudes and practice pertinent to Streamlined Forensic Reporting in the context of admissibility in a criminal trial | Northumbria University |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Tactical cycle deployments in Thames Valley Police – an evidence based review | Oxford Brookes University |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Determining boundary conditions of the weapon focus effect | Queen Margaret University |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Interviewing police suspects with autism – testing theory and best practice for interviews | University of Bath |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Collapsing the canteen: Empowering and encouraging police officers to report sexual misconduct among their colleagues | University of Chichester |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Examining the nature and impact of ethics panels in UK policing | University of Dundee |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Policing the pandemic – the role of enforcement in securing compliance with the coronavirus regulations | University of Edinburgh |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| The effectiveness of the UK's CONTEST strand of Prevent | University of Essex |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Shame competence training | University of Exeter | |
| Policing and living well | University of Exeter |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Technology-mediated policing – socio-technical analysis of change | University of Glasgow |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| The accuracy, consistency and effectiveness of police officers’ assessment of threat, harm and risk in ‘risk to life’ incidents | University of Hertfordshire |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Safeguarding children from fabricated or induced illness | University of Kent | |
| Police drug diversion (PDD) – realist impact, process and economic evaluation | University of Kent |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Trustworthy and useful tools for mobile phone extraction | University of Nottingham | |
| Exploring the experiences of workplace stress within the UK police | University of Nottingham |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| The health-justice nexus: crime and justice as social determinants of health in Scotland | University of Strathclyde |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Impact of specialism in England and Wales: an online survey | University of Suffolk |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| Investigating the future of work in policing: a qualitative comparative analysis of police forces in England and Wales | University of Sussex |
| Project title | Institution | Project start date |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Single points of contact (SPOCs)
To improve collaboration between researchers and policing, if you are the head or administrator of an academic department, you can register to act as a single point of contact (SPOC) for the research map.
Removing your project or personal details
You can request that your name and email address or project are removed at any time.
Email [email protected] with the information you would like removed or changed.