Practice bank

Using an app to gather detailed information when dealing with abnormal loads at the roadside, during both encounter and police escort.

Providing support to patients with a violence-related injury after discharge from hospital, referring them to charities and support networks.

Training social care sector staff to give anti-fraud advice to vulnerable elderly people.

An exhibition by artists suffering substance addiction to increase engagement and referrals to drug recovery services within the hostel community.

A virtual online passport to enhance awareness and safeguarding of individuals with autism, by integrating records into NICHE (a record management system).

Multi-agency behaviour change service supporting participants identified as having problematic or unhealthy attitudes and behaviour towards family members.

Focuses on humanising officers and educating the public around the diversity of roles that exist in the Metropolitan Police Service.

Sharing CCTV images of suspects with business community groups to increase identifications and facilitate new lines of enquiry.

Framework for bringing serious and organised crime group threats into neighbourhood policing.

An application that directs officers to geographical locations with high concentrations of serious violence.

Using planting to make properties less attractive for burglars and reduce victimisation in target areas.

Transforms the digital scene capability focusing on both training and environment. It also strives to understand the digital demand workflow in Bedfordshire Police and how best to meet this demand.

Targeting perpetrators in the night-time economy by spotting and disrupting predatory behaviour.

Providing early advice in rape and serious sexual offence investigations, to ensure a proportionate approach is taken to the examination of devices for suspects and victims.

Using a platform to capture and analyse large volumes of customer feedback, gathered through conversational SMS and a bespoke website.

Forensic marking to deter perpetrators from repeat offending using forensic marking of moveable items and doorways, panic alarms, and forensic sprays or greases.

Combines police crime and intelligence data with known risk factors associated with serious violence, to identify individuals most at risk of current or future involvement in knife crime.

An integrated risk management service for cases of stalking and other potentially dangerous persons.

Refuge points where anyone who feels in danger can activate an alert button and receive immediate support from a local control room.

A rapid debrief process for homicides or ‘near miss’ incidents, completed as soon as appropriate after the offence to capture early learning and good practice.

ID scanning technology for late-night licensed premises pubs and clubs, linking information about banned people and night-time economy venues.

Making details of orders more accessible to prevent domestic abuse perpetrators moving to another part of the country and targeting new victims.

Based on an FBI model that has been piloted for police call handlers to improve call management, and the application of THRIVE (threat, harm, risk, investigation, vulnerability and engagement).

Focuses on improving the service delivered to victims, in particular the quality and consistency of information and updates, as well as ensuring all victim needs are assessed and addressed.

Employees taking time out to have supported conversations about diversity, equality and inclusion topics for learning.

Bespoke training on the voice of the child, Victims' Code of Practice videos, forensic specialist child interviews and an intranet site around learning and tools.

Independent sexual violence advisors jointly attending initial visits to potential victims of non-recent child sexual abuse.

Face-to-face conversations with sergeants in all districts explaining force priorities and the impact of changes, to improve trust, confidence and motivation.

Training for newly promoted sergeants focusing on using the investigative mindset when attending and supervising crime scenes.

Community events held to proactively engage with local black communities.

An online self-assessment tool for licensed premises, focusing on legal requirements and good practice to reduce impact at the venue and public spaces.

A targeted nudge leaflet designed to reduce residential burglary, delivered by the local neighbourhood police team at postcodes of repeat burglaries. 

Testing the efficacy of new, innovative, audio-recording panic alarms within the household.

Using signalling camera equipment to interrupt offending patterns at sites of interest, allowing time for the crime prevention team to help the victim improve their own security arrangements.

A toolkit for use by community scrutiny panels when assessing body worn videos to establish if the correct level of force was used, then provide officers with consistent and constructive feedback 

Lesson resources for schools, to teach children and young people about the law, policing and safeguarding.

Internal police team to scrutinise stop searches and uses of force.

Workshops to support staff and officers from underrepresented groups with promotion or assessment processes.

A whole-system approach that aims to train officers and staff in preventative approaches, and promote problem-solving and evidence-based policing.

Targeted programme for underrepresented workforce groups to improve retention and support personal development.

An intensive community order that replaces a burglary defendant’s custodial sentence.

Combines tools to support safer travel across Transport for London (TfL) and the rail network in England, Scotland and Wales.

A three-part strategy for rape and serious sexual assault investigation, known as Project Eleos.

Structured phone interviews with victims to improve police and partners’ understanding of their experiences of investigations.

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

A problem-solving plan for catalytic converter thefts across Surrey (Operation Blink). 

A road safety campaign displaying roadside posters with 'watching eyes' in key locations, based on insights from behavioural sciences.

A joint approach that focuses resources into a designated location to reduce business-related crime.

A help point for vulnerable people, parked in the heart of Northampton's night-time economy every Friday and Saturday night.

Improving young people's life skills and their ability to regulate their own behaviour and challenge others, to reduce risk of harm.

A campaign to prevent sexual harassment by encouraging active bystander responses.

Protecting victims from further abuse, intimidation and coercive behaviour from perpetrators in prison by blocking communication channels.

A partnership operation to reduce suicides and improve responses to attempts on motorway bridges.

Engaging with survivors of sexual and domestic violence through an independent advisor coordinator, to learn about their lived experience and promote change in the criminal justice system.

Improving safety of speeding personal watercraft (PWC) along the Essex coastline, known as Operation Wave Breaker.

Use of socio-demographic data to enrich fraud-reporting data to target hotspots of romance fraud across England and Wales, leading to a reduction in monetary losses to victims of fraud.

A dedicated police team based in London's major trauma centre hospital to assist with evidence and investigations related to victims of violent crime attending hospital.

Statements that highlight the wider impact of knife crime on local communities and can be used as evidence to support prosecutions.

Reducing online child victimisation using a team of cyber volunteers to deliver online safety awareness messaging.

Involving people affected by crime and anti-social behaviour in engagement activities to scrutinise and influence service provision to victims.

Engaging with victims of crime by listening and acting upon their feedback.

An online engagement platform to increase the number and diversity of volunteers who assist the police.
 

Police worked with a local charity and volunteer Somalian community leaders to visit Somalian children and young people in public places. They discussed issues important to the young people, aiming to improve police engagement.