Strengthening the evidence base on the measurement of police productivity and how marginal changes in types of police spend can improve outcomes.
Background
Crimes such as homicide and theft, and drugs such as heroin and cocaine have always been of public concern, and there has been a recent focus on areas such as child sexual abuse, modern slavery, new psychoactive substances, online fraud, and online indecent images of children.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Areas of research interest relevant to the Home Office GOVUK
Related UKRI funded projects
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Policing Academic Centre of Excellence
The Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence (TYP-ACE) will mobilise the best research and innovation evidence across the universities of Leeds and York to improve public trust and confidence in policing, enhance...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leeds
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on improving public trust and confidence in policing, enhancing community safety, and reducing harm, which aligns with the question's goal of measuring police productivity and improving outcomes.
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Policing Academic Centre of Excellence
Policing in the UK is confronted by a set of enduring and emergent challenges. The effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy of policing in meeting these challenges can be enhanced through its proactive engagement with t...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses enduring and emergent challenges in policing, including crime prevention and analytics, partially aligning with the question's focus on improving police outcomes through marginal changes in spending.
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NCJL Academic Lead
Across policing and the Home Office there are critical questions that need answering in order to improve criminal justice outcomes. The information exists to answer many of these questions but is hidden within large data...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leicester
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to maximize the potential of data within policing and government to support a data-driven approach to criminal justice outcomes, aligning with the question's focus on improving outcomes through measurement of police productivity.