Recruitment, progression, well-being and retention in the police and fire workforces.

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


  • Economics of the Police: Recruitment, Retention and Finance

    The project will focus on three broad areas of policing: (i) it will measure the quality of police officer recruits using an innovative data set, and examine how this quality is affected by local labour market conditio...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Institute for Fiscal Studies

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on recruitment, progression, and retention in the police workforce, which directly addresses the question.

  • Working Time and Wellbeing in the Police Service: Practical Steps to Monitor, Manage and Balance the Working Hours/Working Lives of Police Inspectors

    Many Police Inspectors currently work excessively long hours to the detriment of their personal health and wellbeing, their family and social relationships, and the effectiveness of the British Police Service. While this...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Cardiff University

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project addresses the well-being aspect of the question, but not recruitment, progression, and retention.

  • Exploring Synergies within Volunteering in Law Enforcement and Public Safety in the UK and Japan.

    The overarching purpose of this proposal is to create a new partnership between UK and Japan-based academic and professional networks in the field of volunteering in law enforcement and public safety, form lasting links ...

    Funded by: FIC

    Lead research organisation: University of Northampton

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project does not directly address the question.

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