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.
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Areas of research interest relevant to the Home Office GOVUK
Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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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.
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Secondary Analysis of Operation Soteria - Police Officer Learning, Development and Wellbeing
The introduction of a new National Operating Model (NOM) in rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) investigations across all 43 police forces in England and Wales (College of Policing, 2023) has been underpinned by a H...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Anglia Ruskin University
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on police officer learning, development, and well-being, which directly addresses the question about recruitment, progression, well-being, and retention in the police workforce.
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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.