Making use of the location of responders and their proximity to risks and hazards in real time.
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
Get in touch with research@homeoffice.gov.uk
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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Demand Modelling and Predictive Police Positioning for Effective Service Provision
In today's society where economic pressures mean resources are being squeezed, the end outcome of a valued service is still necessary. Being able to allocate staff as required and making the best use of these resources i...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on allocating staff based on demand and optimizing their positioning, which can help in making use of the location of responders and their proximity to risks and hazards in real time.
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Adaptive Co-ordinated Emergency Response to Rapidly Evolving Large-Scale Unprecedented Events (REScUE)
Recent major events have exposed the susceptibility of the UK's emergency response capability. For example, after the terrorist attacks in London on 7 July 2005, the UK government acknowledged that weaknesses existed in ...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to provide multi-agency co-ordinated emergency response solutions for any situation, which can be relevant in managing risks and hazards in real time. However, it does not specifically address the use of location of responders and their proximity to risks and hazards.
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The University of Essex and Chorus Intelligence Limited KTP 24_25 R3
To develop AI / NLP functionality within the Chorus Intelligence System (CIS) for use by the police, government agencies and financial organisations to allow users to easily identify persons, groups, events and locations...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: THE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to develop AI/NLP functionality to identify persons, groups, events, and locations at risk, aligning with the question's focus on proximity to risks and hazards in real time.