How can policing establish sustainable science and technology development and procurement practices that contribute to policing’s Net Zero commitments?

Background

"Policing’s Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) are underpinned by three enduring challenges that are relevant to all of the question groups, which reflect our seven service lines. We are keen, therefore, that they are given prominent consideration in everything that we do.

1. Building and maintaining public trust
2. Future workforce and training
3. Responding to the climate crisis

3. Responding to the climate crisis:
With its significant public sector footprint, policing must lead the way in delivering a sustainable future for the UK. Thus, underpinning each of the ARIs is a desire to establish sustainable supply chains that deliver solutions that contribute to policing’s Net Zero commitments. As part of this, we recognise the need to adapt and build resilience to the downstream consequences of global warming."

Next steps

"We welcome your engagement with our ARIs in the following ways:
• If you have evidence that completely or partly supports or answers one of our ARIs, we invite you to share that with us. For any ongoing research relevant to policing and crime reduction, we encourage you to register your research on the College of Policing’s research projects map, which has been designed to promote collaboration and support requests for participants.
• If you are, or plan to be, carrying out research that relates to one of our ARIs, we’d like to hear about it. While we cannot respond to speculative approaches for research funding, we will where possible act to support your ambitions, including finding you policing partners where possible.
• If you are submitting a funding or grant application that aligns with one of our ARIs, we hope that referencing policing’s ARIs will help to strengthen your case for the possible public impact of the research.
• We will use the ARI document to structure our academic engagement, prioritise events and build new connections with external partners. We will be using our ARIs in our engagement with UKRI, and we will publish any opportunities for funding via our website https://science.police.uk/
Please send any correspondence and questions to [email protected], including ‘ARI’ in the subject heading."

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Policing Areas of Research Interest

Related UKRI funded projects


  • Policing Academic Centre of Excellence

    Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is recognised internationally for having real world impact at the intersection of environmental sustainability, economics and civic security. We wish to formalise this through recognitio...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project specifically addresses the question by focusing on establishing sustainable supply chains for policing's Net Zero commitments.

  • 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 addresses aspects of public trust, community safety, and climate change, partially relevant to the question.

  • Policing Academic Centre of Excellence

    This application comes from a consortium of three Universities – University of Leicester, Aston University and the University of Birmingham, to form the Policing Academic Centre of Excellence, Leicester, Aston, Birmingha...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on building public trust, crime prevention, and analytics, partially relevant to the question.

  • An Exploratory Knowledge Exchange Platform for Policing: Exploiting Knowledge Assets, Utilising Data and Piloting Research Co-production

    The project will build a strategic and innovative knowledge exchange and research co-production platform, providing a structured relationship between West Yorkshire Police (WYP), the Office of the PCC for West Yorkshire ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Leeds

    Why might this be relevant?

    Partially addresses the question by focusing on knowledge exchange and research co-production, but does not directly address sustainable science and technology development for Net Zero commitments.

  • Markets in Policing: The Appetite for and Organisational, Cultural and Moral Limits to Markets in Public Policing

    Policing stands at a crossroads in the light of fiscal restraint by governments, the growing maturity of the private security industry and persistent public demands for police provision in insecure times. In Britain, as ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Leeds

    Why might this be relevant?

    Partially addresses the question by discussing the appetite for private sector involvement in policing, but does not directly address sustainable science and technology development for Net Zero commitments.

  • Policing Academic Centre of Excellence

    The UCL P-ACE will be based in the Department of Security and Crime Science (DSCS) at University College London (UCL). The DSCS is a global leader in police-relevant research, innovation, education and impact, and is hom...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University College London

  • Policing Academic Centre of Excellence

    Our proposed Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (P-ACE) brings together multi-disciplinary expertise from across the University to provide a fast-track, two-way knowledge mobilisation platform between police and acad...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Bath

  • Policing Academic Centre of Excellence

    Context & challenge:  The Scottish Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (SPACE) brings together interdisciplinary academic expertise in three key substantive themes: Safety, Prevention, and Analytics; underpin...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Edinburgh Napier University

  • Policing Academic Centre of Excellence

    Lancaster Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (L-PACE) Lancaster University’s case to be recognised as a Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (L-PACE) is based on its world leading reputation for the application of ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Lancaster University

  • 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