What is the value and impact of policing’s crime prevention initiatives within the context of diverse communities and populations? How do policing’s crime prevention initiatives need to be altered to have a better impact in diverse communities and populations?

Background

"Crime prevention is the ability to understand and respond to drivers and inhibitors of crime, including crowd management, public trust, mental health and wellbeing.

In maintaining safe public spaces, our core interest is securing robust evidence of ‘what works,’ for whom, when, and where (see the College of Policing’s Practice Bank). In asking this question we recognise the diversity of our communities and populations and the need to understand the value and impact of prevention initiatives within these contexts. Our interest extends to online spaces and the technologies that can help prevent crimes and enhance public safety. Finally, as outlined in the National Police Chiefs' Council Roads Policing Strategy, we continue to prioritise road safety."

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• 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/
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