What technologies can mitigate work-related trauma experienced by police staff? For example, using computer vision technologies to reduce manual assessments of child exploitation images.
Background
"Personal safety is the ability to protect policing’s workforce and members of the public.
We believe science and technology is central to policing’s efforts to identify and address wellbeing concerns, including by mitigating trauma in the first place. We wish to take advantage of emerging technologies that can help identify people who may be struggling, enabling earlier interventions. We recognise that the success of these innovations is dependent on workforce acceptance and engagement, and we seek to learn what innovations staff would use and find supportive. We are also interested in technologies that can mitigate the trauma our staff experience by the nature of their work. "
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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Training the Trainers: Developing Training Materials to Support the Wellbeing of Criminal Justice Analytical Professionals
The primary aim of this fellowship is to create resources and a toolkit that will offer tailored support options for criminal justice staff who work on distressing material. The outputs from this fellowship will include ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it focuses on developing training materials for criminal justice staff working on distressing material, but does not specifically address technologies to mitigate work-related trauma.
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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?
Partially relevant as it focuses on analyzing police officer stress and burnout, but does not specifically address technologies to mitigate work-related trauma.
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University of East Anglia and College of Policing Limited
To embed knowledge and capability in order to develop, implement and evaluate wellbeing support services for the police officers and staff in England and Wales, adhering to the principles of evidence-based practice....
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on developing and evaluating wellbeing support services for police officers and staff, which could potentially address work-related trauma.