We work with UK Policing by focusing on areas of research interest in science, technology, analysis, and research challenges.
Enduring challenges
We have expertise in:
- public perceptions of AI
- organisational trust
- public participation in de-carbonisation
- victim perceptions of policing
- working with emergency services to innovate and enhance decision making
- social and technological solutions to the climate crisis
Crime prevention
We have helped develop prevention initiatives for:
- reoffending
- drugs use
- child exploitation
- counter terrorism
- cybercrime
- public health
We bring extensive expertise in:
- safety in online spaces
- public and private real-world spaces
- road safety
- using interventions and nudges to reduce risk
Personal safety
We bring a diverse range of expertise in physical and mental safety and wellbeing in:
- online contexts
- vulnerable populations
- real world contexts such as prisons and healthcare settings
- developing next-generation wearable technology for biometric and social data collection
Surveillance and sensing
Our expertise includes:
- interviewing vulnerable populations, including autistic individuals and children
- the use and effectiveness of ‘special measures’
- processes underlying juror decision making
- experiences of suspects in custody
- use of physical restraint
- development of sensor technologies, including wearable devices and location tracking
Analytics
We have extensive expertise in:
- harnessing the value of technology and digital data to promote benefits and reduce harm
- combining advanced computational tools and innovative analytical methods, such as modelling and machine learning, to in-depth qualitative analysis linking digital behaviour to real-world (offline) actions
- the development of infrastructures to support the secure collection and analysis of sensitive data
- aligning with ethical frameworks and open-research practices