Public Opinion on Crime: Message Framing and Deliberative Democracy

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Join us for an in-person public lecture by Dr Tom McNeil (JABBS Foundation CEO), which will explore what the evidence says around public opinion on crime. 1pm-2.30pm, Wednesday 1 October 2025 Room CL/A/002 Business Lounge, Church Lane Building, University of York, York, YO10 5ZF This in-person lecture will discuss what the evidence says around public …

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Researchers showcase new vulnerability and policing findings at national conference

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ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre researchers have shared new findings from Centre projects at a national criminology conference. 22 July 2024 Speaking at the British Society of Criminology Conference in Glasgow, the Centre team provided insights on key challenges, including public trust in local policing, county lines, online child sexual victimisation, and service …

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Centre researchers explore police demand at knowledge exchange conference

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Members of the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre have teamed up with the UCL Centre for Global City Policing for a conference on the complex challenges of modern policing. 28 July 2023 The conference brought together academics, senior police leaders and the voluntary sector to examine pressing problems facing UK police forces. It …

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Police learning: a way to rebuild trust in policing?

Two female police officers stood with their backs to the camera, both wearing hi-vis fluorescent jackets with the word 'police' on them.

By Dr Larissa Engelmann, published: 06/06/2023. “There is a crisis of confidence in policing in this country which is corroding public trust. The reasons are deep rooted and complex – some cultural and others systemic. However, taken together, unless there is urgent change, they will end up destroying the principle of policing by consent that has …

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