🚨 New report 🚨 We funded Dr Sarah Shorrock to lead a research project that aimed to provide Roma communities in Bradford with a voice and to explore what it means to be Roma, alongside capturing police perceptions of what being Roma means. Read more👇 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/lost-in-tran...

🚨 New report 🚨 This study identified challenges and opportunities in responding to family violence/domestic abuse perpetrators, drawing on the experiences of practitioners and policy makers in Greater Manchester and Victoria. Read the findings below 👇 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/responding-t...

You can now read our 2024/25 annual report on our website, which covers our research progress, capacity building and engagement and impact activities: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/wp-content/u...

The first two journal articles from our Minimum Policing Standard research project have been published in Policing and Society and are freely available open access. Read “What service should police provide? Towards a minimum policing standard” below 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Summary findings from the @vp-centre.bsky.social Minimum Policing Standard national survey with @benbradford.bsky.social published today 👇🏽 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/police-...

Thoughtful review of our recent paper in Policing & Society by San Gilmour. From our minimum policing standard research project @vp-centre.bsky.social @benbradford.bsky.social @drcaweirich.bsky.social @davejrowlands.bsky.social 👇🏽 www.linkedin.com/pulse/commun...

Delighted to share first 2 articles from @vp-centre.bsky.social Minimum Policing Standard research @benbradford.bsky.social @drcaweirich.bsky.social & Dr Rowlands Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... More: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/minimum-poli...

Inconsistent approaches to the policing of county lines drug distribution are leaving children and adults vulnerable to exploitation and harm, our research, the first national study of county lines policing across the UK, shows. Read more 👇 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/nationa...

We’re delighted to share our conference programme. As well as @carlenefirmin.bsky.social & Darren McGarvey keynotes, the event includes sessions on gender-based violence, neighbourhood policing, diversion, and lots more! 📅 9-10 Sept 25 📍 Leeds Register: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...

📢 Calling PhD students 📢 Register for our latest Vulnerability and Policing PhD Network webinar: "Online vulnerabilities in the context of domestic abuse and fraud". @vp-centre.bsky.social @the-sipr.bsky.social 🗓️ Tuesday 25 March 🕑 2pm-3pm 📍 Online Info: bit.ly/4isNG6V Register: bit.ly/4iwPdZK

An article on government plans for neighbourhood policing informed by our ‘minimum policing standard’ research & national survey findings @vp-centre.bsky.social with @benbradford.bsky.social @davejrowlands.bsky.social & @drcaweirich.bsky.social 👇🏽 theconversation.com/police-are-f...

Our Co-Director @adamcrawford.bsky.social took part in a knowledge exchange panel discussion last week, as part of Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority’s Research & Evidence Forum. Read more 👇 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/co-dire...

Do people think police are meeting minimum standards of service delivery? We created a nationally representative survey with questions informed by our work on developing the Minimum Policing Standard to find out. Read our findings summary 👇 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/do-people-th...

As part of our place-based research, this study mapped services used by vulnerable people in contact with police across Bradford to understand the nature and make-up of service provider networks and their relations with vulnerable people. Read more 👇 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/service-prov...

📢For all PhD students looking at vulnerability and policing related topics. 🎓We have developed a PhD summer school programme that you won't want to miss! I hope to see some of you in York this summer! 📝If you have any questions, please get in touch, otherwise sign up below until 28th February:

A great opportunity for PhD researchers in the field of policing and vulnerability… 👇🏽