Adam Crawford

Really enjoyable and insightful working with @revdoors.bsky.social members on this report.
A longer, more in depth analysis of the findings will be published in due course. For updates visit @vp-centre.bsky.social

Great fully funded ERSRC Phd studentship opportunity @ccjsleeds.bsky.social with partners at the London Resilience Forum plus top supervisory team!
‘Joined up approaches to local emergency planning, preparedness, response & recovery’.
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Police use of diversion: The voices of people with lived experience of criminal justice - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre Read the research findings summary "Police use of diversion: The voices of people with lived experience of criminal justice".

Great to see this Summary Findings report of work we conducted with colleagues @revdoors.bsky.social Many thanks to all the member of the lived experience panel.
An indepth analysis of the data will appear soon with Sarah Shorrock & Natalie Higham-James

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Associate Professor David Thacher

We’re pleased to welcome Associate Professor David Thacher to LEPH2026 as a speaker.

David’s research explores policing history and responses to mental health crises.

Join us in Leeds: leph2026.org

A truly excellent film; a great translation of research into an engaged, engaging and accessible output.
Many congratulations to the @vp-centre.bsky.social team: @drlaurabainbridge.bsky.social @chrisdevany.bsky.social & Dr Amy Loughrey

Another of our terrific line up of plenary speakers at LEPH 2026 in Leeds. Don’t forget to register soon.

I’m very much looking forward to seeing Jen once again and her contribution to the conference.
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for the 8th International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health #LEPH2026, Leeds, UK, 6-9 Sep 2026

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✅ Come showcase world-leading research and inventive practice
✅ Connect with a global audience of experts & practitioners

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I’m very much looking forward to welcoming David to Leeds & Yorkshire, and to his contribution to LEPH 2026.
One of an array of great plenary speakers.
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- Registering for LEPH2026
- New funded research projects led by early career researchers
- A new report on Racially Minoritised Women’s experiences of technology-facilitated sexual violence and reporting to the police

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Resolving crime without court: lessons from police practice - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre Read the report "Resolving crime without court: lessons from police practice" by Centre Translational Fellow Fionnuala Ratcliffe.

Read @vp-centre.bsky.social 's summary of the report here: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/resolving-cr...

🚨New report aimed at police forces

How can the police resolve more crimes effectively, without resorting to the courts?

Our new report details learnings from interviews with nine police forces from the top of our crime resolution tracker.

🔗 www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...

Great to have worked with and support this important project with Fionnuala and Ella from @transformjustice.bsky.social

Great opportunity to do a fully funded PhD through an ESRC White Rose Studentship. Working on a crucial area of policing adaptation to climate change, with great partners (and supervisors).
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‘Should I Call the Police?’ Exploring Public Views on Whether to Invoke Police in Incidents Involving People with Vulnerabilities Abstract. This study explores people’s thresholds and reasons for calling the police in response to incidents invoking uncertainty. It draws upon focus gro

A new year & a new article from @vp-centre.bsky.social ‘Minimum Policing Standard’ team:
‘Should I Call the Police?’ Exploring Public Views on Whether to Invoke Police in Incidents Involving People with Vulnerabilities @benbradford.bsky.social @davidrowlands60.bsky.social

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Co-Director showcases Centre research at international events - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre Professor Crawford, Centre Co-Director, has shared the Centre’s research at leading conferences and events in a scholarly visit to Australia.

I had a wonderful visit to Australia meeting new and old friends and learning about their research. I thoroughly enjoyed being back at RegNet at ANU after 20 years.
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Centre funds cutting-edge research to tackle pressing social challenges - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre The Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre has announced funding for three innovative projects led by early career researchers.

We’re delighted to fund three new innovative projects led by early career researchers, as part of our ECR Development Fund.

Read more 👇

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Quite right, albeit in parts of the country - GMP, London, North, South & West Yorkshire - the PCC already is de facto the deputy mayor. My sense is that this might herald some back-door mergers of forces where they can (relatively easily) be mapped onto new Combined Authority arrangements by 2028.

University of Leeds theatre hall voted best city building by public The Roger Stevens Building was chosen from a shortlist of 10, all built between 1965 and 2025.

University theatre hall voted best city building:
Iconic on the outside, deeply dysfunctional on the inside (to anyone who has had the pleasure to teach there)!

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Centre Co-Director speaks about the importance of lived experience voices at national event on diversion - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre Professor Adam Crawford led a key roundtable discussion on the importance of listening to the voices of people with lived experience.

Our Co-Director Professor @adamcrawford.bsky.social led a roundtable discussion on the importance of listening to the voices of people with lived experience at @crimeandjustice.bsky.social's event on diversion last week.

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Safer Parks guidance is back!
Created by our @annabarker.bsky.social and her partners, the new edition has tailored advice for different audiences, including park managers, local authorities, and Designing Out Crime Officers.
Read more about its contents and impact 👇
🔗https://tinyurl.com/4x9snzyt

Our Co-Director Professor @adamcrawford.bsky.social is speaking at @crimeandjustice.bsky.social's event on "Diversion in Practice: Implications for police reform and culture change" tomorrow.

Register for a livestream:
www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/diversion-in...

Great job opportunity. Research Fellow @lawatleeds.bsky.social with @vp-centre.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social
Come join a fantastic group of scholars, professional service team and partners.
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🌳 Do you know what makes a park feel safe, welcoming and inclusive?

For the #SaferParks campaign, we are spotlighting parks guidance explains why features such as lighting, layout, accessibility, location and the presence of authority figures are key to ensuring everyone enjoys our green spaces.

We are excited to launch our groundbreaking Safer Parks Project with Dr. Anna Barker at @universityofleeds.bsky.social, @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social and Green Flag Award!🎉

Early Career Researcher Development Fund - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre The Centre runs an annual Early Career Researcher Development Fund for research that aligns with the Centre's programme of work.

⏳ There’s less than 1 month left to apply for our Early Career Researcher Development Fund.

Grants of up to £25,000 are available for ECRs to lead co-produced projects that tackle current and emerging challenges related to vulnerability and policing.

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Professor Carlene Firmin delivering a keynote address at the Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice conference

We’re delighted to get Day 1 of our annual conference underway with Professor @carlenefirmin.bsky.social speaking on the realities of safeguarding young people from extra-familial harm

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You can now read our 2024/25 annual report on our website, which covers our research progress, capacity building and engagement and impact activities:

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Public confidence in the police: using opinion survey data to explore the current ‘moment’ in British policing On many accounts British policing is currently experiencing a legitimacy crisis, a claim frequently evidenced by data from opinion surveys. Such surveys have been in the field for more than half a ...

The first two journal articles from our Minimum Policing Standard project have been published open access in Policing and Society.

Read ‘Public confidence in the police: using opinion survey data to explore the current ‘moment’ in British policing’ 👇

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Community Wisdom and Democratic Policing: A Practitioner-Academic Response to Bradford et al.'s Minimum Policing Standard† "The most profound finding of this research is not what communities want from police, but how their sophisticated understanding of their policing needs exposes the poverty of both technocratic experti...

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

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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:
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More:
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