Sixty-five years of policing research from around the world is to be brought together in one ground-breaking new resource, announced today by the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) and the College of Policing. The world’s first Global Policing Database is a searchable online bank of information for practitioners and academics. The available research covers the entire spectrum of policing and community safety analysis. The database will eventually hold up to 5,000 case studies. Among the studies is analysis of the links between working structures and use of force by police officers. Others deal with how flash and siren combinations influence the way people behave in emergency situations, and how restorative justice meetings have been found to help reduce post-traumatic stress in victims of crime. The new resource has been developed by the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime and the Institute of Social Science Research (ISSR) at University of Queensland, and is part of the Mayor’s commitment to share knowledge and promote policing best practice. It is funded through the College of Policing’s Innovation Fund and the Australian Research Council. Highlighting the breadth and depth of modern policing and crime analysis, the Global Policing Database will help develop professional practice in policing all over the world. Once complete it will contain every study of policing interventions, tactics, and successes conducted around the world since 1950. Professor Betsy Stanko OBE, Head of Evidence and Insight at the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime, said: “Over the last year we have pioneered the use of technology to open up comprehensive policing and crime data to the public in an accessible way via our interactive dashboards. Now, after months of work with the College of Policing and The University of Queensland, the Global Policing Database is beginning to open up decades of academic research into policing and community safety to practitioners and researchers around the world. This is an important milestone for evidence based policing and one that we at MOPAC are proud to have played our part in.” College of Policing lead for Knowledge, Research and Practice Nerys Thomas said: “We want frontline officers and police staff to have access to the best available evidence-base. As the professional body for policing, the College part-funded the creation of this database which can be used to view evaluation studies related to policing carried out across the world. This innovative work will complement our What Works Centre which provides police with easy access to the crime reduction evidence base.” ENDS Notes to editors: The Global Policing Database can be accessed at the University of Queensland website: www.gpd.uq.edu.au The first version of the database contains studies from 2014 and 2015. The GPD will be updated twice a year with additional content by a team from the University of Queensland. When completed, the database will span from 1950 onwards. For more information about the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) at the University of Queensland, visit their website here: http://www.issr.uq.edu.au/ The College of Policing - http://www.college.police.uk - is the professional body for policing. It sets high professional standards to help forces cut crime and protect the public. The College is here to give everyone in policing the tools, skills and knowledge they need to succeed. The College of Policing will enhance the ability of police forces and individuals to deliver their mission of preventing crime and protecting the public. MEDIA ENQUIRIES: Press information is available from Jessica Roscoe on 020 7983 4716, or by emailing [email protected] GENERAL PUBLIC/NON-MEDIA ENQUIRIES: Call the Public Liaison Unit at the Greater London Authority on 020 7983 4100 DUTY PRESS OFFICER: For out-of-hours media enquiries, please call 020 7983 4000
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20 July 2015