SIPR Strategic SIPR Strategic Research AgendaResearch Agenda

International research and KTE International research and KTE opportunitiesopportunities

West Park Centre, Dundee, 7 October 2011West Park Centre, Dundee, 7 October 2011

Alistair Henry (University of Edinburgh)Alistair Henry (University of Edinburgh)

Why?Why? Identifying international research and Identifying international research and

researchers relevant to your work (e.g. researchers relevant to your work (e.g. Danish and Dutch work on force Danish and Dutch work on force amalgamation)amalgamation)

Infrastructures that support collaborative Infrastructures that support collaborative bids for Research Council and EU funding bids for Research Council and EU funding (e.g. COST and the FP7 security stream)(e.g. COST and the FP7 security stream)

REF-able impact narratives – strong REF-able impact narratives – strong practitioner engagement within some of practitioner engagement within some of these networksthese networks

European Police research European Police research Institutes Collaboration Institutes Collaboration

(EPIC)(EPIC) Current membersCurrent members Dutch Police AcademyDutch Police Academy Norwegian Police Norwegian Police

University CollegeUniversity College Centre for Police Centre for Police

Research, Uppsala Research, Uppsala University, SwedenUniversity, Sweden

University College University College Ghent, BelgiumGhent, Belgium

Police College of Police College of FinlandFinland

Universities’ Police Universities’ Police Science Institute, Science Institute, WalesWales

SIPRSIPR

Key featuresKey features Strong links Strong links

between academy between academy and practitioners, and practitioners, research and research and trainingtraining

KTE Working Group: KTE Working Group: mapping existing mapping existing practicepractice

Exchanges Exchanges (academic and (academic and practitioner)practitioner)

Infrastructure for Infrastructure for impactimpact

European Society of European Society of CriminologyCriminology

Policing Working GroupPolicing Working Group established established in 2008in 2008 Raising the profile of policing researchRaising the profile of policing research Facilitating networking of international Facilitating networking of international

scholarsscholars Coordinating panel sessions for effective Coordinating panel sessions for effective

disseminationdissemination Acting as a driver for international Acting as a driver for international

publicationspublications Multidisciplinary Multidisciplinary

European Police College European Police College (CEPOL)(CEPOL)

Agency of the EUAgency of the EU Network of senior officers and Police Colleges Network of senior officers and Police Colleges

around Europe (secretariat based at around Europe (secretariat based at Bramshill, UK)Bramshill, UK)

Focus is on police networking, cooperation, Focus is on police networking, cooperation, exchanges and training to enhance exchanges and training to enhance professional practiceprofessional practice

Does not fund research but does try to act as Does not fund research but does try to act as a repository of theoretical and practical a repository of theoretical and practical research on policing, through e-library research on policing, through e-library resources and training packages etc.resources and training packages etc.

Contacts and linksContacts and links

EPICEPICContact: Nick Fyfe (Contact: Nick Fyfe (n.r.fyfe@dundee.ac.uk) ) European Society of Criminology PWGEuropean Society of Criminology PWGContact: Alistair Henry (Contact: Alistair Henry (a.henry@ed.ac.uk) )

Web: Web: http://www.esc-eurocrim.org/workgroups.shtml#Policing

CEPOLCEPOLContact: Detlef Nogala (Contact: Detlef Nogala (

detlef.nogala@cepol.europa.eu) )

Web: Web: http://www.cepol.europa.eu/) )