What Works Centre News Updates

The College bursary scheme, which provides financial support for police officers and staff to undertake further study, has made awards to 64 police students this year.

DS Paul Taylor from Greater Manchester Police has recently completed a master’s degree in Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence and Forensics at the University of Salford. Here he talks about his experiences of putting research into practice.

Pete Carlyon is studying International Development with Economics BSc at the University of Bath. He is on the Government Social Research student placement scheme, which runs every year and involves 12 government departments.

This evidence-based policing (EBP) maturity model has been designed with police officers and staff, for police officers and staff, to help you to reflect on the integration of EBP within your own organisation.

Laura is a practice developer at the College of Policing and has recently volunteered to become an Evidence Ambassador with the organisation Ask for Evidence. Here she tells us more about the role.

The Vulnerability and Violent Crime Programme was launched by the College and the National Police Chiefs' Council last year to create new evidence about the effectiveness of policing initiatives in reducing vulnerability and serious violence.

Share your experience of supervision within policing and help to inform our guideline development work.