Contact Details

SIPR Postal Address Director Associate Director Professor Nicholas Fyfe, (Police Organization Network) The Scottish Institute for University of Dundee Dr Kenneth Scott, Policing Research, t: 01382 384425 University Campus, Hamilton School of Social Sciences, e: [email protected] t: 01698 894409 University of Dundee e: [email protected] Dundee DD1 4HN Associate Director Scotland (Police-Community Relations Network) Research and Knowledge Dr Patrick Cronin, Transfer Manager t: 01382 384425 / 384205 University of Abertay Tim Heilbronn, f: 01382 386773 t: 01382 308592 University of Dundee e: [email protected] t: 01382 384205 General enquires: e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Associate Director (Evidence and Investigation Network) Secretary www.sipr.ac.uk Professor Jim Fraser, Lyn Mitchell University of Strathclyde University of Dundee t: 0141 548 2069 t: 01382 388276 e: [email protected] e: [email protected]

*SIPR is a consortium of Supported by twelve universities in Scotland investment from: University of Aberdeen University of Abertay University of Dundee University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Glasgow Caledonian University Napier University Robert Gordon University University of Paisley University of St Andrews University of Stirling University of Strathclyde About Us Organization and Aims Activities and Examples of SIPR- The Scottish Institute for Policing The three Networks are each headed opportunities supported research Research (SIPR) is a consortium of by an Associate Director and assisted by SIPR supports a range of research and Police-Community Relations twelve universities* which undertakes a Network Steering Group comprising knowledge exchange activities, including: • What are the impacts and independent, high quality research academic and senior Scottish police • A website providing a database of implications of collective radicalization of relevance to policing in Scotland service representatives. The wider researchers and information about for police-community encounters? and aims to strengthen the evidence activities of SIPR are the responsibility of research opportunities and resources • What are the challenges for policing base on which policing policy and an Executive Committee which includes (www.sipr.ac.uk) the night-time economy in Scotland? practice are developed. Supported SIPR’s Director, Associate Directors and • An annual lecture and conference by investment from the Association of representatives of the Association of • A research seminar series aimed at Evidence and Investigation Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the practitioners and academics • How can best evidence be obtained Scottish Funding Council, SIPR’s activities Scottish Police Services Authority. • Continuing Professional from young eyewitnesses and other are centred on three Networks: Development courses vulnerable and intimidated witnesses? The key aims of SIPR are:

• Police-Community Relations: • To undertake high quality, There are a number of different ways in focused on the relationships between independent research of relevance to which SIPR can help those wanting to the police and different socio-economic policing in Scotland do research on policing in Scotland: and geographical communities • To engage in a range of knowledge • It provides information on recent exchange activities in order to and on-going research on policing • Evidence & Investigation: strengthen the evidence base on in Scotland and help with identifying focused on the role of the police in the which policing policy and practice are researchers with expertise in recovery, interpretation and effective developed particular topic areas use of intelligence and evidence in the • To provide a single focus for policing • It helps facilitate access to relevant • How can investigation and forensic investigation of crime research in Scotland in order to police personnel and police data science be best integrated in tackling foster the development of national • It provides resources for a range volume crime? • Police Organization: and international links with other of research opportunities including • What are the challenges for the focused the internal dynamics of researchers, policy makers and Practitioner Fellowships aimed at police of working with people with a police organizations, including issues practitioners police staff and others working in learning disability in the construction of management, policy and leadership • To enhance policing research capacity the policing field who wish to spend of facial composites? in Scotland by developing the time at a university undertaking a research infrastructure and enhancing piece of supervised research Police Organization research skills • By being the national focus for • What are the key factors affecting policing research in Scotland, SIPR can resilience and well-being in police help develop collaborative research forces? networks nationally and internationally