1. "A dynamic Northern Powerhouse in policing research and knowledge exchange"
Professor Adam Crawford
School of Law & Leeds Social Sciences Institute
Director, N8 PRP

2. A Hub for Research & Innovation A dynamic Northern Powerhouse in policing research and knowledge exchange
A platform for collaborations between universities, PCCs, police forces and partner organisations across the north of England.
Founded 2013
a new phase of development – Catalyst Grant
Priorities:
Building research co-production capacity;
Testing mechanisms for exploiting the knowledge and expertise of the HE sector in order to strengthen the evidence-base on which police policy, practice and training are developed;
Supporting innovation and the professionalisation of policing.

3. A Regional Hub for Research & Innovation
A platform for collaborations between universities, PCCs, police forces and partner organisations across the north of England. Founded 2013
a new phase of development – Catalyst Grant
Priorities:
Building research co-production capacity
Testing mechanisms for exploiting the knowledge and expertise of the HE sector in order to strengthen the evidence-base on which police policy, practice and training are developed
Supporting innovation and the professionalisation of policing.

4. N8 Research Partnership
The Power of 8: mobilise research excellence & critical mass
Meet the Team

5. Our Partners

6. 2015 - 2020 Objectives Produce high quality, independent research
To build policing research and knowledge exchange capacity in HEIs
To enhance the quality, integrity, scope, synthesis and exploitation of datasets
To develop capacity and resources in (a) policing research and (b) police and crime data analytics
To encourage and foster the development of national and international links
To develop and disseminate a transferable model of practice

7. Benefits for Policing Partners
Opportunities for cost effective collaboration across forces & with leading HEIs
Possibilities for income generation through externally funded joint projects
Opportunity to design and influence the direction of research with leading academics that focuses on critical policing issues
Secondment opportunities for police officers & staff
New police and crime datasets service to facilitate exploitation of data
Development of data, data analysis skills & capacity in policing organisations
Cost effective solution to need for evidence & learning to underpin police practice
Opportunities to direct PhD studentships and postgraduate internships/placements to explore pressing issues of interest to policing
Development of research capacity and capability within police
Enhanced knowledge and understanding of international practice & research
Gateway to academics and University resources across the north of England

8. Governance & Management
University of Leeds - Professor Adam Crawford
Objective
Approach
To provide the project with structures that both deliver clear accountability and oversight, and which incorporate key stakeholders into decision-making processes.
Project Management Team (Director, Deputy Directors, Strand Leads, Project Manager) – implementation and coordination of the programme, reporting to the Steering Group.
Steering Group (Senior representation from policing and academic partners, plus other key individuals) – governance, use of resources, financial oversight, implementation, performance, dissemination.
Advisory Board (Key national and international figures) – raise profile of the programme, dissemination and impact.

9. Advisory Board Professor Nick Fyfe (Chair)
Scottish Institute for Policing Research
Sara Thornton
National Police Chiefs’ Council
Michael Cunningham QPM
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC)
Andy Feist
Home Office
Ian Readhead
ACRO Criminal Records Office
Professor Gloria Laycock
WWCCR’s Commissioned Partnership Programme
Professor Betsy Stanko
Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
Janine Green (MD)
Resolve ASB
Steve de Burgh
Institute of Community Safety
Scott Chilton (Ch Supt Hampshire Police)
Society for Evidence Based Policing
Geoff Elvey (University of Chester)
Higher Education Forum for Learning and Development in Policing
Professor Mike Rowe
Northumbria University
Professor Stuart Kirby
University of Central Lancashire
Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Christian Mouhanna
CESDIP, France
Professor Wesley Skogan
Institute for Policing Research, Northwestern University, US
Professor Sirpa Virta
Policing and Police Management, University of Tampere, Finland
Professor Johannes Knutsson
Norwegian Police University College, Norway
Dr Ferenc Bánfa
European Police College (CEPOL)
Magnus Lindgren
Safer Sweden Foundation
Amanda Wilcox
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Adam Crawford
N8 PRP Director & University of Leeds
Steve Brookes
N8 PRP Deputy Director & University of Manchester
Nicole Westmarland
N8 PRP Deputy Director & Durham University

10. Policing Innovation Forum
University of Manchester - Dr Stephen Brookes & Dr Geoff Pearson
Objective
Approach
To constitute a dynamic ‘engine’ of innovation at the heart of the overall programme, that will spawn new synergies, identify novel research co-production opportunities, stimulate knowledge exchange and drive innovation.
An annual ‘Policing Innovation Forum’, acting as a catalyst for open innovation around priority themes and issues.
‘Pop-up dialogues’ between policing and academic partners.

11. Policing Innovation Forum
University of Manchester - Dr Stephen Brookes
Progress
14th October 2015 – Policing Innovation Forum Leeds
Theme was cybercrime, areas identified for research:
Force, Regional and National
International Challenges and Enforcement
Social Media Issues
Stakeholders, Business Engagement
Understanding, Defining and Resourcing Cybercrime
Victims, Harm and Communities
Virtual Presence and Patrol
Next Steps
Pop-up Dialogues to be executed over the coming year.
October 2016 – Policing Innovation Forum Manchester
Event development underway and theme to be decided by steering group March 2016.

12. Research Co-production
Newcastle University - Dr Jill Clark
Objective
Approach
To build excellent and sustainable research capacity and capability to tackle new and emerging fields of enquiry and policing challenges.
Small Grants Programme
4 evaluations of new ideas/emerging technologies
Pump-priming for 10 co- production research projects
Collaborative studentships (PhDs).

13. Research Co-production
Newcastle University - Dr Jill Clark
Progress
First cohort of studentships being established (October 2015 start):
Newcastle (appointed) – Improving techniques to facilitate information retrieval during investigative interviews of suspected sex offenders.
Liverpool (appointed) – Exploring the impact of funding cuts on police-community engagement.
Durham (appointed) – The regulation and policing of drugs at festivals: exploring the tensions between transgression, control and harm reduction in commercialised 'liminal space‘.
Small Grants Programme – Call for applications open, deadline Thursday 14th January 2016.
Next steps
Advert for second cohort of studentships to go out Spring 2016.
Small Grants Programme – Applications will be considered by the N8 PRP Catalyst Project independent panel and awarded by the project Steering Group in late March 2016.

14. Data Analytics Approach Objective
University of Leeds - Professor David Allen, Dr Nick Malleson, Dr Carly Lightowlers & Fiona McLaughlin
Objective
Approach
Create a single point to support data access
Support development opportunities to optimise existing datasets
Support police in ensuring data quality and integrity
Support linking of datasets across police forces and beyond police
Enable secure storage of combined datasets
Facilitate exploitation, synthesis, analysis and communication of data
Provide data to inform policing strategies, policies and practices
Develop data sharing agreements and legal frameworks
To provide access to data that are otherwise inaccessible and poorly utilised, and to open up new avenues for data analysis, visualisation and data exploitation.

15. Data Analytics Progress
University of Leeds - Professor David Allen, Dr Nick Malleson, Dr Carly Lightowlers & Fiona McLaughlin
Progress
Appointment of key staff to manage and contribute to leadership of data analytics.
Dr Carly Lightowlers
Fiona McLaughlin
Next steps
First cut of data model to be ready within 18months. To achieve this will, for example: create a governance structure; review best practice; analyse and evaluate current police data sharing portals; review current DSAs.

16. Public Engagement Objective Approach
University of Liverpool - Professor Sandra Walklate/Dr Liz Turner
Objective
Approach
To embed citizen engagement and public understanding of policing in to the programme of research and knowledge exchange.
It will enable the testing of public reception of new technologies, policing practices and innovation at early stages of development and after implementation to shape and influence strategies and inform future research priorities.
To overview the different practices already in place in different force areas concerned with citizen engagement, particularly in the use of social media.
Citizen panel – a remote panel, that will
explore how members of the public feel about general policing issues and
(b) serve as a sounding board for emerging technologies, future policies and decisions
Thematic focus groups/citizen juries – around specific research themes, questions, pressing policing issues.

17. Public Engagement
University of Liverpool - Professor Sandra Walklate/Dr Liz Turner
Progress
First meeting held 11th August 2015 to inform development of citizen engagement methodology.
A file share system and document repository have been set up at the University of Liverpool for the purposes of information sharing for those interesting in participating in the work of this group.
Next Steps
A further workshop be held 7th January 2016, involving academic and representatives from the N8 forces. The aim of this workshop would be to produce a co-authored ‘white paper’ on different models of CE.
Any report generated to feed into the further development of CE within all research projects generated within the Catalyst project.
Citizen panel to be developed and first survey conducted by July 2016.

18. People & Knowledge Exchange
Durham University - Professor Nicole Westmarland
Objective
Approach
To provide significant staff mobility between police/partners agencies and academics to foster greater mutual understanding and trust and facilitate research into priority policing issues.
Develop the research skills of police officers and staff, and deepen knowledge in specific aspects of policing.
Assist academics/early career researchers to undertake research of direct relevance to policing police and practice
• Police fellowships
• Academic secondments
• Placements/internships for early career researchers
• International fellowships
• Coaching, peer support and challenge
Networking events, workshops, horizon scanning forums and an annual conference.

19. People & Knowledge Exchange
Durham University - Professor Nicole Westmarland
Progress
The needs and requirements of Policing Partners regarding secondments of police staff to Collaborating Universities has been determined.
A pilot scheme of people exchange is currently underway. Nikki D’Souza, Durham Constabulary – first Exchange Fellow (6 months, half-time)
Next Steps
Knowledge exchange conference in planning for May/June 2016 – ‘The Policing Workforce of the Future’?
Summer school pilot to follow people exchange.
PGR placements/internships

20. International Programme
University of Sheffield - Professor Joanna Shapland, Dr Matthew Bacon & Dr Layla Skinns
Objective
Approach
To develop international research and knowledge exchange collaborations, exploit the international impact of policing research and extend the reputation and impact of English HE.
Map and explore international developments in police-academic partnerships and collaborations in knowledge exchange, enhanced training and research co-production.
Investigate the different models of relationships and mechanisms for delivering them, how well they work and lessons that can be drawn from international experience.

21. International Programme
University of Sheffield - Professor Joanna Shapland, Dr Matthew Bacon & Dr Layla Skinns
Progress
Opportunities to engage with international networks, partnerships and contacts have been identified.
Next Steps
Development of international case studies;
Host an international conference October 2016 Inox, Sheffield.

22. Training & Learning Objective Approach
Lancaster University - Professor Corrine May-Chahal, Dr Ian Paylor & Dr Cheryl Simmill-Binning
Objective
Approach
To enhance research training and learning among police and partner organisations to secure research impact and maximise the practical benefits to policing innovation and the exploitation of data.
Review police training and development
Develop and deliver training days and summer schools
Develop and launch PGT programmes (certificate, diploma and masters)
Needs analysis, closing the circle and so filling the requirement highlighted by oversight agencies

23. Training & Learning Progress
Lancaster University - Professor Corrine May-Chahal, Dr Ian Paylor & Dr Cheryl Simmill-Binning
Progress
Initial consultations (with NCA (Northern satellite office), ROCU, and training/development leads for Police Forces in the N8 region as well as national lead and HMIC) are underway which will provide understanding of training/learning. Research based training modules are being developed in a variety of formats.
Next Steps
Mapping of police training provision across the north of England.
A summer school is to be designed and trialled at Lancaster University during 2016.

24. Evaluation Objective Approach
University of York - Charlie Lloyd & Geoff Page
Objective
Approach
To evaluate the impact, value and effectiveness of the different activity strands as they develop and to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the plans and delivery structure.
External evaluation (commissioned studies):
• Evaluation of delivery and processes and the working of the partnership to guide and improve implementation at 12months
• Evaluation of impact to identify lessons and improve strategic development at 24 and 48months
Cohort studies (quantitative and qualitative) to monitor change in organisational cultures, identify factors facilitating/inhibiting closer relations and develop a model of good practice. Cohorts will include police officers/staff and academics/students participating in the programme.

25. Evaluation
University of York - Dr Adam White
Progress
Focus on development of the cohort study, including the process for establishing a register of participants in the programme.
Next Steps
First register of participants at Innovation Forum to be rolled out across all strands.
Initiate the first cohort study in summer 2016 and scope the brief for the first external evaluation study.

26. Other opportunities…
Connections with College of Policing and its Police Knowledge Fund projects:
York – Focus Mental Health
Sheffield/Leeds – Restorative Policing
Additional collaborative studentships;
Possible connections with ‘New Forms of Data’ CDT bid;
Possible future Home Office Innovation Fund bids.
The development of a (wider) ‘Security’ theme within the N8.

27. Doing things differently means…
Challenging assumptions
Changing cultures and practices
Transforming the frontline – getting the grease to the squeak!
Creatively disrupting the normal ways of working

28. How to find out more? How to find an expert?