1. SIPR Strategic Research Agenda International research and KTE opportunities West Park Centre, Dundee, 7 October 2011 Alistair Henry (University of Edinburgh)

2. Why? Identifying international research and researchers relevant to your work (e.g. Danish and Dutch work on force amalgamation) Identifying international research and researchers relevant to your work (e.g. Danish and Dutch work on force amalgamation) Infrastructures that support collaborative bids for Research Council and EU funding (e.g. COST and the FP7 security stream) Infrastructures that support collaborative bids for Research Council and EU funding (e.g. COST and the FP7 security stream) REF-able impact narratives – strong practitioner engagement within some of these networks REF-able impact narratives – strong practitioner engagement within some of these networks

3. European Police research Institutes Collaboration (EPIC) Current members Current members Dutch Police Academy Dutch Police Academy Norwegian Police University College Norwegian Police University College Centre for Police Research, Uppsala University, Sweden Centre for Police Research, Uppsala University, Sweden University College Ghent, Belgium University College Ghent, Belgium Police College of Finland Police College of Finland Universities’ Police Science Institute, Wales Universities’ Police Science Institute, Wales SIPR SIPR Key features Key features Strong links between academy and practitioners, research and training Strong links between academy and practitioners, research and training KTE Working Group: mapping existing practice KTE Working Group: mapping existing practice Exchanges (academic and practitioner) Exchanges (academic and practitioner) Infrastructure for impact Infrastructure for impact

4. European Society of Criminology Policing Working Group established in 2008 Policing Working Group established in 2008 Raising the profile of policing research Raising the profile of policing research Facilitating networking of international scholars Facilitating networking of international scholars Coordinating panel sessions for effective dissemination Coordinating panel sessions for effective dissemination Acting as a driver for international publications Acting as a driver for international publications Multidisciplinary Multidisciplinary

5. European Police College (CEPOL) Agency of the EU Agency of the EU Network of senior officers and Police Colleges around Europe (secretariat based at Bramshill, UK) Network of senior officers and Police Colleges around Europe (secretariat based at Bramshill, UK) Focus is on police networking, cooperation, exchanges and training to enhance professional practice Focus is on police networking, cooperation, exchanges and training to enhance professional practice Does not fund research but does try to act as a repository of theoretical and practical research on policing, through e-library resources and training packages etc. Does not fund research but does try to act as a repository of theoretical and practical research on policing, through e-library resources and training packages etc.

6. Contacts and links EPIC EPIC Contact: Nick Fyfe (n.r.fyfe@dundee.ac.uk) n.r.fyfe@dundee.ac.uk European Society of Criminology PWG European Society of Criminology PWG Contact: Alistair Henry (a.henry@ed.ac.uk) a.henry@ed.ac.uk Web: http://www.esc-eurocrim.org/workgroups.shtml#Policing http://www.esc-eurocrim.org/workgroups.shtml#Policing CEPOL CEPOL Contact: Detlef Nogala (detlef.nogala@cepol.europa.eu) detlef.nogala@cepol.europa.eu Web: http://www.cepol.europa.eu/) http://www.cepol.europa.eu/