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7 Feb. 2018, 4:43 pm
The conference is hosted this year by Birmingham City University. The conference is split into two sections, with a postgraduate conference taking place between July 3-4, before the main conference…
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19 Jan. 2018, 4:03 pm
Dr Sarah Charman, Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, has published a paper in the Perspectives on Policing series which shows 'police officers’ perceptions of what they…
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19 Jan. 2018, 3:47 pm
The World Society of Victimology is holding the 16th International Symposium on Victimology in Hong Kong 10-14 June, 2018. To read more about the forthcoming symposium please click on the link or…
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17 Jan. 2018, 1:51 pm
This simulated study concluded that combined investment in a public health, community-based approach to violence prevention and a criminal justice approach focused on deterrence can achieve more to…
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15 Jan. 2018, 9:05 pm
(From The Guardian) Program participant praised Senior Constable Williams. “The only person I will listen to is Caz,” he says. “I know that she will help and support me. I don’t trust anyone else. She…
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9 Jan. 2018, 2:14 pm
Great visual by Inspector Jack Rowlands, Brixton Police Custody, with his thoughts on using a public health approach to reducing violence. Read more.
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8 Jan. 2018, 6:55 pm
Professor Nick Crofts and Professor Stuart Thomas have published a new article in the Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being about 'Law enforcement and public health: finding common ground and…
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12 Dec. 2017, 1:43 pm
On 23 November, the Institute launched the Law Enforcement & Public Health (LEPH) Issues Paper & Tasmania Wide Consultation at the University of Tasmania. The event was officially opened by the…
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8 Dec. 2017, 10:19 pm
"Every day and every night, police officers do things that most of us go out of our way to avoid. They do this professionally, conscientiously, compassionately and without complaint, and they deserve…
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24 Nov. 2017, 10:05 pm
Although public safety agencies protect our well-being, they also shape social problems and community inequities. Public safety protections promote what T.H. Marshall called "social rights" of…